Black_Mamba

Yet another reason to play the Pandora crew! I like the scary teddy-gone-bad look - right out of a child's worst nightmares.

One question that comes up for me is how to keep these fragile sorrows alive long enough to get into melee range - especially against a shooty crew like Perdita and the Ortegas. Once they realize the threat that the sorrows pose, aren't they likely to concentrate on shooting them down at range so that by the time you get to melee range you've lost some of your most potent threats. I'm sure you can use terrain to help get closer without getting shot up, but that's still risky. How do you guys deal with this?

I enjoyed your write-up for the battle. So, how long did the 4-way game take? I've thought that Malifaux would be interesting in multi-player games just because everyone would be working on different strategies & schemes at the same time. I love the idea of the chaos!

That would be so cool, Goblyn13. I'm going to have to get a Pandora starter box now.

Ok, so in terms of purchasing single minis I don't really have to worry about duplicating stuff that will come in Leveticus' box set? Is that right? Also, does anyone have any idea how soon we might expect to see the Levi box?

I'm thinking of getting a Marcus crew. I'm interested in picking up some other beasts I'm curious as to what those of you with experience running him might advise. Of course I'll want to get some molemen, but I what I wanted to know is which beasts from other factions work best with Marcus, since he's allowed to hire beasts from other lists? The list of choices isn't large, but are there any beasts from other factions that you think a Marcus player should consider running? Or, is it best just to stick with beasts from his own faction?

Wow. So it seems that the consensus here is that Hans is not as useful as the Convict Gunslinger for crews that need a little extra ranged support. I realize the Gunslinger is pretty nasty, but Hans' abilities are pretty useful at times too. Is it just that he's overpriced in comparison?

I appreciate this list. Thanks for the work. Is there any way to provide links to existing tactica threads for each of the Resurrectionist masters in your write-up?

Given your report it seems like you think Marcus wasn't really up to the task of facing Lilith. Is that the case? I know Lilith is a monster in melee, but Marcus can be quite tough himself. Also, Marcus has a number of useful abilities to support his crew. So, what do you think accounts for the pasting? Your opponent suggested that it was a flaw in Marcus (hence why he'll run Perdita, et al.), but might it have been something else? For example, do you think the scenario favored Lilith's style over Marcus'? Or, might your opponent have made a few fatal mistakes? The reason I ask is I wanted to know whether Marcus is really underpowered in relation to Lilith, or is it really that he's a more difficult master to play? What have others found in their Marcus vs. Lilith match-ups?

So, when you take Hamelin, do you get the Ht. 1 model for free, or do you still have to pay for it. Is this mainly a way to get around faction restrictions?

So, I had a question for the experienced guild players. Who are the most difficult masters to face (in terms of abilities, playing styles, etc.) for each of the guild masters? My sense is that the guild stacks up pretty well against all of the other factions, but that each of our masters excels at fighting a certain kind of opponents. So, which masters in other factions tend to provide the most difficulties for our guys? I'm looking forward to your thoughts.

My 10 year old son is drawn to the beast minis that work with Marcus and he really wants to get into this game and play a little. That said, from what I see on this list it seems that Marcus requires a bit of finesse to play him well since his strength seems to be in having a range of options to follow. So, is it possible to have some success with Marcus as a new player?

I'd say one of the problems Lilith will face is handling ranged attackers. She's got her Illusionary Terrain spell to provide some cover as she makes her way into melee range, but in larger fights it might help to have a little ranged support. Looking at the mercenaries, Hans might make a good choice. His long range support just might give those shooty crews (Perdita and the Oretegas) something else to think about while Lilith and her Nephilims rush into melee. Are there other ways or better ways to help give Lilith's crew some ranged support? What do the pros think? Black_Mamba

I am another newbie to Malifaux - it's a great game. I've got a quick tactical question for the pros. I'm looking at Lilith and I wanted to ask how people were using Earthquake. As I understand it, since it is a pulse spell it affects all of her enemies and allies in range and they all move in relation to Lilith in the same direction. This allows Lilith to move the enemies closer to her (to set up an attack), but it also moves her allies away from supporting positions. Anyway, do you have any suggestions on how I might use this spell, either to save my bacon or to inflict some pain on my opponent's crew? Thanks! Black_Mamba