steeldragon
Mongoose
I believe there are too many good skirmish games right now, it's like the trend. Infinity, Urban War and Dark Age cover all my needs on the Sci-Fi area. Helldorado and Warmachine do the same on the Fantasy side.
I'm a miniatures gamer more than anything else, and my current "needs" of a game will probably go on more of a "game in a box", like Space Hulk.
I will be more interested in a self contained game with two sides all packaged in a box, not like a boardgame, there are plenty of those, but with cool Judges against something in a real table or a printed map (with no squares, thank you very much). Let's say the game is called Mega City 1: Riot Control. Hordes of citizens that are generating civil unrest in the streets against Judges. Give me 8-10 scenarios campaign with a slightly different taste, and that will provide great value. A game I can actually play several times, cool minis, I don't need to plan additional purchases, wait for releases that might never come or min/max army lists. Scenarios might include "Pinpoint the Leaders", "Thou shall not Pass", "Break the Lines", etc.
There should be a campaign system, what current games are missing is a way to "advance" your characters through a linked set of scenarios.
Now the game is doing well, people are attracted to the idea and Mongoose releases a new game, same basic rules and also self contained, Mega City 1: Mutant Uprising, same idea than before, Judges, with different equipment and different sculpts, plus mutants. 8-10 more scenarios. But wait a minute, this guys have included 6 additional scenarios that combine the previous release with this one. You play with the Judges in Riot Control outfit and the ones included in this game in "bigger" battles, or you just combine a few models from here and a few from there. Hey I already have the previous game, so let's give it a try... or I'm a new gamer that just grabbed this game 'cause I liked the box (or the models, the idea or it was a present...) and I would love to try those extra scenarios, so I go and buy the previous set.
I can do that with several releases, against all the opponents talked before, Robots, Dark Judges, etc. Each box should bring one diferent "named" character (or let's face it, different sculpts of Dredd). One of the games MUST involve one of the Judges in a bike (or maybe three judges in bikes against a biker gang) just for the sculpt.
This way I will buy one of the games for the miniatures, be hooked with the campaign system and keep buying the new games, 'cause they will provide me with a new experience and will expand my forces. Every gamer will have all the factions and since it's scenario driven you will not have mirror matches (so you have a Mobile Infantry army against my... mmm... Mobile Infantry and what you have... mmm... OK... Mobile Infantry, great...).
This way it's good even if you get delayed with the releases, 'cause you already have everything you need for playing or you can stop producing the games and no one will feel unsupported...
So I provided you with a commercial idea, a game basis and I can give you my resume as a miniature sculptor and amateur game designer XD
Hope you like my idea, 'cause it's the only way I will be getting into another game...
Andres
I'm a miniatures gamer more than anything else, and my current "needs" of a game will probably go on more of a "game in a box", like Space Hulk.
I will be more interested in a self contained game with two sides all packaged in a box, not like a boardgame, there are plenty of those, but with cool Judges against something in a real table or a printed map (with no squares, thank you very much). Let's say the game is called Mega City 1: Riot Control. Hordes of citizens that are generating civil unrest in the streets against Judges. Give me 8-10 scenarios campaign with a slightly different taste, and that will provide great value. A game I can actually play several times, cool minis, I don't need to plan additional purchases, wait for releases that might never come or min/max army lists. Scenarios might include "Pinpoint the Leaders", "Thou shall not Pass", "Break the Lines", etc.
There should be a campaign system, what current games are missing is a way to "advance" your characters through a linked set of scenarios.
Now the game is doing well, people are attracted to the idea and Mongoose releases a new game, same basic rules and also self contained, Mega City 1: Mutant Uprising, same idea than before, Judges, with different equipment and different sculpts, plus mutants. 8-10 more scenarios. But wait a minute, this guys have included 6 additional scenarios that combine the previous release with this one. You play with the Judges in Riot Control outfit and the ones included in this game in "bigger" battles, or you just combine a few models from here and a few from there. Hey I already have the previous game, so let's give it a try... or I'm a new gamer that just grabbed this game 'cause I liked the box (or the models, the idea or it was a present...) and I would love to try those extra scenarios, so I go and buy the previous set.
I can do that with several releases, against all the opponents talked before, Robots, Dark Judges, etc. Each box should bring one diferent "named" character (or let's face it, different sculpts of Dredd). One of the games MUST involve one of the Judges in a bike (or maybe three judges in bikes against a biker gang) just for the sculpt.
This way I will buy one of the games for the miniatures, be hooked with the campaign system and keep buying the new games, 'cause they will provide me with a new experience and will expand my forces. Every gamer will have all the factions and since it's scenario driven you will not have mirror matches (so you have a Mobile Infantry army against my... mmm... Mobile Infantry and what you have... mmm... OK... Mobile Infantry, great...).
This way it's good even if you get delayed with the releases, 'cause you already have everything you need for playing or you can stop producing the games and no one will feel unsupported...
So I provided you with a commercial idea, a game basis and I can give you my resume as a miniature sculptor and amateur game designer XD
Hope you like my idea, 'cause it's the only way I will be getting into another game...
Andres