Popular Post mattc Posted April 21, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 Hey Wyrdos! This week, Waldo was a bit stunned coming into the office. Everywhere he looked, our staff seemed to be gearing up and getting ready to go to battle, packed with our foam-tipped rounds and padded swords. Not one to miss out on all the fun, he spent the next few minutes duct-taping ceiling tiles to his belly, claiming it was “gut armor”. That’s right, this week we are going to battle and will be discussing new changes to Malifaux Third Edition, with the introduction of Season 2 of Gaining Grounds, along with updated errata Stat cards for several models, and an update to the FAQ for good measure. Season 2 of Gaining Grounds is here, an update to our comprehensive guide to tournaments and organized play. For the past year, our community has been somewhat limited in how they play, often reaching out to online services such as Vassal or Tabletop Simulator to get their Malifaux fix. While many have continued to play online, a large portion of our great community had to put tabletop gaming on hold for some time. As the world starts slowly getting back to normal, we thought it was time to highlight the Strategies and Schemes that we’ve had the most fun with so far since Third Edition launched. In Gaining Ground Season 2, you’ll find some fan-favorite Strategies and Schemes, such as Symbols of Authority and Outflank, but we’re also introducing a new Strategy: Break the Line. Some fan-favorite Schemes will also be returning this time around, as well as some updates to older schemes to breathe some new life into them. Along with new Strategies and Schemes, Gaining Grounds Season 2 introduces a few other rules to help contain certain outliers with adjustments to Summoning and other gameplay elements within the competitive environment. But as mentioned, Season 2 isn’t coming by itself: riding alongside it is an update to our FAQ along with a host of changes within this April 2021 Errata. These updates will bring clarity on some questions brought up in the past and shake up the current competitive landscape with adjustments to various Masters, including both buffs and nerfs to various models contained within the Errata. Click here for more information on the M3E April 2021 Errata. While this Errata covers most Factions in the game, due to its recent release, Explorer’s Society will take some more time before any changes may be made to them. For those seeking to refresh their Stat Cards, updated versions of Gaining Grounds Encounter cards and Errata Cards can be found for print-on-demand now at Wargame Vault or on to download here for free. Errata Cards and Gaining Grounds will be updated in the M3E Crew Builder App in the days to come. As always, you’ll be able to find all of this content on the Malifaux Resources page. Before we go, if you haven’t yet checked it out, today is the last day to join us in our Instagram contest. Follow us on Instagram for a chance to win some web store credit! Otherwise, that’s it from us this week. 6 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trikk Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Scoundrels Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 Thank you, Wyrd Crew. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fire5tone Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 hey matt? who are you and what did you do with kyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mattc Posted April 21, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 3 minutes ago, fire5tone said: hey matt? who are you and what did you do with kyle He's currently tied up in my basement subsisting only off alphabet soup and animal crackers. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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santaclaws01 Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 Having the new FAQ entries marked by small asterisks instead of something like [NEW] next to it makes it very annoying to actually find the new stuff, even with ctrl-F 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinChan Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 1 minute ago, santaclaws01 said: Having the new FAQ entries marked by small asterisks instead of something like [NEW] next to it makes it very annoying to actually find the new stuff, even with ctrl-F I agree, but note that they're at the end of each category, all together, which helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Sells Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 8 minutes ago, naicigam said: And Dreamer can no longer summon Stitched 😞 I too was sad, but then I realized that it gives more space to Widow Weaver in the crew. And I can't be mad at anything that gets Malifaux's one true Spider Queen on the table more. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatfrito Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 53 minutes ago, mattc said: He's currently tied up in my basement subsisting only off alphabet soup and animal crackers. In the field of education, we're calling that "distance learning". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admiralvorkraft Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 I LOVE the new strat and scheme spread. Errata looks good overall. I appreciate the change to Focus and summoning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooshawn Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 new gaining grounds looks amazing. still though. I could've done with maybe another trigger to issue command on lucius >> 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooshawn Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 I honestly don't think you all could have done a better job, except to maybe change really unpopular models like cooper jones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinn Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 I do wish some of the other weak/unpopular masters and models could have gotten the (amazing) Youko treatment. Maybe future errata could have a bit more of a focus on buffs rather than nerfs? Raspy is just not fun to play currently... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatfrito Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 6 minutes ago, Jinn said: I do wish some of the other weak/unpopular masters and models could have gotten the (amazing) Youko treatment. Maybe future errata could have a bit more of a focus on buffs rather than nerfs? I would like to see more bumps up in the future, too. The nerfs make sense on how they were targeted to bring things in line (except Explorers, but I also understand holding off on that... so long as it isn't put off a whole year), but "big list of nerfs" just kind of feels bad. Buffs offset that and make the whole thing a bit more palatable. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooshawn Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 I agree with those two points for sure #buffs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engorn Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 Would be available at stores a Gaining Grounds Season 2 pack with the edited model cards and this season's strategies and schemes? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeno Posted April 22, 2021 Report Share Posted April 22, 2021 14 hours ago, naicigam said: Wow! Poor Serena. She took a beating. And Dreamer can no longer summon Stitched 😞 [Edit] And I just saw Vivid Nightmares. You really hate the keyword. Don't forget the slam of the nerf coming from the new summoning rules of GG2 as well. They really went for the kneecaps this time. Probably wanting players to buy the new stuff and be done with their old toys... 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagi21 Posted April 24, 2021 Report Share Posted April 24, 2021 On 4/22/2021 at 5:22 AM, zeno said: Don't forget the slam of the nerf coming from the new summoning rules of GG2 as well. They really went for the kneecaps this time. Probably wanting players to buy the new stuff and be done with their old toys... It's almost like there was one competitive keyword in the faction and people kept playing it vs nonsense like Collette and Sandeep. Can't play with the old toys if there's no toys that are useful anymore! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathknight Tactica Posted April 24, 2021 Report Share Posted April 24, 2021 Why are people saying summoners took a big hit? The only change is summoned models can't use an interact action to affect strategy markers. But there are a few strategies where no interact action is necessary to affect the strategy markers and score points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoisyAssassin Posted April 24, 2021 Report Share Posted April 24, 2021 There were actually 3 changes to summoned models: - They can't use Interact to affect stratgey markers. This completely stops them from doing 2 of the strats, stops them from scoring 1 of them (but not killing enemies to flip markers to neutral), and doesn't affect the last 1. - They don't count for friendly schemes or strats the round they're summoned (previously they just couldn't Interact that round). - Anything without a summon upgrade now counts as having one, making those more easily countered by Exorcism triggers (not going to come up all that often, but very relevant when it does). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats Laughing Posted April 24, 2021 Report Share Posted April 24, 2021 8 minutes ago, NoisyAssassin said: There were actually 3 changes to summoned models: - They can't use Interact to affect stratgey markers. This completely stops them from doing 2 of the strats, stops them from scoring 1 of them (but not killing enemies to flip markers to neutral), and doesn't affect the last 1. - They don't count for friendly schemes or strats the round they're summoned (previously they just couldn't Interact that round). - Anything without a summon upgrade now counts as having one, making those more easily countered by Exorcism triggers (not going to come up all that often, but very relevant when it does). For the last one, it also makes them vulnerable to The Jury, which is only 1 wound each Jury activation so not huge to many summons, but quite deadly to 2 wound summons (many of which are mindless and lose one of their own activations). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gort77 Posted April 25, 2021 Report Share Posted April 25, 2021 Ok, so I have obviously missed something in this FAQ/Errata because I'm not seeing this change about summoned models not being able to interact with strategy markers. Can someone please tell me were this change is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adran Posted April 25, 2021 Report Share Posted April 25, 2021 1 minute ago, Gort77 said: Ok, so I have obviously missed something in this FAQ/Errata because I'm not seeing this change about summoned models not being able to interact with strategy markers. Can someone please tell me were this change is? Gaining ground 2 has that rule for its strategy. If you play earlier gaining grounds or the rulebook then you can still use summons for strategies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gort77 Posted April 25, 2021 Report Share Posted April 25, 2021 1 minute ago, Adran said: Gaining ground 2 has that rule for its strategy. If you play earlier gaining grounds or the rulebook then you can still use summons for strategies. Oh, ok. Didnt think to DL that, just grabbed the FAQ and Errata. Thanks for the reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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