Popular Post Lucidicide Posted December 22, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 Wyrdos! Hello! It is time to reveal the January 2017 Malifaux Errata! As I mentioned when I took over Malifaux, the plan is to move away from a bimonthly FAQ and Errata. Instead, we will continue the bimonthly FAQ (in order to address clarity issues), but the Errata is moving to (at most) twice a year. These updates will be in January and in July. The January Errata is where we will be looking at overall gameplay and trying to make any adjustments we feel are necessary to the health of the game. You can see that in this Errata document. I do not expect this file to be this large again. The July Errata is intended for emergency repairs, in case something major comes up in the meta that is an extremely negative impact on the game. By shifting to this schedule, we feel that players can more easily know when to look for Errata (once or twice a year is much easier than every other month) and it gives us more time to examine any changes we need to make. Our errata cards will always be available as a free PDF download and updated on Wargame Vault for print on demand. Our models will continue to come with the old cards until we do a new print run of the model(s) in question, at which point that card will be updated as well. With that explained, let me dive into a little of the happenings... -- As I said, the January Errata is intended to look at long-term game health. It is not exclusively focused on balance; it has a more holistic view of the game. Take, for example, the Tara changes. Most of these changes make her Crew easier to understand for newer players, syncing her hiring options with the way rules that came after she was written work. It is simple changes like these, along with minor balance adjustments, that are the focus of this update. After six months of playtesting and a lot of discussions, I am very happy with where these changes ended up. -- The changes you see below will go into effect January 1st, 2017. They are being provided to you now in case there are any typos or to identify any lack of clarity in the cards. These changes will not be adjusted in any way that affects game balance. No models will be added to this list and none will be taken away. Thank you, and enjoy! General Clarity Changes (minor gameplay impact) Tara: Clarified Stutter Time per FAQ, gained Infiltration (Void). Void Wretch: Gained the Void Characteristic. Scion of the Void: Gained the Void Characteristic, lost the now redundant Followers of the Void. Death Marshal: Gained the Void Characteristic. Dead of Winter: The now redundant The Darlings has been replaced with The World is Empty. Brewmaster: Drinking Contest reworded for clarity and to work better with Sensei Yu. Black Blood Shaman: Changed the Black Blood Condition given by the Blood Infusion trigger to the Black Blood Ability. Nerfs! Francisco Ortega: El Mayor is now a Condition that ends when Francisco activates or leaves play. Papa Loco: Hold This is now a Condition that ends when Papa Loco activates or leaves play. Guild Austringers: Lost enhanced raptor range while focused. Colette: Prompt is now once per turn per model. Lenny: No longer gives +Rams to Masters. Rooster Riders: No longer Reckless. Rotten Belles: Casting of Lure reduced by 1, Wounds reduced by 1. Daydreams: Lucid Dreaming rewritten to only apply to one Cast. Buffs! Nothing Beast: Became a Henchman, gained the Void Characteristic. Guardian: Reduced to 7ss cost. Upped minimum damage on the sword to 2. Lucius: The Austringers sent Lucius a fruit basket with a nice card, and now he doesn't hate them as much. Gained +Mask to Defense (Re: Surprisingly Loyal upgrade). Devil's Deal reduced to 2 damage. Elite Training works on Melee attack and Horror flips of Minions, Mimics, and Guardsmen. Commanding Presence works on all friendly models, range reduced to 12”, TN dropped. Governor's Authority lasts until this model's next Activation. Guild Intelligence made a (0), lost its TN, and now works with all friendly models. TN of Issue Command lowered, Triggers changed around. The Scribe: Became a Minion. Insignificant changed to The Secretary's Eyes and Ears. Butler now affects all friendly models. Governor's Authority lasts until this model's next Activation. Removed Flurry, gained "Do You Have An Appointment?" Action. Ironsides: Gained a Tome to her Defense. Misaki: Deadly Dance changed to a (0) Action, now lasts until the start of Misaki's next activation. Downburst reworded slightly, TN of Defense duel increased. Rolling Thunder Trigger added. Montresor: The Choking Death now triggers when models activate, instead of at the end of the turn. Gained +2 Wounds. String 'em Up weak damage increased by +1. Union Miners: Improvised Weapon gained +1 Range. Modified Welder increased to Burning +2. False Claim only discards a Scheme Marker if both are still in play, instead of one Marker no matter what; restriction on only being able to be used when they can Interact changed to only being able to be used when unengaged. File: January Errata.pdf 58 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tris Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 Lucius <3 Can`t wait to try these out, seems pretty nice overall 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flippin' Wyrd Jamie Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 Really positive changes. Great to see some of these addressed ? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeregrineFalcon Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 /golf clap Well done @Aaron and @Mason and the rest of the team. These look like a lot of healthy changes. Love how all this is focused on the health of the game long term and it really shows. Happy New Years! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psientologist Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 Thank you @Aaron and co. I will be putting my thoughts out in podcast form as usual but I am very happy with this indeed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trikk Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 LOVE IT! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanteegi Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 1 minute ago, Flippin' Wyrd Jamie said: Really positive changes. Great to see some of these addressed ? Sure... collet.. that makes perfect sense. It's not like she does much else in her activation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trikk Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 1 minute ago, fanteegi said: Sure... collet.. that makes perfect sense. It's not like she does much else in her activation. Hence the change. So people see she has more actions available 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomjoad Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 I would prefer an M3e to these semi-annual errata. Disseminating the information is way harder than people expect it will be. I'm genuinely disappointed to see this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psientologist Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 1 minute ago, fanteegi said: Sure... collet.. that makes perfect sense. It's not like she does much else in her activation. Literally every complaint about Colette is about Prompt, this is a fantastic change. It does however affect other things I like a little negatively but that's bye the bye, overall a great change. