Hi!
I have decided I will write a petition to Jervis stating that we like
the previous game and that's the way epic should go. I was slanted this
way because of a lot of support I am getting from the GW forum. I've
been promised about 40 names and e-mails, maybe even more when I post
there asking for them.
I want at least 100 names and addresses, which I think I can pull. While
I agree that perhaps it will simply be ignored its one of those things I
think I'm obligated to do and it seems the amount of people counting on
it is growing.
Of course I will add some feedback to Epic A, but it will be HONEST and
highly CRITICAL. Note this does NOT mean it will be boorish or
ill-mannered. I will phrase it in my best "doctors" speech (you the kind
we use when we tell a patient he has cancer and he's going to die in 6
months).
The letter will be posted here and elsewhere for feedback.
Peter
-----Original Message-----
From: deaconblue3_at_... [mailto:deaconblue3@...]
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 12:43 PM
To: netepic_at_yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [NetEpic ML] Epic A: should we say someting?
<grin> None of this "bothers" me from an individual gamers point of
view. Epic could disappear today and I still would have enough to run a
convention all by myself. But my comments are usually with newbies in
mind. All these changes make it hard for someone new to join in. Think
about how much you spent to have what you got now and think how much it
will cost in a year or so for the same amount of minis. No a pleasant
thought.
-->We have the same concerns here, but different approaches. Getting
some one new into the game will be very difficult if the minis aren't
available in mass outlets, like most GW stuff is. If there are no minis
available, or if a newbie has to go through mail order, or
specialorders,
then interest isn't going to grow. The main issue here is infantry, as
I
believe that the vehicles will remain approximately the same, relatively
speaking. That is a minor consideration, given the number of historical
infantry that can be used as proxies for IG, and there are some 6mm
fantasy/scifi manufacturers out there. For IG, the historicals should
be
generally available, even in local stores. 6mm Napoleonic cavalry make
great Rough Riders (with more varied looks). WW2 Microarmor infantry
work well for IG troops, and I'm sure that there are Stragrunt minis
that
can be subbed for the others. As long as enough vehicles and titans
remain available, the infantry will be fine. Biggest concern should be
the availability of Titans. Not much out there translates over with out
a lot of work, and Titans are a big draw to the game. Rock 'em sock 'em
robots man. Kewl. And while proxies are all and well, most gamers will
want "real" IG/SM/Eldar/Orks for their armies. No Epic from GW/Fanatic,
their main source will be Ebay, and the odd lot on places like
Bartertown. Think about the cost then, as opposed to whatever GW will
charge. Think about what a Leviathan goes for on Ebay (Or an orginal
metal Marauder for B-Tech).
In any event I'm buying them cheap when the game flops. Two dollars a
blister sounds about right <evil grin>.
Peter
-->Like you, I have no need for anything new. I have enough SM, IG, and
Chaos to last me a good long while. Those I play with generally have
more than enough to play regularly with out having to use the same army
composition twice. So unless there is something I simply must have, I
probably won't get anything.
"No matter where you go, there you are." B.Bonzai
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