Game News Warmachine: Tactics Kickstarter has begun

[Whisky]

Tags: Kickstarter; Privateer Press; Warmachine: Tactics

A Kickstarter for Warmachine: Tactics, a turn-based combat game based in the tabletop game setting of Warmachine has been announced today.

The Kickstarter is aiming for $550,000 and they have achieved $134,000 as of now.

 

[Grunker]

This looks SWEET as FUCK.

Pledged, and eagerly awaiting stretch goals. Hopefully there will be some that apply to single-player.

 

[ColCol]

Finally, I was hoping something warmachine would come out and it would both be affordable and limit me having to hang out with flesh humans.

 

[Ninjerk]

I scrolled through the kickstarter and didn't see any mention of Warhammer or Games Workshop. Am I mistaken in thinking this is... "litigationally" close to Warhammer?

 

[evdk]

I scrolled through the kickstarter and didn't see any mention of Warhammer or Games Workshop. Am I mistaken in thinking this is... "litigationally" close to Warhammer?

No. If it were, the wonderful people in Nottingham would have tried long ago.

But seriously, what in the pitch reminds you of Warhammer, beyond "it's a miniature wargame"?

 

[pakoito]

Finally, I was hoping something warmachine would come out and it would both be affordable and limit me having to hang out with flesh humans.

Is it the same as the physical game?

 

[Grunker]

I scrolled through the kickstarter and didn't see any mention of Warhammer or Games Workshop. Am I mistaken in thinking this is... "litigationally" close to Warhammer?

Warmachine has been around for a very long time now and sells almost as much miniature product, at least here, as Warhammer.

 

[kazgar]

Exclusive warjacks for kickstarter backers!



Oh well, still looks interesting, will wait for more single player info though. Asynchronous multiplayer/PBEM is a good thing.

 

[AstroZombie]

 

[Ninjerk]

No. If it were, the wonderful people in Nottingham would have tried long ago.

But seriously, what in the pitch reminds you of Warhammer, beyond "it's a miniature wargame"?

The bald guy. I may have somewhat filled in the rest after that.

 

[Mangoose]

Well Warmachine was designed by and to attract disgruntled Warhammer players. So I'm sure they copied a few superficial stylistic elements. It plays pretty differently and the aesthetics and fluff are pretty unique, though, so it's no rip off.

 

[Grunker]

Exclusive warjacks for kickstarter backers!

Aren't those cosmetic? That was my understanding.

Don't care that much either way. I'm there for the singleplayer, baby.

 

[Excidium]

Might be cool. I really dislike the aesthetics of warmachine though. Sucks when you look at a bunch of different factions in a game and don't like any of them.

 

[Grunker]

Might be cool. I really dislike the aesthetics of warmachine though. Sucks when you look at a bunch of different factions in a game and don't like any of them.

I agree about the aesthetics but I don't much care to be honest. Solid tactical squad combat and I'm sold. It could be My Little Pony for all I care. Of course, a solid campaign with characters to get invested in would improve it, but it's not a necessity as long as it's challenging and fun.

 

[Excidium]

Maybe they'll release a Hordes expansion. Blueskins Trollbloods are cool.

Might be cool. I really dislike the aesthetics of warmachine though. Sucks when you look at a bunch of different factions in a game and don't like any of them.

I agree about the aesthetics but I don't much care to be honest. Solid tactical squad combat and I'm sold. It could be My Little Pony for all I care. Of course, a solid campaign with characters to get invested in would improve it, but it's not a necessity as long as it's challenging and fun.

Meanwhile the WHFB game is going to be a Total War clone, everything is shit.

 

[Western]

I played a little Warmachine back in the day, might have to dig through some old boxes and finally get around to painting my mercenaries.

 

[Overboard]

Additional $5 just to get the game manual?

 

[Commissar Draco]

Is this Grim Dark enough? Also I don't want to play as Kwan Adeptus Kitchenus; Gives us campaign as Glorious Rodina Khador.

 

[Space Satan]

This game is worth backing only for the fact that if it'll be made right, Games Workshop will fuck senseless all idiots that spawned shitty and retardo quality Warhammer crap. Even meager success as a nice tactical strategy will allow us to mock GW for YEARS.

 

[Commissar Draco]

$407,810 $554,898
after first day.



Not sure if I like the Warcraft style graphics but it has the potential to be good Tactic war game and I can spare 20 Doritos.

 

[Grunker]

Additional $5 just to get the game manual?

People who see tier goodies as anything more than a small "thank you for paying us more than we asked for" baffle me.

 

[evdk]

People who see tier goodies as anything more than a small "thank you for paying us more than we asked for" baffle me.

Kickstarter is a widely misunderstood format.

 

[FeelTheRads]

People who see tier goodies as anything more than a small "thank you for paying us more than we asked for" baffle me.

I won't deny that your $20 are absolutely out of the goodness of your heart, but not everybody is that generous.

Other, ungenerous, people need incentives. Baffling that anyone sees rewards as anything else.

 

[evdk]

I won't deny that your $20 are absolutely out of the goodness of your heart, but not everybody is that generous.

Other, ungenerous, people need incentives. Baffling that anyone sees rewards as anything else.

The primary incentive is the game being made.

 

[Overboard]

Additional $5 just to get the game manual?

People who see tier goodies as anything more than a small "thank you for paying us more than we asked for" baffle me.

I know, real men don't RTFM.