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On 7/28/2018 at 9:51 AM, Kyris said:

I don't know, for me its this weird thing where I'd probably get more use out of them if they were legal proxies.

I'm not yet, but I do have the intention of going competitive. I may never do it, I may do it starting in 3E, I may do it tomorrow, who knows. But, doing so, I feel like learning DMH masters is almost a waste of my time. I assume we won't be using them at the higher end tournaments, so...Why would I spend my time learning Lilith, getting used to having her on my bench, knowing the ins and outs of how she plays, only to lose access to that playstyle in those higher end tournaments? that's just games I could've spent getting better at one of the other masters. Titania and Nekima, respectively, seem to be analogous to her various playstyles but there's a lot of nuance there that means I doubt they'd play the same. and, Wyrd, for what it's worth, I really, really hope Titania plays very close, if not identical, to what a terrain lilith build is like; thats my favorite playstyle.

 

That said, there is still a lot I like about this edition. streamlining is almost always a good thing in my experience; while games CAN be over simplified...they can also be overly complicated to. and its not like Malifaux is at risk of being overly simplistic just because a few abilities are being combined together into something more generic, but functionally the same.

A lot of the new masters sound super fun as well. I'm really happy about Resser getting jack and von shtook. Euripides sounds really, really fun to play.

I'm optimistic that the changes to burning and the new edition will give Kaeris some breathing room so that she'll actually be....good.

If you’re going proper competitive, there’s always gonna be models that aren’t worth learning, because some choices are just always going to be better, competitively. And these models that are worth taking almost always shuffle a bit as editions change over. So if you’re a hardcore competitive player, a new edition will almost always ‘invalidate’ some models anyway. 

I always thought that the Nightmare stuff didn't necessarily have to fit with the rest of the game anyway - they're just fun alt sculpts. They aren't representative of the feel of the game.

Aw man, not been on here for a couple of weeks, didn't expect to come back to that! Thanks for all your hard work.

1 hour ago, ArronS said:

Did we get a release month for this set? I think the pictures from a magazine suggested a March release but the latest newsletter didn't list it at all.

 

I heard it had been pushed back to May.

4 minutes ago, Merchant said:

i meant next preview

Ah, you meant next week then, not next month?

12 hours ago, Merchant said:

i hope grave golem is next month!

The Gave Golem is in the same box as these.

9 hours ago, Skylifter-1000 said:

Yeah, I remember that one game, too, where it felt like the newest book was always the best... can't quite recollect the name I'm afraid... something about a tool of some kind... nah. Just cannot put my finger on it. 

To be fair I don't think it was really intentional in that other game either - they just weren't the best rules writers. There were as many examples of new models being rubbish on the table top as there were them being broken.

3 hours ago, boreas said:

So, when is the box for sale?

March.

6 hours ago, Paddywhack said:

The grave Golem in that pic seems to be pre-assembled. I could be wrong though if we just can't see the connection points on that angle. 

That’s just the prototype sculpt I think cos of the orange colour - so the actual one could be either. I hope they’re the usual HIPS, not PVC. 

The Grave Golem looks really cool, hope it hasn't changed too much.

Well, it looks great. TT and Rezzers are 2 factions I've been looking at buying into so I hope the models can be used in normal games.

6 hours ago, retnab said:

That also looks like they're on a 40 or 50mm base though, now I'm even more confused?

Good point, I hadn’t noticed that. 

From Angel Giraldez’s facebook, looks like the three presents go on one base to make the wendigo. 

12 hours ago, dancater said:

So....

• Love the idea and looks sweet.  Will pretty much be certain to buy this damn it all.

But....

• Preassembled - so it will be a resin mix like tortoise and hare or Alonius and not plastic, makes me a little sad as its harder to model/paint/glue (to base). Or will it still be plastic which will be very transport by post fragile.  Guessing not this will be first real look of compound I'm guessing will be Other Side mini base line.
• No Ice Golem alt (maybe this will be a general release model sometime soon?) which struck me as needed now Raspy can summon the giant Ice Slabs.  I mean its unlikely that you'll regularly get 2 Ice Golems often but it is certainly vastly more likely than it was.  I am thinking that perhaps we'll see a general release Golem (at least I hope so) so folks are not forced to purchase NE to get a second I guess, which is fair - hopefully it happens soon (say maybe during Black Friday ).

It will be PVC. So it is plastic, not resin, but yeah the same material as Aionius and Tortoise and the Hare, and presumably TOS stuff like you say. I don't like the material.

Just now, Cavalierartist said:

As Rasputina was my first master, drawing me into Malifaux in the first edition, I am happy as a kid at Christmas over this nightmare crew! Now I just have to deal with my first world problem of which sculpt I will use.

Actually, thinking about it, Raspy was my first Master too!

I really like the alt Raspy. I’m a bit disappointed by pre assembled though. 

£9.99 is a great deal for all the cards and future access to new cards. Gonna spend ages building crews now I'm sure.

That's really cool. Hope it's not too hard to acquire. 

2 hours ago, Gremlin66 said:

Lordy Lordy. I just get into this game. Made a few purchases and now it looks like I'll be making a few more. I haven't even played my first game yet. The figures are so intoxicating and addictive. LOL.

I think I have something like 10 crew boxes now and I've not even played yet...

There are some fantastic models in there. Phiona Gage, Corpse Candles, Banasuva, the Gorar, Iron Skeeters and the First Mate, and Ohaguro Bettari are my favourites.

Looks awesome, just a shame it'll probably be too expensive for me here in the uk after import tax as well. 

Well we've passed 200!

7 minutes ago, santaclaws01 said:

Knowing how big the Shadow Emissary is, those titans are, well, titanic. Also, it looks like the monster thing's big left arm is a different type/color of plastic.

Could be resin or something (either as a prototype or because the model will be but I assume they'll be plastic as normal), resin comes out in different colours sometimes. 

I love 'em, personally. Big models usually do mean cool models for me. Bring it on I say. Plus there's nothing stopping you sticking to Malifaux and not playing The Other Side if you aren't a fan of the bigger scale. 

He looks really good, a solid model, but nothing overly exciting.

On 6 June 2016 at 6:27 PM, Victoria said:

I'm so glad that I'm in the middle of playing Collodi for a year, so I don't have to think about which one of these new masters I want to play the most!

You mean, you can make promises like that and actually keep them? Sorcery.