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grassy gnoll posted:http://www.miniaturemarket.com/catalog/product/view/id/47275/s/cvb280007-0540/ The Army Pack box, which I assume means a specific thing. Good buy. Can put you into USAR or serve as a good starting point to branch out into vanilla Ariadna. The army pack also gives you some terrain to start with. grassy gnoll posted:Are the fluff and pictures worth sixty-some bucks? I don't regret buying the rulebook, but it kind of depends on how much you're interested in the fluff. There is a lot of fluff and the art is very pretty - I consider it better value than, say, a Warmahordes rulebook in terms of fluff, though the Infinity fluff is more about the overall setting and less about character stories (which Warmahordes has a ton of). grassy gnoll posted:And is Operation Icestorm actually worth time and money, or is it a trap like GW starter boxes? Icestorm is superb value if you've got people who want to play those factions (Nomads and PanO). Corbeau fucked around with this message at 21:13 on Oct 12, 2015 |
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Almost wanna get an Anathematic now. Wow. Such rambo.
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Okay, I think that I've found my Biotechvore list. Military Orders────────────────────────────────────────────────── Group 1   10  0  0 JOAN OF ARC Lieutenant Spitfire, Nanopulser / Pistol, AP CCW. (1 | 51) BROTHER KONSTANTINOS Specialist (Infiltration) Combi Rifle, D-Charges / Assault Pistol, CCW. (34) SPEC. SERGEANT (CH: TO Camouflage, Infiltration, Forward Observer) Combi Rifle, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (27) SPEC. SERGEANT (CH: TO Camouflage, Infiltration, Forward Observer) Combi Rifle, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (27) SPEC. SERGEANT (CH: TO Camouflage, Infiltration, Forward Observer) Combi Rifle, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (27) SPEC. SERGEANT (CH: TO Camouflage, Infiltration, Forward Observer) Combi Rifle, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (27) SPEC. SERGEANT (CH: TO Camouflage, Infiltration, Forward Observer) Combi Rifle, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (27) SPEC. SERGEANT (CH: TO Camouflage, Infiltration, Forward Observer) Combi Rifle, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (27) SPEC. SERGEANT (Multispectral Visor L2) Spitfire / Pistol, Knife. (1.5 | 24) BIPANDRA Combi Rifle + Light Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 24) PALBOT Electric Pulse. (3)3 SWC | 298 Points Open with Army 5
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 E: gently caress it Not a viking posted:Almost wanna get an Anathematic now. Wow. Such rambo. God the Anath can be so delicious but in the same breath I actually think it's a bit underpowered for its points. Although suppression fire plasma Anath is loving hilarious when it gets all up in peoples poo poo.
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I've wanted an Anathematic since I first started playing Infinity (and I don't play CA). Coolest mini is the range imo, and by a very safe margin.
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Corbeau posted:Okay, I think that I've found my Biotechvore list.
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Ilor posted:Poor Bipandra is toast. :P Not if my classified draw includes Experimental Drug.
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Every time someone talks about buying a Spetsnaz with HMG I look for it, but it doesn't exist. Please stop suggesting people buy a model that doesn't exist. You're making me sad. I get my hopes up that CB have released it. Every single time.
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Thanks for the help, everyone. One last question, the Ariadnans get the big wolf dudes in place of the giant robots everyone else gets, right? As big models = more better, are they actually worth the points or should I start looking at PanO or the Nomads for my robot needs?
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Big wolf dudes are probably better than this game's big robots, but they operate very differently. TAGs (the big robot-mecha things) tend to work best in particular types of scenario (usually holding ground). They can be worth their points in the right situation, but they're not something you bring in every game. Wolf-dudes, in contrast, are something that you probably can bring in most any game. You are correct that Ariadna does not get TAGs though, aside from one particular exception that does not apply to USAR or vanilla Ariadna. PanO is likely the best TAG faction, simply for variety and quality, but Nomads have quite a few interesting TAG options at the cheaper end of the spectrum (like Geckos). Corbeau fucked around with this message at 02:26 on Oct 13, 2015 |
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Ariadna actually has rules for TAG'S, generically anyway. So a low tech TAG may be coming Ariadna's way at some point, unhackable of course  . Speaking of giant dogs it is probably one of my best purchasing decisions to wait in hope they would make better models of the existing Antipode duders because all of the new sculpts are far, far superior.
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Fanzay posted:Every time someone talks about buying a Spetsnaz with HMG I look for it, but it doesn't exist. Please stop suggesting people buy a model that doesn't exist. You're making me sad. I get my hopes up that CB have released it. Every single time. Get used to it, combi Aswang is still THE go-to LT model for Shasvastii and since I started playing we haven't gotten a model (we did get a spitfire one though) not a BS LT loadout with N3. 
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Pierzak posted:Get used to it, combi Aswang is still THE go-to LT model for Shasvastii and since I started playing we haven't gotten a model (we did get a spitfire one though) not a BS LT loadout with N3. Yeah. But maybe don't say buy that specific model that doesn't exist?
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Fanzay posted:Yeah. But maybe don't say buy that specific model that doesn't exist? Yeah OK, that one was my bad. Cover for me CB and release the HMG one next month?  I'm still waiting on my Desperados BTW
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Had my first game in a month or so playing 200pt 20x20 (against the guy who made it no less) trying out ol Le Meut in combined. He's pretty hilarious against Ariadna, though eventually dropped to a HMG. Other than that played my standard datz, shrouded and spec. As per usual, shroudeds ended up doing all the heavy lifting and the speculo flamed out on one order. Took out a bunch of Kazaks and his lt though, so pretty good returns.
