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@Master Roshi
, I don't think the hitzones need to be more complex. It would simply be a matter of how much they could see. In quite a few wargames, if you can see most of a model, but some parts are obstructed, they get light cover, and if more than half the model is obstructed from LOS then they would have heavy cover. The one thing about Los that I think is funny about heroscape is that there are no cover rules even when all that can be seen is something as small as a hand or tail or something tiny. In a whole, all I'm saying, is that the same game with no new real mechanics is kind of a yawn for me. You could keep this games base mechanics and do some fun and new interesting things. If they relaunch with the same exact ruleset, I'll most likely pass on it. Not because I hate heroscape, but because the same ol same ol doesn't excite me. Anyway, I won't clog this up anymore with my banter, I can let it get back to people being angry that the figures aren't painted.
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They could have picked more attractive colors. The day-glo colors are off-putting and make the figures look like cheap toys, especially the colors for the two new generals, which make up the majority of the release. A little subtlety would have gone a long way with these.
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To clarify, I understand why these figures weren't sold as being painted (cost-wise), and it's more helpful to have the figures coloured based on faction/general affiliation instead of being just grey, but I don't think that I would have the time nor the willingness to paint each of these miniatures in 4/5 different special coatings of paint. |
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Yeah, I would have gone with more toned down basic colors of plastic myself. The bright neon green/yellow is the biggest offender to the eyes. I'm still not quite understanding the need for the new general anyways. Could have just made all those units Ullar troops with a forest green plastic.
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Yes, for those of us that like to do limited "trim" paint jobs, we always want the base color to be close to the actual finished product. So brown would be perfect for the Clockworks, as they are forest mammals (you could use a different shade for Valkrill if you need to introduce him later). A less "glowing" light green could be used instead also. Hasbro is too used to making kiddie toys.
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If someone doesn't want to fully paint the minis, but also doesn't like the plastic color for a specific general, then they could buy a can of spray paint and change it fairly quickly and cheaply
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That does sound pretty simple, doesn't it.
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I think the color coding of miniatures must be confusing for new players. The five thematic factions are strongly advertised, but then the figures are sorted by general, dividing the factions. If you play according to factions, you have a mess of multicolored things in your army. If you play according to color, your army doesn't fit thematically.
It's something that makes sense and you understand how it happened if you are a Scape veteran, but it seems very counter-intuitive for newcomers. Jugger It's like football with swords or LARPing without the geeky stuff. In other words, it's awesomely perfect! |
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Once they see why the cards are color-coded, they'll figure it out pretty quickly.
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I don't mean to be negative as such, but let me be clear. If people are telling you they hate the more garish color tones--the orange and light green, the other colors are fine--you should tell Avalon Hill while they can still change them. You could still use orange and light green if the tones were more subdued. Spray painting dozens of figures after paying a lot of money for them is not a viable solution for some of us. And we'd have to continue doing so for the life of the game!
That wonderful blimp mini, for example, is totally ruined by the awful color, as are some others. The childish hues give the wrong feel to the game, make it look silly, and take you right out the "alternate reality" feeling you want to have when you play! Frankly, its an insult to the spirit of the game, especially since you're giving such well sculpted unpainted figures in the first place. Sure, its a goofy fantasy game, but you want the figures to pull you into the imagined world, rather than out of it. You need to understand that this is a serious issue; even a deal breaker for some of us. Please give them this feedback, since I'm clearly not the only one who feels this way. I'm a reasonably crafty person who has painted over 30,000 toy soldier miniatures in my hobby career, but I don't also do large numbers of game pieces. Its not my thing; I own too many mini heavy games to catch up. Nor do I own any other games with hideous day glo minis. Ugh! Most minis are molded in reasonable colors, whether toy soldiers or game pieces. In fact, having to change the base color is the thing I hate the most of all painting operations. I've seen these types of arguments rage all over BGG for years. Some people paint; some people don't. Those of us who don't shouldn't feel forced to do it by a substandard color quality. Save those hues for beach toys which need to be blinding so they don't get lost in the sand. *** Note: This is the closest thing to a rant I've ever posted here in all these years. But I immediately received reputation for it. (I mention this only to note again that I am not alone here). Last edited by chas; October 3rd, 2022 at 09:36 AM. |
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