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Man screw this small scale dogfighting crap I am sending all my money to armada.
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# ? Aug 14, 2014 21:57 |
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# ? May 13, 2024 08:25 |
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I don't know what it is but something rubs me the wrong way about Armada, it just looks so fiddly. I'm still going to buy all the things.
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# ? Aug 14, 2014 22:03 |
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the guy saying the ISD would be the size of the table
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# ? Aug 14, 2014 22:10 |
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I laugh every time a random person walks through the background in a Star Wars costume. It also happened a few times in their 2012 demo video too. My key takeaways:
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# ? Aug 14, 2014 22:33 |
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Oh gently caress I am gonna be so broke shiiiiiiiiiiiit.
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# ? Aug 14, 2014 22:55 |
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Yeah, I'm sold. Urgh this is going to really, really hurt considering the pricing.
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# ? Aug 14, 2014 23:08 |
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It looks like there are different cards for the same capital hull, for example there is the Nebulon-B Escort Frigate and the Nebulon-B Support Refit. I wonder if there will be similar things for the Imperial-I and Imperial-II Star Destroyers. e: The Neb-B Escort Frigate looks like the beefier option, with the Support Refit being the cheaper ship. The differences is less squadrons and engineering amongst other things. Recoome fucked around with this message at 23:12 on Aug 14, 2014 |
# ? Aug 14, 2014 23:10 |
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The Gate posted:Oh gently caress I am gonna be so broke shiiiiiiiiiiiit. Corbeau posted:Yeah, I'm sold. Urgh this is going to really, really hurt considering the pricing. Have they said how much the starter box will cost?
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# ? Aug 14, 2014 23:12 |
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The starter is 100 bux, but I can't see them charging more than 30 for each capital ship + squad escort.
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# ? Aug 14, 2014 23:15 |
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Lungboy posted:Have they said how much the starter box will cost? One hundred goddamn American dollars.
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# ? Aug 14, 2014 23:16 |
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Lungboy posted:Have they said how much the starter box will cost? $99.95 is the price I have from my distributor This is in the same price range as other full size box boardgames, so really its not that much of a stretch. Its also the same price as most intro boxes to traditional table top wargames. Speaking of, remember hearing not too long ago that they would be doing a tabletop wargame, I wonder if this is what that person meant.
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# ? Aug 14, 2014 23:16 |
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I'm just hoping this doesn't shatter the playerbase and organized play support. I'd get into the new game but don't have room for it.
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# ? Aug 14, 2014 23:18 |
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The Capital ships look really pretty, hopefully they won't balls up the first production run with questionable paint/construction. My core set for X-Wing was a first run so my TIE's have really thick white paint with no depth, while I've seen new core sets and they are really pretty.
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# ? Aug 14, 2014 23:19 |
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Chill la Chill posted:I'm just hoping this doesn't shatter the playerbase and organized play support. I'd get into the new game but don't have room for it. I know at my store Armada won't cannibalize X-Wing players. People are too invested in X-Wing already and people love it because of the low cost of entry. We've had leagues going and people are super into it. Armada would definitely work on board game night, though.
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# ? Aug 14, 2014 23:20 |
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Man that seems steep. I figured it was gonna be more than X-Wing's base box, but $100 seems too much. What's the release timeframe?
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# ? Aug 14, 2014 23:21 |
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I'm still watching the video and Victory-I class confirmed.
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# ? Aug 14, 2014 23:22 |
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Chill la Chill posted:I'm just hoping this doesn't shatter the playerbase and organized play support. I'd get into the new game but don't have room for it. I see it as two similar but fundamentally different audiences, though this is clearly a gateway game for tabletop wargames. It seems to me that Armada games are going to last at least 50% longer than X-Wing, and require different planning and strategy skills. About organized play support, dont worry at all. FFG is awesome at it, they do it for all 6 of their LCGs, X-Wing, and Descent.
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# ? Aug 14, 2014 23:22 |
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Leo Showers posted:I'm still watching the video and Victory-I class confirmed. And Victory-II. Right at the end they show another card from the ships on the table that they didn't use. So, multiple profiles per ship confirmed!
