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Genghis Cohen posted:Pretty sure they have always had combi rifle ranges and one of the weapons charts going around was just badly edited? I remember something about that. I must have seen that then, because I could swear they were regular rifle ranges in N2. 
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Hoboskins posted:That new EI sectorial has settled me on which faction I am starting next. Pierzak on a range of 1-  models are: drones, Caskuda, Anathematic (unless you forgo the tentacle-braids). Cyclomatic posted:Nomad http://wargamer.pl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=65&t=10844
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Comrade Merf posted:Aw poo poo, concept art and a render for the new CA starter. #YASSSSS Can't wait! The quality CB is hitting with their stuff over the last year or two is mind-bending and their new CA aesthetic (starting with their later Shasvastii stuff and continuing into new Morat) is 100% exactly my ideal Sci-Fi look. Cannot wait to buy the poo poo out of tons of Infinity....right after I buy every Skorne release in Exigence....god damnit minis. God damnit. I miss the days when we had one lovely company that we all hated. Now we've got a bunch of awesome companies that we love and it is much more expensive!
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Is there a solid 300 Morat Aggression Force list that can be made using the new sculpts? Also, do Oznat's using the control device count against the link team limit? Or can you have a sectorial link team, and then each Oznat having links? Am I right in reading that an Oznat using the control device makes the hungries regular and non-impetious?
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One of my friends is moaning about the N3 changes, saying that normal rolls caused by combat camo/smoke+visors/guided missiles being gone steals the tactical aspect of the game and reduces everything to stacking FtF rolls. I tried to point out that tactics and good planning can swing a FtF roll really far in one direction and that's tactics, but he's still bummed that camo, smoke grenades and fire lanes are all apparently going to suck now.
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Sephyr posted:One of my friends is moaning about the N3 changes, saying that normal rolls caused by combat camo/smoke+visors/guided missiles being gone steals the tactical aspect of the game and reduces everything to stacking FtF rolls. I tried to point out that tactics and good planning can swing a FtF roll really far in one direction and that's tactics, but he's still bummed that camo, smoke grenades and fire lanes are all apparently going to suck now. So basically he played a game that he reduced to stacking circumstances to get normal rolls, and doesn't want to play a game where he stacks circumstances for a face to face roll... It seems unlikely that they sat down and decided to make a bunch of rules useless. It seems far more likely that they sat down to change the rules to be different in such a way as to not add up to problematic interactions. Sounds like if they don't know how to play a game when the specific combos that they are using are removed... the combos were a problem and needed removing.
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I think they tried to remove/spread out some key abilities/items that made or broke units. Melee was almost not worth it without MA3. Warbands and fast movers without smoke were gimped. The HMG made other weapon choices redundant. Hidden Deployment assassins and speculo killers could re move enemies without issue, and so on. Now everyone gets more options, but they may not be as powerful as the tricks that were removed (as far as we know, of course). Sure, Achilles no longer gets to attack before some runt in CC...but nw he can strike twice with an explosive weapon if he chooses (potentially 6 ARM rolls per order!), which should make even a Jotum flinch, etc.
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Pierzak posted:Not hard. Usually around 5-15% on the Su Jian Bullshit Scale. The I think I might just green stuff tentacles and braids.
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The braids honestly aren't that bad. I was able to pin mine in, and haven't had a single problem with them.
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stabbington posted:The braids honestly aren't that bad. I was able to pin mine in, and haven't had a single problem with them. There's a reason Annie is last on that list and mainly because it's a bitch to transport unless you magnetize. Compare drones, each has: 3 tendrils with almost non-existent contact points, 2 wing covers with same situation, and 4 little acetate wings. Pierzak fucked around with this message at 16:14 on Aug 18, 2014 |
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People sook about Dakini, but once they're together they're together forever. Fuckin' Ekdromi on the other hand, especially if you put them on resin bases, are forever in a state of disrepair.
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WAR FOOT posted:People sook about Dakini, but once they're together they're together forever. Funny story. I packed my Infinity stuff to go back to Brazil for vacations, and was pretty much resigned to the fact that it'd explode during transit, what with being in the airplane hold an such. Got home, unpacked, and surprise, it arrived without a scratch. Then I set it on my desk, bumped it lightly, causing it to fall on the carpet and both of its wing-things shoot off in different directions. Did I say funny? I meant depressing.
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I've given up on the little blocky vent-things. My Ekdromi just have wings now, and presumably flap them really hard to get altitude.
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I'm gettin my operation icestorm today. 
