Critical Hit Volume 2 Issue 4 [Archive]

rock810

09/02/2007, 00:51

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WELCOME BACK TO ANOTHER ADDITION OF CRITICAL HIT!!! It has been a long road to getting back on track and delivering to you the critical hit goodness. A HUGE thanks goes out to THELE and the writers without them I wouldn't have the success the magazine has today. Please enjoy this issue of Critical Hit.

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rock810

09/02/2007, 00:52

CRITICAL HIT VOLUME 2 ISSUE 4 (http://www.hcrealms.com/temp/CH.Volume.2.Issue.4.pdf)

Good day my loyal readers,

I know you have all been patient and waited the last two months for the magazine that delivers all your gaming needs and desires for the price you all love. I apologize for keeping you all waiting so long, but a summer of relaxing some and then getting ready for first day of school (getting ready to teach 9th grade) and the High School Football season put me behind a little. However, we are always looking ahead and will always give you the low down on the games you love.

As always we are looking for writers from every gameline and want to give everyone some quality articles on their lines of favor. With our brothers at INQUEST closing shop we now must fill that void and I am looking to make the magazine bigger and better than ever before. Come be a part of something grande as we look to getting bigger.

Well enough hearing me ramble, let's get to the magazine you all love!

William Rock

HappyTrain

09/02/2007, 00:57

Yyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!

analink

09/02/2007, 01:02

Yiiiiippppppppppeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aileo

09/02/2007, 01:05

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooot!

Superfool

09/02/2007, 01:11

Cant Wait To Read It!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I Just Hope I Get Mine This Time.

rock810

09/02/2007, 01:12

Working on getting them out, I have sent out 1000 of the 3000 isues I send out.

Blubeard

09/02/2007, 01:22

just skimmed and read some....very nice stuff..

very happy about the M&M scoop at the end, finally 80s dazzler...im guessing that means the blue costume...maybe ill move my mod over to the new base :grin:

the newer mimic less so for me, but im sure there are fans :)

but all in all another great issue....kudos Bill

St-Dumas

09/02/2007, 01:31

Critical, dude!

Shadow40

09/02/2007, 01:45

Another awesome job and a big thanks to all who contributed.

I'm excited about a new Mimic and hopefully a Colossus with a dial worthy of that mighty sculpt. Maybe we will get Morph also.

JGonspy

09/02/2007, 02:23

Huh, so I guess we definitely are getting two Hulk, Green Scar and WWH Hulk. That's kinda good news.

That Mimic sure sounds like the Mimic from Exiles...I really hope it's him.

Jon04

09/02/2007, 02:29

thank you cant wait to read it:D

malakim2099

09/02/2007, 02:44

Whoa. Just gotta say, that was a very nice set of articles. Digging it. Especially the M&M preview...

Eighties Dazzler! Sweet!

thele

09/02/2007, 02:44

This The' Le, the guy who did the layout. I hope you all like the current issue. I added more humorous images, which let me flex my creative side.

I was quite proud of my "characters you'll probably never see as a Clix", and the Amazo/Hulk joke.

Enjoy, and I'll see you next issue!

~Le

CarlosMucha

09/02/2007, 02:50

Bratz Fianna on CLIX!!! :grin:

I like more a Cloe, but Fianna will be ok for start.)

saturnflight

09/02/2007, 03:09

I'm so keyed up! Omega Red and Archangel's sculpts sound really impressive. Morph is a nice addition (not a big fan, but I like EXiles options). Jean sounds well done, and Dazzler (who I'm not super into) has me excited just because of the silly singer sculpt. Bring on Mutations!

Steelmage2000

09/02/2007, 03:42

I am really glad to hear that Tuttle is making the figures worth more then we paid for, really happy to hear it :).
Wow, and another major annoucement from Tuttle on the 10th of September, be still my heart, :rolleyes: .

Mugendai

09/02/2007, 04:39

Awesome. These are always fun and informative.

Xtriker47

09/02/2007, 04:57

more power to you guys!!!

choonhui

09/02/2007, 05:10

Anyone know where I can find a complete list of the latest set JLA powers and abilities of each clix. The one in Wizkids is not complete,

Thanks

turdburglar47

09/02/2007, 06:48

Dare I hope for Bi-Beast as a spoiler?!

anonym0use

09/02/2007, 09:38

Anyone know what those pictures of the 3-d maps in the back were? It looked like maybe they had done a Daily Planet GF9 table...

rock810

09/02/2007, 10:09

All copies of the issues have been sent out at this point. If you have not received your copy email or PM me immediately.

