Fry
Underboss
1724 Posts
    
 | | 10/27/2005 2:58 PM |
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"Why am I all sticky and naked? Did I miss something fun?"
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Fry
Underboss
1724 Posts
| | 10/27/2005 2:58 PM |
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Originally posted by Darthrau
Coming up with a fresh concept for the 9th Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader was a bit challenging. Would a Vader that could potentially make 16 attacks in a single turn qualify as something different?
Sounds like new Vader is going to have the super-sweep that Mace Windu has. :/ | |
"Why am I all sticky and naked? Did I miss something fun?"
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Count Dooku
Commander
4637 Posts
New York
| | 10/27/2005 5:06 PM |
| quote:
Coming up with a fresh concept for the 9th Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader was a bit challenging. Would a Vader that could potentially make 16 attacks in a single turn qualify as something different?
This is NOT good news. We dont need a 9th Anakin/Vader like he said.
What we need are new characters.
Is it really necessary to put Anakin/Vader/Luke/Obi-Wan in every set?
The answer is NO.
How many people will actually not buy a set because Luke or Vader isnt in it? And if they do choose not to buy is it really a big deal? It seems to me if someone is going to turn their nose up at a set because of the exclusion of a single character..then if you did put that character in it all they would do is try to get the one mini and stop collecting...So its not worth wasting a slot on Vader #5 when it could be Captain Panaka or Barris Ofee instead.
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mordantos
Underboss
1210 Posts
| | 10/27/2005 6:58 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Count Dooku
Is it really necessary to put Anakin/Vader/Luke/Obi-Wan in every set?
The answer is NO.
Well, depends on what the contract with Lucas says. If it is a choice between no set and another Vader, I will take the Vader...
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Originally posted by Count Dooku
It seems to me if someone is going to turn their nose up at a set because of the exclusion of a single character
Or conversely, because of the inclusion of a single character... [)] | | | |
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Jhonwolf
Sneak
72 Posts
| | 10/27/2005 7:50 PM |
| Well perhaps this is due to vader able to use the force 2 times a turn...(2x lightsaber sweep if vader is totally surrounded = 16 attacks)
so while it looks absurd it could be simply a rather unlikely possibility in the game itself.
And yeah we don't need another anakin/darth vader model...but i'm more worried about the future of star wars miniatures than the lack of an unknown character in the line. | |
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Alakhai
Underboss
1842 Posts
| | 10/28/2005 8:26 AM |
| And most people do not collect whole sets.
So basically every new Vader is a chance fot he kiddies to get one in a booster... I'm pretty sure that's the reasoning behind this.
Cheers
Al. | |
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Hero of the Force
Siddartha of Suburbia
Underboss
2277 Posts
| | 10/28/2005 5:10 PM |
| Not being a set collector I don't mind the multiple Vader, but I can understand the frustration of those who go for the sets here, several of the same unique figure? When does that become useful?
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Originally posted by Alakhai
. . . every new Vader is a chance fot he kiddies to get one in a booster...
After all, New players would be less likely to get into the game in the future if their only chances to get Vader passed two years earlier.
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Jhonwolf
Sneak
72 Posts
| | 10/28/2005 7:10 PM |
| | You touch a very important point in my opinion: if the game is supposed to attract new people, there will need to be availability of the classic heroes/sets. I know the folks that collect stuff and want their things to go +$ won't agree, but demand increase with the playability of the game. If the game dies, the market for the minis would probably drop for these guys too. | |
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mordantos
Underboss
1210 Posts
| | 10/28/2005 7:16 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Siddartha of Suburbia
several of the same unique figure? When does that become useful?
I kinda like it, since they are all different point cost and power wise. Lets me create a variety of squads that include my favorite Imperial.
Also, it lets us come up with nicknames:
RS Vader, DK - "Vader Choke A B!tch"
RS Vader, SL - "Sith Lord of the Dance"
RotS Anakin - "Angry Annie"
RotS Vader - "Disco Vader"
Uni Vader, JH - "Vade Ruth"
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wicked cool
Underboss
2130 Posts
| | 10/28/2005 11:01 PM |
| | awesome news. Im glad lucas has a say in it. Also another vader sculpt is a welcome addition. i mostly collect/diorams so if they can continue to improve then i will always display the best one. id also love a yoda in each set . the green guy was the best of them all | |
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Fry
Underboss
1724 Posts
| | 10/29/2005 8:29 AM |
| | Universe Vader is giving a presentation. "Now if you'll see here, the projections for the fourth quarter..." | |
"Why am I all sticky and naked? Did I miss something fun?"
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Fun Guy from Yuggoth
Cthulhufnord
Warlord
11001 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 10/29/2005 4:19 PM |
| | Oh great another one.... Most people I know refuse to play against the latest version of Vader, they made him into too much of a monster. | |
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mordantos
Underboss
1210 Posts
| | 10/29/2005 10:19 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Cthulhufnord
Most people I know refuse to play against the latest version of Vader, they made him into too much of a monster.