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Can someone post a link to the Ekdromi? GIS doesn't help and I'm not sure which model it is.
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It's Ekdromoi, the Aleph jumpers. http://www.infinitythegame.com/infinity/en/2014/miniatures/ekdromoi-2/
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Haven't gotten an actual game in since the league ended, but I'm hoping to play tonight. Just casuals, probably ITS scenarios though. Going to take my MO out for their first non-league outing.   Panoceania - Military Order | 11 models________________________________________________________ Combat Group #1  Teutonic Knight Lieutenant (42|1) Teutonic Knight Combi (42|0) Konstantinos Inf (34|0) Order Sergeant TO FO (29|0) Magister Knight DA CCW (27|0) Order Sergeant Sniper (27|1.5) Order Sergeant Spitfire (20|1) Order Sergeant Combi (13|0) Order Sergeant Combi (13|0) Indigo Combi (CH: Mimetism, Chain of Command) (13|0|12xp)Combat Group #2 Order Sergeant TO Sniper (39|1.5)________________________________________________________ 299/300 points | 5/6 swc open with Aleph Toolbox  : http://goo.gl/N2DR7L
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Can anyone identify this model? My friend at gencon was given it personally by (I forget his name) the guy from corvus belli as an apology for accidentally selling my cosplay bolt and penny. She didn't quite get his broken English but apparently it is "very special" and he was sure to point out the bunny ears she has.   
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Deviant posted:Can anyone identify this model? My friend at gencon was given it personally by (I forget his name) the guy from corvus belli as an apology for accidentally selling my cosplay bolt and penny. She didn't quite get his broken English but apparently it is "very special" and he was sure to point out the bunny ears she has. It looks like a Moderator from Bakunin to me. Not sure about these "bunny ears". http://www.infinitythegame.com/infinity/en/2011/miniatures/moderators-from-bakunin/
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OB_Juan posted:It looks like a Moderator from Bakunin to me. Not sure about these "bunny ears". I think you're right. Not a rare as she made it sound but still nice of him.
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OB_Juan posted:It's also possible that it's a favorite model of the guy. If the guy is the person I'm thinking of, he was super happy about the new cheesecake Fusilier in Op:Icestorm being the MVP in his battle report, so I'd put money down on this statement.
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HiveCommander posted:If the guy is the person I'm thinking of, he was super happy about the new cheesecake Fusilier in Op:Icestorm being the MVP in his battle report, so I'd put money down on this statement. I'm still waiting to hear back, but I think it was this guy.  Edit: Should I scan my Icestorm rules, or do people have them already? Deviant fucked around with this message at 03:52 on Aug 19, 2014 |
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Deviant posted:
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JoshTheStampede posted:I'd love to see them. Ok, I'll get on it early tomorrow. It's about 32 pages.
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The rules might step in  territory, it should be fine since CB have all their rules available for free online anyway but might be worth checking with a mod first.
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So, back from tonight's game with this list:Corbeau posted:
Wound up playing Antenna Field against the same fun Nomad player against whom I finished out the league a few weeks ago. Here's the table, from my side at the end of the first full game turn:  You can see my link team huddled against the wall there. It almost cost me when he landed a Combat Jump dude packing a shotgun in the open courtyard to the right, which had a door on my team's flank that he could have used to hit four of them with one shotgun attack. Fortunately for me, he failed his PH roll and scattered onto the platform above my link team - and right next to my hidden TO Camo sniper. His guy still wound up killing the sniper after I whiffed like three attempts to gun him down, and I had to run my magister all the way up to the roof on my turn to go get him, but my link team stayed intact. The scenario was oddly less brutal than I'd been lead to believe, but I think that's partly because we locked down different areas of the board pretty securely. I won the die roll, took initiative, and chose to go second because Antenna Field. He didn't do enough with his first turn to compensate, mostly locking down two of the antennas (on the left of the photo and the one just outside his deployment zone) and putting a total reaction bot covering a third antenna (represented by a box in the plant-y courtyard on the right of the photo). He had an Intruder on the opposite corner of the table from where the picture was taken, which along with marker coverage prevented me from getting at the Alguacil he ran up to cover the antenna on my left. But the middle was open for the taking, so I was able to use Konstantinos to chase his Custodier back into cover and then moved my TO FO into the building to secure the objective with mines. My FO guy survived there in the middle building for the rest of the game, so only the "garden" box on the right side of the photo was really in contention. I managed to grab it for one turn with Konstantinos before he was shot dead. Since neither of us achieved our classified, the game ended 4-2 in my favor (though reading the scenario again, it should have been 6-2 in my favor since I held the middle at the end). He did make a last ditch attempt to dislodge my specialist from the middle building but he simply did not have the orders to make it happen. The most he managed was one face to face roll against my specials, but the TO camo and cover were too much for BS12 to overcome and my FO survived. To be fair, he would have tied the game if he'd dealt any wounds with that attack. The odds were just slim. The key plays were his combat jump troops scattering and thus eating my time rather than my army, and his total reaction bot being out-shot by my link team's spitfire (which opened the way for Konstantinos to sit on the objective for the decisive point). I've seen total reaction bots commonly and, frankly, I've never seen them do anything except get punked by either a powerhouse link team support weapon or a combat camo attack. The bots' ballistic skill is just too low to save them from the former, and they're not cheap enough to just throw away. I'd rather use dirt cheap impetuous spuds as bullet (and order) soaks instead. That said, if he'd taken the version with an EM LGL then he probably could have deactivated my link team without too much trouble using indirect fire (especially with his many FOs).