DisturbedChild

09/02/2007, 10:37

very nice reading

ilgoga

09/02/2007, 10:45

Really great read... loved it!

malakim2099

09/02/2007, 12:57

Anyone know what those pictures of the 3-d maps in the back were? It looked like maybe they had done a Daily Planet GF9 table...

I think that's what it was. They tend to have cart it around by the WK booth at Cons. Very awesome stuff.

rock810

09/02/2007, 13:22

Dare I hope for Bi-Beast as a spoiler?!

I am emailing Mark now, I want to see if I can get a M and M spoiler figure or some feats for the October issue. If not then I would like to get the feats for the november issue.

CJF

09/02/2007, 13:24

Huh, so I guess we definitely are getting two Hulk, Green Scar and WWH Hulk. That's kinda good news.

We're probably getting two or more Hulks(Atleast I hope) but that sculpt he was shown isn't WWH, the figure he describes is the Green Scar we've already seen. WWH doesn't have a shield or axe, he uses a sword and lacks most of the armor of Planet Hulk.

Actually, WWH is the picture on the box which really has my hopes up. I love playing Tentpole teams but so many of them can't fight a group unless they have PC or HSS. Hopefully the WWH will be strong enough to do so.

JGonspy

09/02/2007, 13:54

We're probably getting two or more Hulks(Atleast I hope) but that sculpt he was shown isn't WWH, the figure he describes is the Green Scar we've already seen. WWH doesn't have a shield or axe, he uses a sword and lacks most of the armor of Planet Hulk.

Actually, WWH is the picture on the box which really has my hopes up. I love playing Tentpole teams but so many of them can't fight a group unless they have PC or HSS. Hopefully the WWH will be strong enough to do so.

Really? Because he mentioned a metal arm thing that didn't seem to be on the Green Scar Hulk, at least from the poor angle I saw. Then again, I suppose that little orange bit on his shoulder in the sculpt we've seen could be the metal thing. Oh well, like you said, we'll probably be getting two Hulks at least. Would be nice if they were from different stories though. Maestro maybe?

Zaq

09/02/2007, 14:08

I've always wanted to know how to make Giants work better, and I'm glad all this information was there. The news about Star Wars Pocketmodels was also useful.

Also, I saw myself in a couple of this WWE pictures! Yay!

CJF

09/02/2007, 14:17

Really? Because he mentioned a metal arm thing that didn't seem to be on the Green Scar Hulk, at least from the poor angle I saw. Then again, I suppose that little orange bit on his shoulder in the sculpt we've seen could be the metal thing. Oh well, like you said, we'll probably be getting two Hulks at least. Would be nice if they were from different stories though. Maestro maybe?

I think you're right. I haven't read them in a while but I'm pretty sure Green Scar always had the metal armor on his left arm(I know he did in the fight against Silver Savage). He had leather shoulder guards though but only got a metal spiked one for WWH.

I personally would be extremely happy with four Hulks:
Green Scar(Getting one)
A Defenders Hulk
World War Hulk(On the box art)
Maestro

Miraclo

09/02/2007, 14:19

Always appreciated! Only time for a skim so far. As ever, things to agree with and to disagree with, but where isn't that going to be the case?

Miraclo

09/02/2007, 14:37

Anyone know where I can find a complete list of the latest set JLA powers and abilities of each clix. The one in Wizkids is not complete, Thanks Maybe I'm not understanding, but are you looking for this (http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showthread.php?t=204769)?

FlameOn

09/02/2007, 14:46

I hate to say it, since I really apreciate the previous issues, but I´m very disapointed with this number of Critical Hit. With so much new stuff coming up, I was eager to see a few things like:
*A review of the most useful stuff on Avengers, as well a "set review", weighting the pros and cons, from dials to sculpts and cardborad.
*Review of the possible Team Teams (not like the ones been spotted on HC realms until now. Not a "One Theme Team Review", but a full range of at least one of the Keywords strategies - I mean, like how to take advantage of the great number of Perplex in Scientist Theme Teams and such and interesting picks for scientist theme teams, and other examples - Soldiers, Teen, etc.)
*Reviews of the Heralds and examples of how they will play on Restricted and Irrestricted enviroments.
*Special previews of Justice League and new mechanics in M&M
And so, I feel it fell short of the usual degree of quality and usefullness I got myself accostumed.

