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Post by warlord1985 on Oct 26, 2005 11:01:42 GMT -5
High school student...those were the days.
Being a poor college student is even worse!
-W
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Post by baw on Oct 26, 2005 11:23:38 GMT -5
The time in my life I remember having the least money of all is when I bought my first house High School was bad.. College worse! But that one tops them all.. It is amazing how many things you need to spend money on! (The good news ... I still have my 1970;s Star Wars Curtains hanging up in my Computer room
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Post by vicidin69 on Oct 27, 2005 21:10:44 GMT -5
yo,
i got a half case from two venues i play at in san diego split it between them i am pretty happy i got all 4 nova cats the kodiak king crab night stalker and all my davion pieces plus all the republic pieces i was upset i didnt get the kurita mechs but im sure ill see some soon enough ,
Im positive ill get the king crab theres 3 local venues hosting the call to arms and only 4 really active players plus three battle masters that dont compete at there venues , Ive ben doing pretty good lately havent been on the boards much but just wanted to say Hi and ya i was happy with a half case
peace
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Post by RoyalScion on Oct 27, 2005 22:19:58 GMT -5
Well outa 5 packs... I got: 2 HS King Crabs "Buford" Neanderthal.
nothing seemed terribly wrong, so I'm pretty lucky I guess. Except for one of the HS King Crabs. Which came off its base and seems terribly hard to reglue <_<
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Post by X-Sythe on Oct 27, 2005 22:32:29 GMT -5
bought 10 boosters and got 2 Quatums, 1 King crab, LE Cozo, and Kisho's Wendingo. It was freshly opened case, which means they are top heavy in uniques/LEs ;D
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Post by baw on Oct 28, 2005 6:47:48 GMT -5
I just got a message the hurricane was delaying my case oh well maybe it will be here soon!
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Post by Zxqueb on Oct 28, 2005 9:57:27 GMT -5
My case has been shipped to my FLGS and will be here today or tomorrow!!! I CAN'T WAIT!!!
*Whew*
Z
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Post by Zxqueb on Oct 29, 2005 17:22:23 GMT -5
Well, I didn't get my case -- It will be delivered on Monday. So I bought one booster at another gamestore. Still friendly, though not so local. I pulled: "Jack" Night Stalker HS Savior Repair Vehicle HK ATV BR Ravager BA Julz Kolchak Beagle Active Probe Pull together (mission card) Overall it was a pretty kick ass booster. Jack is very playable and the infantry pieces are in factions I play. The only trade bait from that booster is the savior! Nice! Z
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Post by thekaiser on Oct 29, 2005 22:28:57 GMT -5
Well, I didn't get my case -- It will be delivered on Monday. So I bought one booster at another gamestore. Still friendly, though not so local. I pulled: "Jack" Night Stalker HS Savior Repair Vehicle HK ATV BR Ravager BA Julz Kolchak Beagle Active Probe Pull together (mission card) Overall it was a pretty kick ass booster. Jack is very playable and the infantry pieces are in factions I play. The only trade bait from that booster is the savior! Nice! Z Since when did you play HK? (You cannot see the 3 ? on this black background...) EDIT:Anyways, with a Kill it and Keep it event this thurs, I shall be purchasing 3 boosters, along with another 2-3 to not use, and that shall be it for me. Here is to hoping I pull/kill any CNC/HK pieces I need until DO.
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Post by Zxqueb on Oct 29, 2005 23:00:07 GMT -5
Um. Since Firepower? I played them today, in fact. (see the current army of the week)
Z
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Post by thekaiser on Oct 29, 2005 23:04:17 GMT -5
Um. Since Firepower? I played them today, in fact. (see the current army of the week) Z Since today begins at 12:00A.M., I am suprised the venue is still open that late So basically, you play HK/BR/HL/CNC/SSw/Merc? That sure is a lot of factions to be playing, not to mention collect.