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I was just thinking the same thing. Very nice. Edit: I just caved and ordered Operation: Ice Storm. I needed something to get me back into Infinity and the sexy new models sucked me in. Also it's two whole new factions - just what I needed yaaaaaaaaaay.... Squibsy fucked around with this message at 12:13 on Aug 19, 2014 |
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Fix posted:That is a dope-rear end board. Seconding this. Is that homemade terrain or storebought stuff?
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Guys, I am thinking of going Haqqislam as a force from the outset rather than Ariadna. They have a lot of similar weapons, though Haqqislam has a lot more higher tech items. Is their play-style radically different? Is Haqqislam as strong, or stronger? I guess N3 will answer a lot of these questions too I guess. Need to find out the new costings and how things have changed in the game.
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I can't say whether they are stronger or weaker than Ariadna, but let's just say that if you're the sort of guy that doesn't like desert ninjas then HaqqIslam isn't for you. You weirdo.
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I really feel like Haqqislam are the Dark Eldar or Circle Orbourous of Infinity - If you can pin them down you've won, but otherwise you'll just get taken apart piece by piece.
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I dunno, I've won against Genghis Cohen a couple of times with them and I hardly feel like I've pinned them down. I think both times I won it was with Qapu Khalqi though, which is a significantly different beast, and a whole lot more straightforward.
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Having played against Ariadna and Haqq a fair few times with my PanO dudes, I'd say that while both aren't quite as potent in a straight up fire fight, Ariadna usually has the better weapon load outs and can generally straight out gun you with numbers. Their tricks mostly boil down to camo shenanigans and many HMGs (and other nasties) to the face. Usually deploying right in your face with plenty of infiltration. Haqq I feel don't have the same level of offensive weaponry, but have a far wider assortment of tricky poo poo to deal with. Not as much straight up camo, but a lot of stuff like impersonation, holo projecters and a good variety of specialist troopers. I feel they're not quite as spammy as Ariadna but both will usually have pretty large unit lists. The different sects are all pretty varied though.
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HiveCommander posted:The rules might step in I messaged Ettin and didn't get an answer. Here it is. He can edit it out if he wants. http://www.4shared.com/archive/UaP2PnZpce/Icestorm_Book.html
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Aix Athanatos posted:Seconding this. Is that homemade terrain or storebought stuff? It's scratch-built by one of our regulars. Here's his arcologies thread. I didn't take a picture of the adjacent table, since he'd set it up for a different skirmish game as an experiment, but suffice to say that we were playing on the leftovers. The Dark Project posted:Guys, I am thinking of going Haqqislam as a force from the outset rather than Ariadna. They have a lot of similar weapons, though Haqqislam has a lot more higher tech items. Is their play-style radically different? Is Haqqislam as strong, or stronger? Play what you like aesthetically. Haqq definitely has the deeper bag of tricks though. Circle Orboros is not a bad analogy unless you're planning to play QK, which is much more face-stompy with the multiple link teams. Corbeau fucked around with this message at 16:46 on Aug 19, 2014 |
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Things to know about Haqqislam in N3: 1) Shotguns got better. 2) Everyone has a shotgun.
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Just got my half of Icestorm and started assembly. Man, it's weird to be working with pewter again. Edit: Mostly finished up a test model. Just need touch up a few spots and add some matte varnish to get the shine off the fabric hat. 
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Yeah I might wait till the new N3 rules come out fully before I decide. The light shotgun definitely makes things good for them. As for Qapu Khalqi, they get multiple link teams? 
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