(wargame_insomniac @ Oct. 21 2007,17:50)
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(primarch @ Oct. 21 2007,20:46)
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Hi!
Oddly I am HEAVILY invested in AT-43. I love the system and really like the pre-painted minis. I would have never played confrontation, but the new box set is based on the same AT rules and system and I already pre-ordered two boxes.
I have seen the discontent regarding this change. I think Rackham handled this poorly. But if they even get half the success with the new confrontation as with AT-43, Rackham will do very well.
Primarch
I had n't realised that the AT43 figures were pre-painted. The paint jobs on their website are pretty good. What about the actual figure released?
If paintjobs are as good as on website then it is worth buying the UNA figures for use as generic near future soldiers. Just taking the Steel Troopers, Steel Tacarms, Fire Toads, Star Troopers & Wing Troopers it looks as if you have a reasonable choice of units.
I guess some gamers prefer fantasy and some prefer sci-fi. As Primarch says if AT-43 takes off it will be a sucess and probably make Rackham more resilient and able to cope with any fall in demand for sales of Confrontation.
If any gaming company has all eggs in one basket then sooner or later sales for that game will dip. Privateer Press is in same boat with Warmachine/Hordes.
Primarch- What AT-43 figures have you bought so far and what did you think of paint job and casting quality?
Cheers
James
The paint quality is VERY good. I believe they are the best pre-paints on the market... period.
THe strider (mechs) even got stickers and such that make them look good. THe coolest part is that the parts are MOVABLE and REMOVABLE, so as to change weapons configurations. You can even swap the heads on the infantry!!
As always, if you're a painter, no doubt you'll find that you could do better, but these things out of the box are heads and shoulder better than what most people do for their minis (me included) and the ability to play right out of the box is HUGE. These are not crappy clicky minis paint job. They are not museum quality or will win you a competition, but you wont feel embarrassed to field them either. Like I said compared to what I have seen the average gamer do, these things are quite good.
The answer to "what I have bought" is answered in the usual "primarchesque" way...
...EVERYTHING!!
I have several thousands of points of each of UNA, Red Blok and Therians. Luckily I did most of my shopping before my move, since the economic crunch of it would have permitted me from getting into the game. It was kind of funny opening moving boxes with brand new AT inside I bought in PR. They sure have had a lot of use as a growing AT group is surging here.
I wouldnt worry about Rackham and thier financial state. While thier move with Confrontation brought much anger, AT is making a killing in the US and if Confrontation can match it (which I think it will), they will easily make up for the investment.
I think they are wise going with QUALITY pre-paints. I can not stress enough how easy it is to attract gamers for it when you tell them all they need to do is buy and open the box and.... PLAY!
Lots of people love painting, but I believe even MORE like playing. I think this company is taping into a great source of revenue with these games.
Primarch
