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Re: Heroscape 2.0 and Halloween: On Gaming Moral Sensibiliti
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EDIT: Just saw that Capsocrates also posted about Bob. Thanks, yes it should be stated that Bob is also a capable sketch artist. I should also mention that his wife is a sculpting partner. Her name has not been mentioned, so I don’t know if she is involved at all, but she sure was back in old scape. “Heroscapers is too old for that crap.” ~IamBatman "Hahahah! You losers! I told you so!!" ~Clancampbell |
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My Trade Thread (Currently Inactive) http://www.heroscapers.com/community...ad.php?t=47793 My Painting/Hobby thread https://www.heroscapers.com/communit...23#post2530223 Free Miniatures: Pay It Forward https://www.heroscapers.com/communit...58#post2539758 |
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Very thought-provoking,
@chas
. Thanks for taking the time to compose your thoughts on this in such detail.
I must confess, I don't mind the lack of obvious heroes in the new previews, since it avoids what was, for me, an eyeroll-worthy aspect of the original design: the flag-waving, white-washing American patriotism of classic 'Scape. So the American bluecoats (4th Mass & Sam Brown) and the American GI's (Drake & Airborne Elite) just happen to be on the same side as the knights-in-shining-armor (Knights of Weston) and the lily-white, blond-haired flying knights-in-shining-armor (Sentinels & Concan) and their lily-white, blond-haired "We fight only defensive wars!" cheerleader (Raelin)? Gee willickers, what a coincidence! While the Bluecoats' opponents (the 10th Reg) and the various Japanese military units all just happen to follow the same — and less valiant — general, Einar? Uh huh. I see how this is going. Don't get me wrong, I love the game. But honestly, I'd rather have no heroes than heroes who so patently feed into our self-congratulatory narratives. Last edited by Typhon2222; September 25th, 2022 at 01:10 PM. |
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I think most casual observers would agree, though, that the style of the sculpts is different between OG Scape, DnDscape, and AoAscape. C3G can be played with official Heroscape, but it's not recommended.
DISCLAIMER: C3G claims no ownership of the characters or artwork used for C3G customs. All rights for the characters belong to their respective publishers/creators. C3G cards are not intended for sale, and C3G does not authorize any party to profit from C3G cards. |
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Since its been mentioned that the new cards will have photos of their minis that are not painted--but in the color of their General I expect, like the minis--there will in effect be no "Official" paint scheme, so there will certainly be wild variations.
I don't go to tournaments much, but I wonder if some players attending will have some initial difficulty identifying another player's pieces! In the local tournaments I attended, even before Customs were a thing, I seem to recall that we used to go through our units on the table before a game began for our opponents. Nowadays there are so many Customs we play, that we still do it, as some have not even been on the table before. This is also necessary because, while I now have all the C3V cards, we often use proxies for them. This definitely becomes necessary when we use Classic figures as Custom proxies (we try to avoid this). |
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Yeah, the part of me that loves classic Heroscape has always given the game a pass on this because of its all-ages, kid-friendly nature, but there's always been another part of me that is disappointed with how the game is just another example of how our culture patronizes children and does not expect them to be capable of understanding complexity or nuance. I forget who said it, but they put it best when they said, "Most Americans like to think of the U.S. like Superman. The rest of the world sees the U.S. more like Batman." Want to know more about C3V? My Lord of the Rings customs thread My DC customs thread My Marvel customs thread My Comic Book Maps Last edited by Sherman Davies; September 25th, 2022 at 11:55 AM. |
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Can I get a source on this? Last I heard (from the CVN Q&A thread), there will be a colored image on the card.
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Skywhale,
Don't recall. But "Colored" may refer to the tint of the minis in their General color, as I mentioned. Which is not the same thing as "Painted." |
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Sherman Davies,
Good one! Would that be the original Kane/Finger Batman, or the Frank Miller Batman? (Hopefully not the Adam West TV Batman). |
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I suppose, at the end of the day in 2022, I'm not at all surprised to not see (many) AoA factions or units being portrayed as The Hero (aside from their unique hero status). To me, AH and the War Council are just following the trend of the times. |
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I'm excited about some of the new IP being generated. Being born under the Sagittarius sign I've long held a fascination with Centaurs. Combined that with my Celtic genes love Druids, and my Viking genes love of woodland spirits, and you can see why the Moose/Deer centaur troops/faction are of great interest to me. Being a big fan of both Pirates and Sci-Fi, the space pirates also are intriguing even if I have scratched that itch before. Grew up reading the Narnia books, so talking animals being forced into fighting a war also hits a familiar note, combining that with Steam-Punk makes it a win. That all said, I do find myself yearning for some new units from the old familiar wheelhouse that once populated Scape. Most notably the units from our history, as world history is another one of my interests, and the Kyrie themselves. I do have enough elves, dwarves, orcs, and dragon mini's that I'm not pining for more of that stuff. The first edition gave me enough of those units to sate my appetite.
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