AT-43 is laughable.
After seeing the game in the box, it looks far too much like someone just scrapped together a game and threw it out there.
The humans were great, event though there is no weapons options in the same way as the heads, but then again, for 40.00 at my local store, I have to say they had better run around the table without me touching them. 40.00 for 6. I guess the additional money is for the extra heads in the box. The shard guys look like the crappy enemies in Titan A.E. I hate them with a passion, and cant believe someone could actually think they were worth the effort. A better idea is to go scrounge up a few hundred horror clicks ALIENS or Predators and use them on normal bases.
If this company had put the effort into a WW2 game, and set thier sights realisticly, they might have done something. This game is a fad, and HEROSCAPE easily beats it in terms of rules, price, and product.
I don't see any reason to change my opinion of " Prepaints".
BF2 was a bit of a streach in that they are small. I care less then anything about the sploch paint, when I can just as easily play this game at 1/72 scale, and have numerous options already out there without having to wait for needless effort to reinvent the wheel. I'm only sorry that I spent any time being upset about the subject.
I can buy about five tanks and three boxes of infantry for the price of a squad. Great rules that are going to be played by me with 1/72. I hope and pray that they get it right with SST. I have been a fan of this game from the beginning, and I admired the fast flexable play of this game.
If the pictures do this game justice, and we can see a few more different ( AS IN NEW!!) armies, we may have a winner.
I don't need to bash other companies in that they are doing a good job of that for themselves, but in my final straw of having to wait around for a yet another Space Marine army, I have had my fill of triviality.
I have to admit that Matt did a so so job of damage control, and did save a little face in the matter, but I will be wary of all companies from now on, as I watch a flourishing gaming market slowly killing itself with medeocrity, and having to watch new ideas die off and watch as companies follow the herd.
SST is a very solid product, and in getting the prepaints, we are going to be additionally served in the fore products horrible modeling. We will all get the same standard of quality, and if we dont like that, 25-75%off of leftovers cant really be that bad.
I always loved the day after Thanksgiving the best, anyway.
As much TURKEY as I want with the drama of the family done and over...
I OFFER A SUGGESTION...
Mongoose, can you consider a WW2 Prepainted game? Its missing, theres a market, and a good one to be made.
Good job again on the save mongoose, I look forward to the new figures.