That is a real shame.
Yes, Vader, JH is tough but he is beatable and it is very satisfying to do so. | | | |
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wicked cool
Underboss
2130 Posts
| | 10/31/2005 10:22 AM |
| | when should we start seeing previews for champions? | |
The ROCK layeth the smacketh down. Long live Farscape
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mordantos
Underboss
1210 Posts
| | 10/31/2005 2:10 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by wicked cool
when should we start seeing previews for champions?
Previously I believe it has been a month or two before the set release.
And I suspect we won't see anything until after the Attack on Endor, so as to not take the focus off the other releases... | | | |
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Fun Guy from Yuggoth
Cthulhufnord
Warlord
11001 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 11/01/2005 3:14 AM |
| My friends and I are into casual play for the most part, so certain figures don't get used. R2D2 for the most part is a big no-no, esp. the cracked out toe-cable version of him. Vader JH is beatable but it realy takes a specific warband to do so.
quote:
Originally posted by mordantos
quote:
Originally posted by Cthulhufnord
Most people I know refuse to play against the latest version of Vader, they made him into too much of a monster.
That is a real shame.
Yes, Vader, JH is tough but he is beatable and it is very satisfying to do so.
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Orion72
Underboss
1917 Posts
| | 11/02/2005 11:50 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Darthrau
... but there is also a strong Rebel line up which is going to cause the Stormtroopers some heartburn. I have waited a long time for an opportunity to flesh out the generic Rebel forces, and this is it.
Ummmm, YAY! I only play Classic characters, no interest in prequel trilogy or EU characters (exept maybe charcters from the TotJ comics). This is good news for me! | | | |
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Darthrau
Underboss
2233 Posts
| | 11/03/2005 12:41 PM |
| | I'd say previews for CotF will pop up around late Feb. early March. A long long way in a galaxy far far away. | |
Champion of Jarlaxle
Sets:
Star Wars Year one complete,44/60 Champions of the Force,0/60 Bounty Hunters | |
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mordantos
Underboss
1210 Posts
| | 11/03/2005 6:04 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Darthrau
I'd say previews for CotF will pop up around late Feb. early March. A long long way in a galaxy far far away.
But I expect unofficial previews will start before that- Rob & co 'accidentally' letting things slip [)] | | | |
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TheOriginalGamer
Sneak
149 Posts
Oklahoma
| | 11/18/2005 6:31 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Fry
Universe Vader is giving a presentation. "Now if you'll see here, the projections for the fourth quarter..."
HAHA! That is the best Ever! My image of Universe Vader is now skewed for life.
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mordantos
Underboss
1210 Posts
| | 11/19/2005 5:33 AM |
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Originally posted by TheOriginalGamer
HAHA! That is the best Ever! My image of Universe Vader is now skewed for life.
You don't know the power of Accountancy!
You have failed to meet quarterly projections for the last time.
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Jhonwolf
Sneak
72 Posts
| | 11/19/2005 11:44 AM |
| appologies accepted, admiral
I am soon going to place Vader JH in a pan and watch him melt...that's going to satisfy my frustration with that mini | |
Completed Trades:
-Eric the God; 7 miniatures, 5/5
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Mushroom King
Thor
Underboss
1938 Posts
| | 11/19/2005 6:02 PM |
| STOP!! You guy's are just ruining my perceptions of these powerful minis....
Universe Vader: "Am I pulling my 5 iron....????"
GRIN | |
Cheers !!
----THOR (Atlanta GA)
Kauke@Juno.com (E-Mail me for a current Trade List)
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Kithmaker
Commander
3926 Posts
| | 11/19/2005 9:43 PM |
| What are you guys talking about?!? The Universe Vader has the best pose of all of them! Frickin' "ballet" Vader in RS, "disco" (or something even worse) Vader in RotS... now we have one that actually looks decent.
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My H/W list is not current...
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mordantos
Underboss
1210 Posts
| | 11/20/2005 1:24 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Kithmaker
What are you guys talking about?!? The Universe Vader has the best pose of all of them! Frickin' "ballet" Vader in RS, "disco" (or something even worse) Vader in RotS... now we have one that actually looks decent.
You forgot the best Vader- From Rebel Storm, Darth Vader, AmIGonnaHaveToChokeABitch.
And he mods real nice too:
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Sean-Khan
Commander
2723 Posts
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Fun Guy from Yuggoth
Cthulhufnord
Warlord
11001 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 11/23/2005 2:44 AM |
| | I'm not sure if we will see banned SW minatures. It does not sound like something Lucas would allow. Too bad realy there are a number of degenerate figures/combinations people can pull. | |
Pathetic Earthlings. Hurling your bodies out into the void - without the slightest inkling of who or what is out here. If you had known anything about the true nature of the universe - anything at all - you would have hidden from it in terror. | |
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