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Post subject: Infinity  Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 7:14 pm |
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That's funny, after seeing the new stealth suits, I'm more likely to ditch GW for Infinity.
Out of curiosity, what's haqqislam mean in arabic?
I might be able to get a playtest game in sometime this week... if I can find someone who's willing to try a new game.
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Post subject: Infinity Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 9:03 pm |
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| Quote (Lion in the Stars @ 21 Nov. 2005 (11:14)) | | Out of curiosity, what's haqqislam mean in arabic? |
I would suspect it would truly depend on which particular version of written or spoken Arabic would be in use as the source for the word.
As I understand it Haqq would very loosely translate out something along the lines of "the truth" so Haqqislam would be a bastardized word meaning something along the lines of the Real or True Islam...
Although I'd be willing to bet my next paycheque that in the case of Haqqislam it wouldn't actually be conjugated that way at all.
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Post subject: Infinity Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 7:55 am |
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| Quote (Heresiarch @ 21 Nov. 2005 (21:03)) | | Quote (Lion in the Stars @ 21 Nov. 2005 (11:14)) | | Out of curiosity, what's haqqislam mean in arabic? |
I would suspect it would truly depend on which particular version of written or spoken Arabic would be in use as the source for the word.
As I understand it Haqq would very loosely translate out something along the lines of "the truth" so Haqqislam would be a bastardized word meaning something along the lines of the Real or True Islam... |
Very true Heresiarch - in another contest, however, it means that it is damned. At least it's not written correctly; but I'd personally not include the name of any religion in a game at all. I wouldn't be offended by anyone damning Catholics (I am one) (er - a Catholic, not someone damning the religion...  ), but - say, in Malta, where I live - not everyone would feel that way. In fact I wonder whether people here would feel that way about GW's od Squat world being named Golgotha. Scratch that - I'm certain they'd be offended.
Anyway - hasn't much to do with the game at all. So back on topic, or I'll end up moderating myself for extensive digression. 
Has anyone made a Defiler yet - or is it only me who sees that many-legged thingy that way?
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Post subject: Infinity Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 8:31 pm |
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I haven't seen any of the minis 'in the flesh' yet, but it looks like the remotes are on 25mm bases. That implies that they'll be a bit big for defiler conversions. 4-legged knights, OTOH... 
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Ahhh. So ka. That would be an ... unfortunate translation. I wonder if anyone's pointed this out to them, yet.
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Post subject: Infinity Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 9:14 pm |
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Post subject: Infinity Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 9:10 am |
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In fact I wonder whether people here would feel that way about GW's od Squat world being named Golgotha. Scratch that - I'm certain they'd be offended.
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They probably love a few other GW worlds then, like Gehenna and Armageddon...
Or for that matter the unfortunate possible conotations of calling the Haqqislam homeworld "Arsch"... thats the one that really made me go.
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Hehe, that's what caught my eye too. German speaking moslems might not be too happy about that.
Anyway, they're going to need some real editing done on the rules. I'm not a native speaker and even I noticed the rules, while perfectly understandable, are full of funny expressions which might irritate native English speakers. It's pretty obvious the writer is in some cases writing Spanish in English. Just like I am every now and then writing Finnish in English.
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Post subject: Infinity Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 1:58 pm |
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Thanks. I had missed that, and have now read it through. A few points...
1. The point made about the secrecy of the Lieutenant is something that struck me too.
2. Scaleability. I am not sure how well this system will take to larger games. It is clearly aimed at squad action engagements - with each mini being activated seperately. With larger games, this could be tiresome. Also, the reaction system leaves me with a few worries. Advanced Space Crusade (ahhh, short pause while CS reflects on one of his top games of all time and his eyes glaze over) had a similar system. This works great when you are likely to get one or two enemy troops watching you, but when you have more infantry, and potentially four or more reactions, it all gets bogged down.
3. Modifiers - everywhere. I dont mind the modifiers but there seem to be a lot to keep track of. Also, the question in the box at the start of turn two was something that I mentioned worried me a little. When do you conduct 'face to face' rolls and when do you roll straight to target values?
I think that this game has the potential to be really interesting. The background is new, and the concept of 'hacking' could be explored a lot more. In general, I think that I will wait to see the 'Combined Army' force to makie a decision on - I am a sucker for the AI troops!
Has anyone else experienced this game?
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Post subject: Infinity Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 8:43 pm |
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SPACE CRUSADE? Pah! Space Crusade was the MB crossover which was an OK family game but was more of a board game than a wargame... although it did introduce the Chaos Androids and the Chaos Dread (I must get around to painting mine soon!).
Advanced Space Crusade is still one of my favourite games of all time... easily top three! Imagine Space Hulk, with a lot more flexibility, with exploration and strategy as well as tactics, diving prone, snap fire and aimed fire, grenades and melta charges, and loads more. I have tried to draw Jervis into a conversation about ASC, and if we ever meet that will be on my agenda, but he refuses to discuss it. Everyone seems to hate this game, including the designer, except me! I oculd go on about this game for a long time... in fact I am working on a sequal set of rules - Advanced Space Crusade Two, initally called ASCII (geek humour!) but now designated Exit Strategy. I still play this when I can and it performs as a use for my 40K minis.
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