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# ? Aug 14, 2014 23:27 |
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jivjov posted:Man that seems steep. I figured it was gonna be more than X-Wing's base box, but $100 seems too much. Yeah it's a hefty price, though the ships are pretty big judging from the looks of that video. Armada starter looks like as much plastic as 2 or 3 large X-Wing ships, plus all the extra plastic for those dials and maneuver sticks. It's really impressive how cheap they were able to make the X-Wing core set through the duplicate Ties, all cardboard pieces and so on. $100 is more what I'd expect from a minis game (and what I don't want to pay.) I'll likely sit Armada out until they come out with a lot more capital ships, and I can't resist any longer At that scale they'll be able to easily do the bigger star destroyers as the size of the Tantive maybe.
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# ? Aug 14, 2014 23:30 |
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I wish those Team Covenant dudes doing the video review would just shut up and actually listen. I'd really like to see how the game plays but they go out and say really dumb poo poo and it's triggering me greatly.
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# ? Aug 14, 2014 23:47 |
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Leo Showers posted:I wish those Team Covenant dudes doing the video review would just shut up and actually listen. I'd really like to see how the game plays but they go out and say really dumb poo poo and it's triggering me greatly. This but for every video they make.
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# ? Aug 15, 2014 00:44 |
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Caddrel posted:I'll likely sit Armada out until they come out with a lot more capital ships, and I can't resist any longer Yeah, a Victory is 900m or so, the Imperial class are 1600, should be doable. Mon Cal cruisers range from 1200-1500.
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# ? Aug 15, 2014 00:53 |
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The Gate posted:Yeah, a Victory is 900m or so, the Imperial class are 1600, should be doable. Mon Cal cruisers range from 1200-1500. I want to see more hobbyists going all out at crazy scales like this: Thread by the creator: http://community.fantasyflightgames.com/index.php?/topic/82084-star-destroyer-tabletop-done-in-mdf-detailed-in-cardboard-other-stuff-wip/
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# ? Aug 15, 2014 01:49 |
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That is really drat awesome, holy poo poo!
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# ? Aug 15, 2014 02:25 |
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Worked up a new OP, wanted to debut it here, get some feedback before posting it,jivjov's new OP posted:
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# ? Aug 15, 2014 02:46 |
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jivjov posted:Worked up a new OP, wanted to debut it here, get some feedback before posting it, I think it's good, I'd add a "What ships should I get?" FAQ to it and basically say whatever you want because it's pretty balanced. Obviously there are more "optimal" ships but it's a question which probably needs addressing in the OP.
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# ? Aug 15, 2014 02:49 |
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Leo Showers posted:I think it's good, I'd add a "What ships should I get?" FAQ to it and basically say whatever you want because it's pretty balanced. Obviously there are more "optimal" ships but it's a question which probably needs addressing in the OP. How's this? What ships should I get? Pretty much anything that looks cool to you. The game has proven to be pretty well balanced thus far, so there really aren't any Must Have ships. That said, the Falcon has been very prevalent in the current meta, so if you're planning on getting into tournament level play as Rebels, grabbing one of those early on won't hurt.
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# ? Aug 15, 2014 02:51 |
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Yeah, as long as it highlights that overall it's a pretty balanced game so new players can kind of pick whatever takes their fancy. Maybe even link a squad builder or something so the new guys can figure out what they like before making a purchase, even.
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# ? Aug 15, 2014 02:56 |
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Leo Showers posted:Yeah, as long as it highlights that overall it's a pretty balanced game so new players can kind of pick whatever takes their fancy. What's the current goon-recommended squad builder? I have more money than sense, so I squadbuild by opening my binder of cards haha.
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# ? Aug 15, 2014 02:58 |
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I don't about other posters, but I use http://fabpsb.free.fr/ . I believe https://geordanr.github.io/xwing/ is also popular. Maybe even a selection of squad builders is good, that way there's a choice.
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# ? Aug 15, 2014 03:03 |
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http://xwing-builder.co.uk/build is prob the most widely used
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# ? Aug 15, 2014 03:07 |
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zVxTeflon posted:http://xwing-builder.co.uk/build is prob the most widely used I forgot about this one.
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# ? Aug 15, 2014 03:11 |
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Alrighty, added those in, here's our new and more up-to-date X-Wing thread!
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# ? Aug 15, 2014 03:18 |
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You guys all need to be watching https://twitter.com/dicetower_news right now. loving Star Wars descent.
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# ? Aug 15, 2014 18:34 |
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# ? May 13, 2024 08:25 |
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midge posted:You guys all need to be watching https://twitter.com/dicetower_news right now. loving Star Wars descent. Yup, we're talking about it over in the new thread.
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