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| 02:01 | < MittenNinja> | sup aimforthetop? |
| 02:01 | < aimforthetop> | Hey, mits! |
| 02:03 | < MittenNinja> | hows it goin? |
| 02:05 | < aimforthetop> | Uneventfully. You? |
| 02:05 | < MittenNinja> | Just started getting some things together to get some frames for sale in mu local game store |
| 02:05 | < MittenNinja> | They have rulers in addition to the books now |
| 02:06 | < MittenNinja> | some chub kits should be in there by the end of next week |
| 02:07 | < aimforthetop> | Nice. Hinge brick rulers? I have a grey and yellow one. |
| 02:07 | < MittenNinja> | If that goes well I'll be getting some kits for other frames in the rulebook for sale there |
| 02:07 | < MittenNinja> | yeah |
| 02:07 | < MittenNinja> | i just brought em six today |
| 02:08 | < MittenNinja> | seven bricks are grey and the e8th is either red or yellow |
| 02:09 | < aimforthetop> | What colors are you making the Chub kits out of? |
| 02:10 | < MittenNinja> | the first run is lgiht bley with yellow |
| 02:11 | < MittenNinja> | i managed to get enough parts for that color to make ten from only three bricklink stores |
| 02:11 | < MittenNinja> | for the first run i wanted to keep costs to a minimum in case it doesnt sell well |
| 02:11 | < MittenNinja> | if there ends up being enough demand i'll end up doing some other colors |
| 02:13 | < MittenNinja> | hangon brb |
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| 02:16 | < MittenNinja> | ...aaaand back |
| 02:16 | < aimforthetop> | Awesome that you were able to get that from just 3 stores. How many a kit? 5? |
| 02:16 | < MittenNinja> | 1 frame per kit |
| 02:16 | < MittenNinja> | so people can buy as many or as few as they want |
| 02:17 | < aimforthetop> | Good way to go. |
| 02:17 | < MittenNinja> | Since I'm running some games there as well it should be a lot easier to get newbies into the game too |
| 02:17 | < MittenNinja> | Oh you want to start playing? |
| 02:17 | < MittenNinja> | heres the book, ruler, and some frames |
| 02:18 | < MittenNinja> | My end goal here is not to make a ton of money on this stuff, but to get more people in the game and playing regularly |
| 02:18 | < aimforthetop> | And -then- make a ton of money (j/k) |
| 02:18 | < MittenNinja> | haha |
| 02:19 | < MittenNinja> | im really only looking to use the money i make to get me more stuff for MFZ, which in turn gets more people playing |
| 02:19 | < MittenNinja> | the fancier my demo setup is, the easier it is to get people into it |
| 02:19 | < aimforthetop> | It looks great already, but the more the better. |
| 02:19 | < MittenNinja> | id ideally like to get enough people playing out here where we can start organizing tournaments |
| 02:22 | < MittenNinja> | the store has already sold 7 copies of the rules so the key now is to get them in there playing regularly |
| 02:23 | < aimforthetop> | I need to actually play against someone other than myself. There's a decent gaming community here in Buffalo/Rochester, I need to network back into it. |
| 02:24 | < aimforthetop> | If I still lived in Jersey/Philly, I probably would have hooked up with the many guys down there by now. |
| 02:24 | < MittenNinja> | \talk to some people running local cons |
| 02:24 | < MittenNinja> | see if you can get a table to demo at |
| 02:24 | < MittenNinja> | thats how i started |
| 02:25 | < MittenNinja> | from there its really easy to start networking with local stores and gamers |
| 02:26 | < MittenNinja> | you dont need an elaborite setup either |
| 02:26 | < MittenNinja> | even just a handful of frames a some minimal terrain does the trick |
| 02:26 | < aimforthetop> | Yeah. Fortunately I do have a semi-elaborate setup by now. |
| 02:27 | < aimforthetop> | Two companies of 6 Frames and 2 more in the works. And lots of terrain pieces I've never shown off before (had lots of bricks for this as I used to build minifig-scale castles) |
| 02:28 | < MittenNinja> | sounds like you have plenty |
| 02:28 | < MittenNinja> | and, for demoing, ive foudn that having smaller companies (5, 4, or even 3 frames) is ideal |
| 02:29 | < MittenNinja> | then youre not demoing these huge games that take a long time to finish |
| 02:29 | < aimforthetop> | Yeah, my tables should look good. World-building was a major reason why I got into this. |
| 02:29 | < MittenNinja> | you can get a few people together and play a quick 3 player skirmish, or at least a turn or two of one, rather quickly |
| 02:29 | < aimforthetop> | I was figuring a 3-player 4/3/3 is an ideal demo setup. |