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Post by Zxqueb on Oct 29, 2005 23:25:17 GMT -5
Liao BR SC/CNC HK with a dash of DF, SW, SS and JF It sure is. Not to mention that I have all of the SC, Liao and HK pieces up through Firepower. And hopefully, I'll also have all of the RD faction pieces soon. Z
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Post by Zxqueb on Oct 30, 2005 19:29:31 GMT -5
So since I didn't have my case today, I spent a good long time looking at BP, building armies and really taking in the set. And wow. What a great set it is. Yes, there is some chaff, but there are also some outstanding units! Highlights: Combat Techs. You'll see these running around all over the place, no question. A great unit for a 1 cap drop, especially when most mechs post-FP can be repaired out of salvage (Actually, ALL of them except wooly + prowler, who nobody plays)! An even better unit for a 2 cap drop with point defense! Get persuader up to full, even when his defense is HIGH! Scout ATVs. They're back! The NC version is particularly strong. For 70pts you have a 14 attack IT 2 damage energy formation capable of hitting on the first turn. Ouch. Ravager BA. 2 damage all the way down the dial, baby! Well, except for those kurita suits. Angerona BA and Thunderbird BA. With 10" on many of them, you have a decent formation drop for your high damage mechs/tanks. Plus they are BA and are not subject to caustic and sub-zero! Nice. Bishop transports. 3cap and longer dial than a zahn! Not a great defense, but they'll get you where you need to go. These will be key in post retirement first strike armies. Enyo. These aren't bad little drops. 9attack + pulse and IT for 60 points! Good backup on the cheap! Solitaires: Not bad. Lights at ~100pts with 4 damage! They have to get in close, but you can definitely fit in screeners/ grapplers. I can see running two of the BRs with support. Stalking Spiders. These are excellent! Especially the HD version. 14 inch range + pulse! The Rots version is also quite nice. Nova Cats. Both CNC versions are mindblowingly good. The Kurita I could live without. Quantum. With his pilot and evade, this is one of the best support mechs in the game. Period. Jack. With the LE Pilot, this is the other one. The LE pilot ability blows my mind! I feel a tank drop through blocking coming on. Buford + pilot. I can full strike for a potential 6 damage with a 12 attack? I can do it with an assault order?! The RD kodiak. It's a big mech... nice, but nothing special. What IS special is that gear card that comes with it. Assault Camo for RD mechs. Not single use. 6 points. Take that in a second. So I can get blackout (for example) to a 26 in hindering by recruiting to RD?! Holy cow that's cheesy! The not so good: Cizins, bellonas, Jes IIIs *sigh* Havocs: I don't like these as much as the solitaires for similar stats. Not as good damage output. None are standout to me. Do you guys see something I don't? --------------------- The best thing about this set is that mechs are definately more playable... especially WITH their preferred pilots. Most of the mechs are not anywhere close to being as good if their pilots are switched out. That to me indicates that the game is moving in a good direction! Ok, I'm done edorkulating for now. Z
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Post by RoyalScion on Oct 30, 2005 20:32:50 GMT -5
Nope don't see anything about Havocs... I quite enjoy the solitaires though....
Cizins aren't so bad at least, at least not the elite CNC version, 22 def isn't anything to sneeze about for 49 points... but then again they don't have great attack or range. I guess it's not terrible.
I enjoy pretty much all the pilot abilities.... except for Kasumi Cho's, which is pretty much useless... my question is.. why is the LE version of Kolchak so much better than the unique... you get the unique abilities + another ability for the same amount of points... where's the logic in that?
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thekaiser
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Post by thekaiser on Oct 30, 2005 21:01:35 GMT -5
Personally, I cannot wait to get the 6-7 packs I shall be purchasing for AN. I am hoping for a high number of CNC/HK pieces, especially the Thunderbird BA/Wendigos/ATVs/Bishops. A shadow Cat would be nice, but I think I would rather take a Wendigo over them, better range, attack, etc. etc.
And with Tuesday being a "kill it and Keep it", I am hoping to get anything else I cannot secure in trades or from purchases there(Now just to secure some mechs Wayne equips, though my priority shall be infantry, and leave the mechs until last, I need CNC/HK support over mechs...).
Best part of all, no God forsaken Koshis for Matt to just charge in and steal kills with!
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