ShooterScape/GameScape Brainstorming Thread

[johnny139]

Welcome to the ShooterScape/GameScape/FPScape thread! We're still very much under construction here, so please, pardon our dust.

CORE MEMBERS
johnny139
Karat
Gardevoir
orgsbane
cwidje
Dr.Goomonkey
RAGNAROK
Zettian Juggernaut

SUPPLEMENTARY MEMBERS
Scapemage
DocGlock
Hellfire
capsocrates
Hammerfortress
Soundwarp SG-1

Don't be afraid to post here if you're interested in contributing!

DISCUSSION TOPICS
What games/franchises should be included in our first release? (Vote | Results)
What types of units should be in our first release? (Vote | Results)
How many units should be in our first release? (Results)
How many units should each franchise receive? (Results)
What rulebook will we be working off of? (Vote | Results)
What major alterations should we make to these rules? (Vote | Results)
What kind of new glyphs should we add? (Vote | Results)
What will Weapon Glyphs entail? (Vote | Results)
What will Item/Power-Up Glyphs entail? (Results)
What draft should our units most resemble? (Vote | Results)

Original Post:

Spoiler Alert!

So for a long time now people have been trying to get stuff like HaloScape off the ground - and I commend you for that! And over at C3G there are constant questions about whether or stuff like Gears of War and Tomb Raider should be allowed in the brand of "comic book customs."

As HeroClix puts out more and more sets based on First Person Shooters, I have more and more interest in putting together a system that can actually utilize these units. From HeroClix alone we currently have:

Halo
Gears of War
BioShock Infinite

Along with more tangentially "gaming" related:

Assassin's Creed
Street Fighter
Dota 2

I think this is a very reasonable place to build a Starter Set from - two or three heroes from each game to begin with. We would have to develop a new system to allow modular weapons, I believe, but with the right team we should definitely be able to put something together.

Anyone else interested?

[Porkins]

Interested, but unable to participate right now. I'll just watch.

[Heroscaper Guy]

I'm interested but I've got too much on my plate right now to help. Maybe in the future, I can do some playtesting for it.

[Zettian Juggernaut]

I would be interested, though I haven't played either Gears of War or BioShock Infinite, so I could only help with Halo.

[weebaer]

Dota 2 would be fantastic. "Fresh Meat!!!"

[Scapemage]

This sounds like a great idea. One request I have though is to really make sure that Assassin's Creed gets into this project. There are plenty of minis and they fit well with the other 3 games on the main list. C3G is already doing Street Fighter, so I don't really think we need to have those guys. I didn't know there were Dota 2 minis in existence even.

I'll subscribe for now and see what becomes of it.

[johnny139]

Dota 2 isn't out yet (slated for sometime this year!), but from what I understand of the genre they'd be an interesting addition for sure!

I personally have some knowledge of the BioShock universe (not Infinite in particular but the prior installments), so I can pitch in there. Halo has no shortage of fans here, that I know. But any help on Gears of War or Assassin's Creed would be super.

[Karat]

I haven't played Bioshok Infinite or GOW, but I have played the first Bioshock and Halo 1-4, and I have played all of the assassin's Creeds to date and will be getting the new one in October upon its release.

{Edit} I even own the Assassin's Creed movie..well more of an Assassin's Creed II prequel than an actual movie.

[DocGlock]

This sounds like a very cool idea. Balancing the Assassins so they don't simply get sniped by the Spartans or the COGs could be challenging though. Anyway I'd be up for playtesting some units.

[caps]

This is a cool idea.

[johnny139]

Bumping this to see if there's much more interest - so far we have myself, Zettian Juggernaut, and Karat. So we'd have Halo, Assassin's Creed, and BioShock pretty much covered. Not a bad core, I don't think, though four or five would be ideal.

[Hellfire]

I'm not a diehard on GoW but I have played through each of the games once or twice; might be able to help out a bit.