| 02:29 | < MittenNinja> | yeah |
| 02:30 | < MittenNinja> | ive done 4 with full systems / 4 with < full systems/ and 3 with full systems |
| 02:30 | < MittenNinja> | works really well |
| 02:30 | < aimforthetop> | Cool. |
| 02:30 | < MittenNinja> | also demostrates why you would potentially not want 4 systems on all your frames |
| 02:33 | < aimforthetop> | Sounds good. Do you theme their systems around playing styles? Like a melee swarm company, a spot and arty company, etc? |
| 02:34 | < MittenNinja> | i did the defender with a well rounded company: one arty, one soldier, and one specialized direct fire unit |
| 02:34 | < MittenNinja> | the secondary attacker had movement and spotting systems with light firepower |
| 02:35 | < MittenNinja> | and the primary had a heavy melee frame and then two soldiers and an arty |
| 02:35 | < MittenNinja> | worked out pretty well |
| 02:35 | < MittenNinja> | then i would ask the players if they wanted to play "aggresive", "defensive", or "tactical" |
| 02:36 | < aimforthetop> | I hope the demo players come away with the impression that the beyond that demo, the game is flexible and they can assign a playing style to any Frame no matter what it looks like by just building/assigning the relevant systems. |
| 02:36 | < MittenNinja> | another thing i ran with the primary a couple of times that worked really well was having the the melee and then a direct fire specialist (2x Rd systems) and then the other two had a Df and an Arty system, allowing them to attack pretty much anything on the board |
| 02:37 | < MittenNinja> | thats usually one of the first things i would bring up |
| 02:37 | < MittenNinja> | "you're a battletech junkie? build some madcats" |
| 02:37 | < aimforthetop> | It's a great thing compared to conventional miniatures wargames where you're stuck in a certain style if you want a certain look. |
| 02:37 | < MittenNinja> | exactly |
| 02:38 | < MittenNinja> | sell the flexability to them while showing them how deep the game is |
| 02:39 | < MittenNinja> | most people i've run into that are skeptical dont believe a game can be simple yet deep and intricate |
| 02:39 | < MittenNinja> | once you show them that it can e done, their usually sold |
| 02:42 | < aimforthetop> | Gotta run out again. Nice talkin', Mitten. |
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| 04:29 | < MittenNinja> | sup mantis |
| 04:29 | < Mantisking> | Not much. |
| 04:29 | < Mantisking> | You? |
| 04:29 | < MittenNinja> | finally putting some decals to good use |
| 04:29 | < Mantisking> | Cool. |
| 04:30 | < Mantisking> | I'm editing a bunch of pictures I took today. |
| 04:30 | < MittenNinja> | nice |
| 04:30 | < Mantisking> | Just posted a new thread to the forum. |
| 04:31 | < MittenNinja> | https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/78682042/1377140_10152271535122166_93865422_ n.jpg |
| 04:33 | < Mantisking> | Slick. |
| 04:33 | < MittenNinja> | thanks |
| 04:33 | < MittenNinja> | im not seeing your post |
| 04:33 | < MittenNinja> | where is it? |
| 04:33 | < Mantisking> | It's in the Terrain sub-forum. |
| 04:34 | < MittenNinja> | ah the church? |
| 04:34 | < MittenNinja> | yeah thats pretty cool |
| 04:34 | < MittenNinja> | im assuming you're just using it for terrain as it's a little big for a station? |
| 04:35 | < Mantisking> | Yeah, it's just terrain. |
| 04:35 | < Mantisking> | I am debating doing an Ijad squad in those colors though. |
| 04:36 | < MittenNinja> | that could look pretty cool |
| 04:36 | < MittenNinja> | ive really only seen white or black used for primary colors for ijad companies |
| 04:37 | < MittenNinja> | itd be nice to see something a little different |
| 04:37 | < MittenNinja> | well, with the exception of Soren's Moon Fang Tribe. Those guys are friggin sweet |
| 04:38 | < Mantisking> | I've got that one Scrambler in Lt. bley and yellow. |
| 04:38 | < Mantisking> | Agrred on the Moon Fang Tribe. |
| 04:38 | < Mantisking> | "agreed" |
| 04:39 | < MittenNinja> | I would love to see a company of ijad in that yellow scheme |
| 04:39 | < MittenNinja> | Oh, btw |
| 04:40 | < Mantisking> | Yes? |
| 04:40 | < MittenNinja> | that company with the double spot on everything? |
| 04:40 | < MittenNinja> | friggin sweet |
| 04:40 | < Mantisking> | Nice. |
| 04:40 | < MittenNinja> | every once in a while one (or two) of them gets stuck with a really bad defense due to not having any blues, but everything is spotted, all the time |
| 04:41 | < MittenNinja> | and you can decide weather or not to lose one of those yellows depending on how close the frame is to the thick of things |
