TheMechE Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 I noticed the wave 2 stuff looks really strong. The Guardian, ranged ressurectionist minions, etc. Not 100% sure though. Could just be adding more options. What do you guys think? Video about power creep: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiredgun Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Wave 2 is simply bringing all the characters from the previous books into M2e. They are different from their previous incarnations but in no way 'better' or 'stronger' or 'overpowered' compared to wave 1. Games Workshop was really bad about powercreep, but I dont see that as an issue with Wyrd. Love the Video btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sevorin Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 So many things in the 1st wave are strong as well, so my opinion is no. In fact, I believe most of the "must have top 5 models of each faction" list 1st wave models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rancor709 Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Wave 1 has been out for over year wave 2 has been out in finalize form for 2 months. Wave 2 has a suprise factor right now but it is very balanced as the meta adjust you'll see everything find its level again. All that said most of the really strong stuff was wave 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirial Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Well, Malifaux has Collodi who is definitely a "Power Creep". But aside from lame puns, no. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticPangolin Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Dat Pigapult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Shine Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Despite being on the Book 2 cover, Guild "Special Rules to Keep Special RUles from Applying to Them" Austringers are still Wave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticPangolin Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 Despite being on the Book 2 cover, Guild "Special Rules to Keep Special RUles from Applying to Them" Austringers are still Wave 1 LOL, I still haven't picked up Austringers for fear of them becoming a "too-hard-not-to-autoinclude" choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Mathonwy Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 I think that Wave 2 seems to have slightly better balance than Wave 1. Wave 1 had a couple of too powerful/too weak things (some which got errata, some which got repairing Upgrades) and all in all the power level fluctuated a bit more (Low River Monks or Oirans vs Rotten Belles or Francois LaCroix) but I don't think that there is any actual power creep.All in all I think that Malifaux is remarkably balanced and one of the most balanced minis games I've played (out of two dozen or so). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeleteAccount Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 Power creep? No. Things that go through the cracks? Yes, but thank god, it's not bad enough to do anything extreme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moxypoo Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 I have to agree with all the other posters in this thread - power creep in M2E is pretty much non-existent. So far, it seems that most (all?) of the models or upgrades that are slightly above the curve are from Wave 1, suggesting that Wave 2 is equal or lesser in power level. My thoughts are that some things slipped through in Wave 1 due to the rules being new for everyone, and the fact that there weren't any existing M2E models in which to compare wave 1. For Wave 2, we had the benefit of hindsight, so there were fewer models that "slipped through the cracks." In my opinion, Wyrd has done an excellent job repairing things that are slightly overpowered or underpowered (ex. Nexus of Power, Perdita with Diestro, upgrades for Samurai, etc.). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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