goblyn13 Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Take on you has made available unpainted versions of the miniatures for the upcoming Tannhauser expansion, Operation Novgorod more info here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diehard Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 I've been really liking the Tannhauser stuff. The more I see of it the more I'm tempted to pick it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewartoad Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 I got the game for Christmas and it's AWESOME...I've been waiting on this expansion since then. I would really like to get my hands on the new mini's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skya Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 I *so* want those bots! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green stuff Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 I'm surprised that Jim hasn't drooled/posted on this yet . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunjiNoKanrei Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Hey, I didn't know there were unpainted Tannhäuser miniatures available ... very tempting ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witchfire Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 ordered mine last friday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supervike Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 *drool (better Cedric?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green stuff Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 *drool (better Cedric?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritual Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 But is the drooling sincere? :hmmmm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblyn13 Posted March 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 only if there is a pool around the keyboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supervike Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Well...there is a pool by my keyboard but it is not saliva. I'm not sure if that is sincere, or just disgusting....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayvaan Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 The new minis look quite nice (especially the one in the middle) But as I played the game with a friend several times we were a little disappointed, because whoever played the Reich won the game. ("I can't see you... But I shoot you anyway"/"I strangle you with my lash"/"I cut you in a half with one hit"/"I roast your brain"... And I'll do all that without giving you the opportunity to shoot me with your flash guns...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supervike Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 The new minis look quite nice (especially the one in the middle) But as I played the game with a friend several times we were a little disappointed, because whoever played the Reich won the game. ("I can't see you... But I shoot you anyway"/"I strangle you with my lash"/"I cut you in a half with one hit"/"I roast your brain"... And I'll do all that without giving you the opportunity to shoot me with your flash guns...) I thought that too, but if you flip the board over and play on the other map it changes the game dramatically. I've never actually won as the Reich on that side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayvaan Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 I thought that too, but if you flip the board over and play on the other map it changes the game dramatically. I've never actually won as the Reich on that side. You're right, my union wasn't slaughtered that badly when we played on that side (the second time we played the game) and I actually made my friend get quite mad about my flash guns (Oh, there goes Eva... And there goes your Stosstruppe). But we actually needed much more time to play that round because at some point the situation was just stuck and neither of us wanted to do something: He because his situation couldn't be better where he was and I because I couldn't go anywhere without getting myself killed or at least into serious danger. In the end neither of us really liked that side and so we played the mansion again and this time I played the Reich... And I slaughtered the Union even worse than he did... Anyway, in my opinion that is just another side of the main problem of Tannhäuser: It just depends too much on what map you play and which faction you go for, and personally I'm not too keen on playing a game where the outcome is that predictable. (Which is quite sad as I really like the idea behind the game..) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supervike Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Yeah, you do bring up very good points....and we shouldn't have to 'handicap' sides just to have a playable game. Were you only playing in 'Deathmatch' mode? I noticed some of the other modes seems to allieviate some of the issues as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayvaan Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Until now we only played Deathmatch. The first two rounds were just to learn the basics and the third time was two weaks later and we wanted to get used to the rules again, but after the massacre I wrote about (he hardly even managed to hurt me while I ran around and killed everything I saw) my friend wasn't that motivated to play again so we just discussed about the problems and how to solve them... (The main idea was to remove all instant-kill weapons just to get the game last a little longer without getting stuck, but we haven't tried that out so far..) But perhaps we'll just try it again and play another mode first. ^^ Oh and another thing: As far is I read and played, the combat packs seemed to be the best loadouts, is that different in other modes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supervike Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Yeah, with just limited play on the other 'packs', we still felt the combat pack was the way to go. You can use customized packs, but doing that causes you to lose your 'special' item. I really liked the 'insta-kill' as it makes fast and furious gameplay. Our best game in Deathmatch had me being the Union and my opponent the Riech....I was running and gunning....letting him close in with me. I killed almost everyone of his team...EXCEPT that freakin OZO guy. I had a 4 to 1 advantage. Then he used him from behind cover of walls and doors, picking my team off without ever allowing me to make a shot.....while frustrating, it was kind of a cool comeback. Had we played any other mode, (capture the flag, story mode) that 4-1 advantage would have held. I haven't played in a few months now...I need to get back at it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green stuff Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 @Kayvaan : if you feel the outcome is a bit too predictable for one team on a map, you can always play twice the same game and switch teams in between to see who plays the best. I used to do that at Space Hulk since some missions were suicidal for the Marines . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayvaan Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 As I said, we played the mansion twice and while he killed my Union he only lost his Schocktruppe and got his Heizinger and Zermann badly wounded... The other time I slaughtered him. ("Hey, behind that wall is their leader *bang*" "Look there's that dynamite woman *whip sound*" "Big... machine gun.... must... KILL *slice*") And because he didn't even managed to kill Eva while he had a very good chance to, (I had plenty of victory points...) he ended the game, having lost all of his heroes without dealing more damage than two wounds... Well, bad luck at some points, but being a bit unlucky shouldn't tip the odds that much in the opponent's favor. Of course your variation is also an idea, but personally I don't like to play a game, where I'm just trying to cut my losses, knowing, that I'll lose eventually. (We do that everytime we play Doom already, but if you play with three marines it's at least a lot of fun ^^) @supervike he, yeah, that can happen, too (imo Zermann is the best soldier anyway ^^) personally I also like the insta-kill weapons, but sometimes I thought that there where to many minis running around with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morf Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Weird... I win with Union all the time thanks to the most irritating smoke grenades. And then again, it siginificantly changes the game if nazis have to use the staircase entry. The are down when most of the union is already dug in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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