batfink

09/02/2007, 14:55

I really liked the Giants articles.

rock810

09/02/2007, 15:09

Repulsor rage

09/02/2007, 15:14

I'm dowloading it right now. Thanks to everone who made it.

pseudosoldier

09/02/2007, 17:22

Hi. I was the guy who made an unwarranted stink when Critical Hit added non-HeroClix and non-WizKids content. I decided that I had given the e-zine and its contributors a bad rap when I "quit" reading this with Vol. 2 Issue 1, so I wanted to give this issue a read-through. It was fairly simple to skip over anything that didn't interest me (although I didn't see the tabs to do so like in #1) and I did stop skimming to look at some of the pretty pictures and to glance at what was going on in some other games.

I really enjoyed the thorough look at Giants in this issue and especially appreciated that IceHot is willing to write articles exploring different rules issues. It is almost certainly the lag time that Rock mentioned earlier (the articles were gleaned over two months time) that made some of the reviews less timely; having an article that seemed to be phrased as "Look for these pieces to surprise you in CoG!" after the event itself was over was a little jarring.

At the risk of getting flamed, receiving neg rep or just being blown off with the statement "hey, it's free": I really think the editing in this issue was below the level of some of the earlier efforts. Multiple misspellings ("GigantIa" was at least consistent, but "reveled" was in an article title), the inclusion of internet shorthand in a written article, and many grammar mistakes plagued this publication. I'd really like to see the e-zine improve because, well, it's still likely better than any print publication out there.

All in all, it's an entertaining piece of work and I'm glad that y'all are producing it. Keep striving to get better and keep up the great work.

disciple1976

09/02/2007, 17:41

Thanks for putting your time and energy into this Rock! You Rock!!

rock810

09/02/2007, 20:30

Thanks for the kind words and the criticism all, it is completely understandable. I am working on getting more editors, but I don't exactly much much...well at all. I am in the realization we need to step up some as we are it in terms of hobby magazine and articles out there now. With Inquest closing shop that leaves critcal hit to cover all the games out there. For the most part I will stay with Wizkids games, but will be looking at some WOTC and a few other companies. A big factor I have is that Wizkids does better with communicating with me and giving me some feedback with the stuff we put out.

robot_100

09/02/2007, 20:51

Nice articles, useful information on the giants.

Although I disagree with one thing. Super rare Zombies and side kick characters were not really a good thing. Not in the rarity that they were available in.

samuraigrifter

09/02/2007, 21:16

I read some of it and I have to say, this issue is really worth the wait. I love the focus on the Giant characters this time around. Hopefully the next issue will be out soon to cover the new double-based characters from JLA.

Miraclo

09/02/2007, 21:37

I, too, really liked the emphasis on giants this issue. Jon Loftus', Joeldad's, Normalview's, Steve Luzader's and Eric Schaen's pieces combined to bring a strong emphasis to a class of pieces that most players (myself included) have tended to dismiss as being more trouble than they're worth under most circumstances. Peter Wort's modding article was also very interesting. SLVRSR4's theme piece on attempting a Serpent-themed team was also appreciated. I haven't given the full issue my attention (and, frankly, with any of the pieces on other games that's not likely to change), but I did want to give a thumbs-up for the above so far.

Although I disagree with one thing. Super rare Zombies and side kick characters were not really a good thing. Not in the rarity that they were available in. Oh, I agree with you - they were actually some of the worst things to be done within the past year. One or more of the other "great" things in the list were, well, at best I'll call them a matter of perspective.

I'm not going to kick cramcompany in the grin for being hyped up on enthusiasm when he wrote the piece, but it did end the issue with something that was somewhere between a starry-eyed cheer and a commercial. The info on the quality of the sculpts and paint jobs, the nature of the plastic, along with the Mimic and Dazzler info were all new useful... everything beyond that was a general hype and almost a political commercial for Mark "He'll fight for your favorites!" Tuttle. I understand getting a buzz from having someone in a position of power in a hobby one's very much into come up and showing one some advance sculpts and talking one on one... but like candid pics taken at a party, it can be potentially embarassing once one sobers up. ;)

Status

09/03/2007, 02:40

Thank you so much for this Issue... the next tournament at my venue is a Giants one (min of 2 giants per team), and this helped out a lot.