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| 04:44 | < MittenNinja> | welcome back top |
| 04:44 | < Mantisking> | Hmmn. Hopefully I'll get to see it in action in Denver next year. |
| 04:44 | < MittenNinja> | for sure |
| 04:44 | < Mantisking> | Aim! |
| 04:44 | < MittenNinja> | they are fast becoming my favorite company |
| 04:44 | < aimforthetop> | hey hey dudes |
| 04:44 | < MittenNinja> | even over my fat snakes |
| 04:45 | < Mantisking> | Mine is still my Spider Mechs. We'll see if that changes once I get to use the Drache Eis. |
| 04:45 | < MittenNinja> | I like the Draches way more visually |
| 04:46 | < MittenNinja> | theyve totally got a I'm not flashy but i'm tough as nails vibe to them |
| 04:46 | < aimforthetop> | All those Drache Eis look sick. It was great karma one of them got featured |
| 04:46 | < Mantisking> | They do look awesome. Pardon me while I reset my arm in the socket from patting myself on the back. |
| 04:46 | < MittenNinja> | lol |
| 04:47 | < Mantisking> | I was amazed that day the Artillery variant was featured in Explore. |
| 04:48 | < MittenNinja> | Yeah, i had one of my frames on explore, i didnt realize it at first and was like "HOLY SHIT. This thing has tons of views!" |
| 04:48 | < Mantisking> | It's currently standing at 6364 views and 26 favorites. |
| 04:48 | < Mantisking> | I wonder who else in the community has had one featured. |
| 04:48 | < Mantisking> | I know Malcolm has. |
| 04:49 | < MittenNinja> | yeah one of his Locust variants |
| 04:53 | < MittenNinja> | I need to get a new backdrop for taking pictures |
| 04:53 | < MittenNinja> | the orange one is the only one that isnt bent up and I have a company that's red and orage |
| 04:53 | < MittenNinja> | *orange |
| 04:54 | < MittenNinja> | I'm thinking of going back to a white one |
| 04:55 | < Mantisking> | I used to use white. |
| 04:57 | < Mantisking> | Mmmm, Talisker. |
| 04:58 | < MittenNinja> | whats that? |
| 04:59 | < Mantisking> | Scotch. |
| 04:59 | < MittenNinja> | Ah |
| 04:59 | < MittenNinja> | More of a tequila guy myself |
| 04:59 | < MittenNinja> | although a good whiskey ginger is something ill never turn down |
| 05:00 | < Mantisking> | Whiskey ginger? Whiskey and ginger ale? |
| 05:00 | < MittenNinja> | yessir |
| 05:00 | < Mantisking> | We prefer the Mamie Taylor, which adds lime juice to the other two. |
| 05:01 | < MittenNinja> | limme is usually a good choice with whiskey |
| 05:01 | < MittenNinja> | and tequila |
| 05:02 | < Mantisking> | Cabo Wabo just put out a tequila that I kinda like called Cabo Diablo. |
| 05:11 | < Mantisking> | Oh, getting back to Scramblers, I built one made from Kre-O and Lego. 27 pieces and only 3 of them are Lego. |
| 05:11 | < MittenNinja> | i dont quite get your facination with making stuff with pure Kre-o |
| 05:11 | < MittenNinja> | but hey, whatever floats your boat |
| 05:12 | < Mantisking> | It's another way of challenging myself. |
| 05:13 | < Mantisking> | It's like the Single Set Challenge. |
| 05:15 | < MittenNinja> | Hrm. Never thought of it that way |
| 05:17 | < Mantisking> | I've got a limited amount of Kre-O so that forces me to think about the way I build things. |
| 05:22 | < MittenNinja> | for sure |
| 05:27 | < Mantisking> | Ugh. I hate editing photos. |
| 05:28 | < MittenNinja> | i hear ya |
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| 05:49 | < Mantisking> | What are the shoulders for theose Hellion artillery frames? |
| 05:51 | < MittenNinja> | boxing helmets |
| 05:52 | < Mantisking> | Ahhh. |
| 05:52 | < Mantisking> | Nice job. |
| 05:52 | < MittenNinja> | thanks |
| 05:53 | < MittenNinja> | i saw them and knew i had to use them |
| 05:54 | < Mantisking> | I want to make shoulder pauldrons from the shield of the barbarian woman collectable minifig. |
| 05:57 | < MittenNinja> | the eagle shield? |
| 05:59 | < Mantisking> | Yup. |
| 06:00 | < MittenNinja> | that looks a little large |
| 06:00 | < MittenNinja> | could be cpool though |
| 06:01 | < Mantisking> | I think the hard part is going to be maintaining the color balance. |
| 06:01 | < Mantisking> | Gold is fairly easy to find but brown is not. Especially in MFZ-type parts. |
| 06:03 | < MittenNinja> | agreed |
| 06:08 | < Mantisking> | Just uploaded the Red Brotherhood group shot. |
| 06:09 | < MittenNinja> | nice! |
| 06:10 | < MittenNinja> | alrighty im out |
| 06:10 | < MittenNinja> | later man! |
| 06:10 | < Mantisking> | Now I have to sign them up for CfC. |
| 06:10 | < Mantisking> | Later. |
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