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Psientologist Posted December 22, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 Just now, tomjoad said: I would prefer an M3e to these semi-annual errata. Disseminating the information is way harder than people expect it will be. I'm genuinely disappointed to see this. I do not understand this mentality. I have admittedly said I would prefer 2.5 for the next GenCon than book 5, but that would be to address much more, including some core rules. This however is, two pages of changes tops? You want to spend another (insert cost of book here) or just have a slightly more flawed game for longer? 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbitknight Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 This comprehensive errata makes me so happy. Much more so than random upgrades "fixing" things. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post trikk Posted December 22, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 For me... Errata > Ton of 0 SS upgrades with adding units just to fix broken things 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cryion Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 7 minutes ago, tomjoad said: I would prefer an M3e to these semi-annual errata. Disseminating the information is way harder than people expect it will be. I'm genuinely disappointed to see this. Genuine disappointment seems extreme. But I too find this to be a bit of a problem. It starts to get confusing with so many changed cards. edit: I guess this only applies for new players that might enter tournaments and are not aware of these changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forgotmytea Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 Love that Good Shot, My Turn is now built-in! I'm looking forward to trying out the buffed Miners too - I always liked them as they were before, so the little buffs they'll be getting will be great. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadaverousbirth Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 Now I'm going to have to buy Lucius now, too. His buffs and the Austringer cuddle looks like a great balance. Austringers will take a step back in the "always take 2 always" category to the "maybe one most of the time" which is great for list variety. Franc's cuddle is small but warranted, I like it. Having just traded my Sonnia crew for Raspi I can't help but feel bad for my friend who now has to work around the Papa cuddle. Oops No more Nothing Beast in Enforcer Brawl! Welcome to the Henchman Hardcore crowd you tentacly gentleman. Belle cuddle has been a loooooooooong time coming, and it is small enough to now make them good for their cost instead of insta-broken cheap. Now if only Oiran get a buff in 2017 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CougDyver Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 THE SKY IS FALLING! But seriously, I like this system of annual/biannual tweaks. Ensures there isn't a huge need to always check for updates, but leaves room for the potential of another rat-engine fix. Also, huge support for the guardian love. That is one of my favorite models, and now i'll have more reason to get him on the table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadrigalMTW Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 1 minute ago, trikk said: For me... Errata > Ton of 0 SS upgrades with adding units just to fix broken things Definitely this...the game will always have some balance issues(either big or small) and I would much rather we were able to acknowledge that and change the cards rather than trying to constantly patch them with new releases. And it cases like Tara it cleans up so many confusing rules and makes it fit the infiltration pattern already in game. Overall I'm super pumped for this format 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khoregard Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 Thank the gods for the Montresor change.... I use the hangman probably the most out of henchmen available and I think I've remembered the choking death at the end of turn... One time? Before we'd start to shuffle? It was so frustrating. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Mathonwy Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 Looks good! I like the simplification of Tara and buffing of Nothing Beast. I'm pretty scared of Nothing Beast now, in fact - a simple change to take him from the bottom of the pile to the top of the pile (or near the top, at least). The Rooster cuddle is the only one I consider a bit extreme - certainly something needed doing but I would've preferred lowered Ml and Dg. Still, better this way than nothing, so the complaint is a minor one. As for the Lenny cuddle - too bad it hits Mah as well as Ophelia and Somer. As Mah didn't need a cuddle and I felt that the Lenny thing made for interesting things with her (less so with Ophelia). Oh well, I've played her lots without Lenny (as I've played Ophelia) so I guess I'll survive But yeah, good stuff! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 Either it's a fault in the OP or a mistake in the card, but the Scribe's statcard has not changed him to a minion? Plehz fix 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomezilla Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 Guild power reductions gentle and necessary. I'm happy with them. Why in the world did guardians get buffed? They did need just that amount of help, but...Curious. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Justin Posted December 22, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 Great job @Aaron @Mason @Lindsey and team! 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumb Luck Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 Challenging times ahead for Gremlins but time to put our best (non Rooster) foot forwards! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Wallace Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 I have to ask for the benefit of any new players; will these updates be included in card printings going into 2017? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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