Re: More Warpath Awesomeness from Mantic!

Posted by BobbieTheDamned on Oct 10, 2011; 8:37pm
URL: http://the-lost-and-the-damned.71.s1.nabble.com/More-Warpath-Awesomeness-from-Mantic-tp6723969p6878407.html

Metropolis wrote

So far, what I have seen, Warpath is 'average'

So far I'd have to agree, but they're trying to take on the big boys and I think they're doing rather well given that the game isn't even on sale yet. I don't really think its fair to compare a game that's nearing its 25th year with one that's not even released. Rogue Trader certainly wasn't without its flaws.

Metropolis wrote

The marauder basic troops are the old kings of war orcs, with space weaponry!

Which is strangely exactly what GW did to make the current generation of Orks about 15 years ago and haven't done anything but re-cut them ever since.

Metropolis wrote

The squats are quite blocky

Yeah they are, not to keen on them myself, may well use the rules but for other minis.

Metropolis wrote

The vehicles are in a finecast equivalents, why not plastic so conversions are easier

I have to correct you: Mantic's resin plastic is nothing like GW finecast. Totally different material and casting process. Mantic are doing their vehicles like this because it makes them a lot cheaper. Big plastic vehicles means really expensive steel moulds, whereas the resin plastic they use can be poured into much cheaper rubber moulds. I wouldn't be surprised if they do variants on their vehicles. The resin plastic is also really easy to cut with a razor saw.

Metropolis wrote

Mantic are in the same business as GW, to make money!

Yup but Mantic are trying to make money by listening to what their customers want rather than telling them what they want.

Metropolis wrote

 Warpath will hopefully develop and be a good game system with some good miniatures

I hope so too, I can see it going one of three ways: either they take a bit of a risk and keep up developing a lot of new models and rules, lots of people buy them and it goes really well, or people don't buy them and it falls flat, or they don't keep up pace and the game fails before it starts.

The new pictures of the models on a table are promising, it looks a little interesting and that's definitely a good thing.