That game intrigued me, but the price tag along game length made it a no-go for me
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And if you’re in the US, you can play a live-action version for free!
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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/solisgamestudio/pocketparagonsseason2 - my favourite 5-minute fighting game.
Has anyone got into Battletech miniatures before?
I have fond memories, but not sure if it is worth getting in to.
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I was looking at the starter set recently but it looked overly-complicated to me.
I started BT in Middle school, but could not convince many of my friends to play it. Switched over to reading the BT novels (have all the “classic” ones)
Nowadays it is the same as with Warhammer 40k, I enjoy reading and playing video games in the respective setting more than messing with the miniatures. That said I would kill for more Battletech / Mechwarrior or Mech Commander videogames…
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Yeah, I’ve been out of Battletech since high school. I agree with @Mirefox; the complications it has seem driven by theme rather than desired gameplay, as a result of which the overhead is too high for the choices offered. It’s not terrible, though, and I was pretty attracted to the relatively recent, tabletop-faithful digital version by Harebrained Schemes, but it wasn’t enough to tempt me to play on the computer and never came out for consoles.
I do recall really enjoying painting those miniatures, though, because I’ve always been a shit painter and (fictional) camouflage is basically unfuckupable.
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IIRC they also don’t have all the fine details of many other miniatures, being big mechs. A whole lot less washing and shading going on. I’ve been tempted to buy some just for the painting but haven’t gotten around to it.
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Phalanx appear to be specialising in bringing back games you thought would be gone forever. Their edition of Fire in the Sky was very fine, and even though I own UKC, I am tempted.
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Preordered, thanks… had not heard of it, if not for you
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It’s a great game, and I think the small changes will help. However, I own the GMT version, so I’ll pass. I didn’t actually think the map was a significant improvement, but that may change.
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Wow, that’s different from most Compass Games offerings
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I bloody love SEAL Team Flix, and the creators have released their sci-fi reimagining:
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