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Pierzak posted:Yeah OK, that one was my bad. Cover for me CB and release the HMG one next month? All of Ariadna's releases going forward are going to be USARF 
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Sephyr posted:I've wanted an Anathematic since I first started playing Infinity (and I don't play CA). Coolest mini is the range imo, and by a very safe margin. It's a really well though out sculpt as well and is incredibly well balanced. Mine lived with no base for a good week and never once fell over. E: Hortism, La Muet is really good. Kinds hope CB produces a good sculpt for him soon for those who don't own one. Flipswitch fucked around with this message at 12:09 on Oct 13, 2015 |
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Flipswitch posted:It's a really well though out sculpt as well and is incredibly well balanced. Mine lived with no base for a good week and never once fell over.
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Flipswitch posted:E: Hortism, La Muet is really good. Kinds hope CB produces a good sculpt for him soon for those who don't own one. Yep, a bit on the pricey side, but without MSV he's a fiend. Two wounds too. Had to pony up a bit of cash for him though, from some Russian(?) prepainted site. It came out to less than the ITS bundle, and the painting is fairly basic but it's nice to have. Came up to around $20usd. Pierzak posted:The Avatar does that too, even without the feet-in-ground bits. I can't understand how CB went from that to spitfire Gwailo that'll fall over when you look at it from the wrong direction. I didn't trust the Avatar enough to not totter over the moment I set it upright. Had to chuck a few wads of green stuff and it's feet. It just feels so top heavy.
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^, I was fortunate enough to win mine, but a bunch of the guys here want to run him and actually want a miniature as well. Yeah, they really need to redesign and resculpt the Avatar though I think, it's aged pretty badly (my opinion at any rate). Anyone in this thread run GMLs/SMLs much in N3? I haven't really tried them yet but I want to start adding them back into lists.
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Closest I've come is the Smart Sniper Rifle on the Haiduk. I think it's kinda cool now how it's a F2F roll so they can't dodge unopposed, and although the ML is not EXP anymore it's at least DA and retains AP unlike the other template option. It's easier to mark something now as well with FOs being B2 and hackers being able to mark out of LoF.
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Yeah, my only issue is the current increase in hackers means you'll see U-Turn until you can eliminate said hackers. It made the Haiduk a bit unwieldy when I tried it and I only really managed to get one actual smart shot off because of it. Might've just been poor luck, I need to field it more often but the new Drones arriving next week has made me think on SMLs again. I do definitely need to test it some more.
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I think next time I play I might roll out a list that's heavy in FOs and hackers and has a GML bot, just to see what happens.
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I tried that once with Tohaa. Then i found out that a GHRL is very different from a GML.
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Ilor posted:Cross-posting from the squinty-eyes thread: This didn't get enough love, I really like the colors you've picked. +1 on 'Get a lightbox already' though, the lights in your basement are way harsh.
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Turns out the new store that's just opening is pushing Infinity! I have actual people to play with!  Now I just have to assemble three tactbots before the end of the weekend. WHY MUST THEY BE SO FIDDLY?
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spectralent posted:
I bought a tacbotbot blister for my Imperial Service and after receiving them said "uhh ill just do these later". It's been 3 months since then :
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The Hungries are worse. Trust me.
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Flipswitch posted:The Hungries are worse. Trust me. That's what you get for betraying humanity then 
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Flipswitch posted:The Hungries are worse. Trust me. 
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Ilor posted:I think I remember you saying something about their toes being a separate piece. The Nasmats are like that too. Did he also mention their little alien dicks are separate pieces as well?
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Yep you gotta pin 28mm alien wangs as well.spectralent posted:That's what you get for betraying humanity then 
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Corbeau posted:Okay, I think that I've found my Biotechvore list. A buddy of mine is just starting Infinity and I was thinking "Man, if I was a giant rear end in a top hat trying to give him the worst experience at Infinity, what gimmick list would be best?" and this takes the cake. That said, Corvus Beli posted this on their facebook: http://infinitythegame.com/article.php?id=108 Its incredibly good info for new players, especially players interested in the Japanese Sectorial Army.
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See, I find stuff like that ITS list on the CB website (or my own vanilla Haqq ITS, or the Ariadna camospam) as being far more obnoxious than the TO Sergeant list I posted here. A couple of MSV2 dudes will rip through this like a hot knife through butter, and if you can't deal with it then Steel Phalanx was going to ruin your day anyway. A balanced 20-order list, on the other hand, is just going to shut you down in every possible way if you can't compete on the same grounds. TO spam is funny, but I really don't think it's good compared to order spam. For biotechvore in particular, I think that a Magister link would be much better.
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Flipswitch posted:TO Spam is all well and good against noobs who don't actually prepare to deal against the most common threat in the game: Camo/ODD. So what would you recommend for factions without good sources of msv-2+? I usually end up running Vanilla Jing, instead JSA due to these TO-holes ruining my poo poo.
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adhuin posted:So what would you recommend for factions without good sources of msv-2+? My JSA opponents usually do quite well ignoring my dudes and using enormous order pools + super-fast specialists + smoke to take objectives en mass.
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adhuin posted:So what would you recommend for factions without good sources of msv-2+?
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