Greetings all. SeerK here once again.
It has been a couple days since I got home from Gencon and either the
Pathogen got to me or a Tohaa sniper with a viral weapon scored a
critical hit. I have the con crud pretty bad. I guess I was due. I
have done the past 5 conventions without any incident. Hot tea,
NyQuil and lots of rest has been my day today. So since I am stuck
at home I thought it would be a prime time to do my post Gencon
update. I am also planning on going on the Hub Systems Podcast if I
am feeling better as well as finally getting some recording in with
Phil on Firebase Delta. Stupid real life. So what were the
highlights for me at Gencon? The Corvus Belli Seminar and working
with Spartan Neil and Spartan Derek at the Spartan Games booth of
course. Lets take a look!
Thursday I worked in the U.S. Infinity
Warcors section of the event hall. I was doing demos for eager
players from 10 to 6 then ran an I.T.S. Tournament at 7. I was
dubbed the “Iron Man”. It was a long but very fin day. I was
glad to finally meet my fellow Warcors in person and hang out.
Wednesday was especially fun as I was treated to some drinks by some
fellow gamers and then had dinner with the Warcors team. The night
continued, beer may have been involved, at a different location
because I wanted to go hang out with Kip Purcell. You guys may know
Kip from Mayacast. Sadly I was not able to get a game in with him
this year, but we all had a damn good time.
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Rick From Studio 343 pimping Halo |
I was able to connect with the Spartan
Crew on Wednesday after I got to the convention center. Although I
was not working the booth until Friday I wanted to touch base and say
hi to the gang. Sadly I can't really say a whole bunch about my
conversations with Neil and Derek. All I can say is there is some
pretty exciting stuff happening over the next few months and keep
your eyes on Adepticon.
I got to try out Halo Ground Battles
and I like it. The game plays fast and really retains the cinematic
feel of the original video games. I especially like the over watch
aspect. Being an Infinity player as well I know how to set up ARO's.
The same principles apply. The models are also really gorgeous and
very detailed for a 15mm model. I am looking forward to the next few
months of Halo releases. The kits will contain all of your unit
options and incorporate the modular design that Spartan has been
doing on their newer models. I am going to be running some demos of
both Halo Fleet Battles and Halo Ground command in Michigan over the
next few months in Addition to spreading the good word of Firestorm
Armada. Basically I am kind of developing a “Spartan Games Day”
kind of format for my future demo days. It may require a bit more
Space, but it will highlight all the games. I guess this means I
need some Dystopian wars stuff.
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Spartan Derek and Spartan Martin Doing Demos |
The Corvus Belli Seminar got me
excited. Shock army is getting a new starter and some new models,
including Kamau and ORC troopers. I am a bit disappointed the next
sectorial for PanOceania is Varuna, but it will still be cool. I was
hoping for Svalarheima. Nomad players are going to be getting some
love. The taskmaster looks sweet and Bakunin is getting a total make
over. New Moira's, Riot Girls and Moderators. All of this should be
out by December. The Black Friar Model is uber sexy. I am also
looking forward to Miranda Ashcroft finally getting a regular release
model. No view of the 2017 ITS model, but we are mere weeks away.
I really liked the section Carlos did
of “Ideas we have around the studio” the top one was CB possibly
doing a game like Infinity, but in a fantasy setting. Real time D&D
as it were. I think this would be interesting and gives games like
Age Of Sigmar a run for its money.
Lets look at some pictures!
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Carlos showing off models at the CB Seminar |
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Dire Foes 6 Leila Shariff For the Haqq side |
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New Shock Army starter |
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Varuna ORC Trooper |
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mmmmm Overdron |
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New Riot Girls |
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New Morlock Gruppe |
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New Sin Eater |
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Bakunin Starter |
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Task Master |
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Task Master render |
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Carlos, Fernando and Angel in the Q&A part of the Seminar |
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Its all in the Reflexes |
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Big Teddy at the Wyrd Games booth |
Well that's all for now. The Adepticon
room is booked and we have some big big plans for 2017. I am so
excited I can barely contain myself. I have to though, as its top
secret and will ruin the surprise. Needless to say its going to be very fun and blow some minds!
Until next time crush the Alliance and
as always
REMEMBER DRAMOS!!!!!!!
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