I would just like to point out something that is Incorrect.

His most redeeming quality is that high Defense on
the first two clicks with Impervious!
That is from the "My Name is Giant" Article, Page 4 a Bit under the Abomination Dial, Which makes the error all that apparent.

Impervious isn't on Abomination's Dial, the only location where it is in the HCrealms Unit Gallery, which is not correct. Acording to WizKids website, Abomination never gets Impervious, but has Invulnerability.

I don't have the Figure to look, but I did play with it the other week, and can't remember impervious.
I could be wrong however... In either case, There is an Error in the issue,
A: Impervious is mentioned but Abomination dosn't have Impervious.
Or
B: The Dial shows Invulnerability when it show Impervious.

voNvinGeLimeR

09/03/2007, 15:53

Nice issue. Enjoyed the Giant article and M&M info
however...why all the Star Wars stuff?

I could understand if there was a 'SW' clix line, but
since there isn't...what's it doing in the clix magazine
in place of more clix focused material?

Obviously I'm not a fan, so no need to flame 'SW' lovers...
I just don't think it belongs in Critical Hit.

cramcompany

09/04/2007, 00:24

Not for nothing, but Mark told me some awesome spoliers about Mutants and Monsters and the last article in the mag or second to last has it in it. Some have been revealed....but not all of them...UNTIL NOW!

Thanks,
Scott

Lofcutus

09/04/2007, 02:17

Thank you so much for this Issue... the next tournament at my venue is a Giants one (min of 2 giants per team), and this helped out a lot.

I would just like to point out something that is Incorrect.

That is from the "My Name is Giant" Article, Page 4 a Bit under the Abomination Dial, Which makes the error all that apparent.

Impervious isn't on Abomination's Dial, the only location where it is in the HCrealms Unit Gallery, which is not correct. According to WizKids website, Abomination never gets Impervious, but has Invulnerability.

I don't have the Figure to look, but I did play with it the other week, and can't remember impervious.
I could be wrong however... In either case, There is an Error in the issue,
A: Impervious is mentioned but Abomination dosn't have Impervious.
Or
B: The Dial shows Invulnerability when it show Impervious.

I must admit that the source of the stats was in fact both HCRealms and Wizkids Websites since, at the time of writing, I was travelling and did not have the clix in question in front of me. Despite the error, I hope you enjoyed the issue.

BTW, there's also a wicked-cool Avengers Checklist that should be attached to this mailer! Feedback on it would be appreciated.

Status

09/04/2007, 03:53

I must admit that the source of the stats was in fact both HCRealms and Wizkids Websites since, at the time of writing, I was travelling and did not have the clix in question in front of me. Despite the error, I hope you enjoyed the issue.

BTW, there's also a wicked-cool Avengers Checklist that should be attached to this mailer! Feedback on it would be appreciated.
I did... a rundown on the Giants in the set was a good Idea.

There wasn't any Checklist attached with the Issue...

Milo Garret

09/04/2007, 06:02

I think that's what it was. They tend to have cart it around by the WK booth at Cons. Very awesome stuff.

Do they let people play games on it at the cons?

hulkclixer

09/04/2007, 11:20

Rock and gang thank you for another great issue and all the information that was in there. I have found myself using the giants more lately due to the numbers that we have and try to include them in some of my teams. I really enjoy using them as they add another key element to this game. Also appreciate the notes on the M&M coming up and as a hulk fan I just can't wait to this set appears.

Keep up the good work as it was a blast to read !!

thele

09/04/2007, 12:05

So, does anyone have a "favorite joke" from this issue's Critical Hit? I'd like to know if you all liked my jokes or not.

My wife liked Stiltman's "I can see my house" the most.

I will continue to add more humor in future articles.

-The Le, Critical Hit Layout/Art director

CarlosMucha

09/04/2007, 12:54

wintremute

09/04/2007, 16:43

I like this issue, it seems to have less Critical and more Hit than last time, bringing the two much more into balance.

wintremute

09/04/2007, 16:44

you are married?!

I always imagine you in the Harry Potter's age!

Perhaps he is Harry Potter's age, yet his parents forced him into an arranged marriage.

malakim2099

09/04/2007, 20:42

Do they let people play games on it at the cons?

Not that I saw, it was for demoing at WWLA. Of course, the crowd was crazy enough a real game would be rough at best.

thele

09/05/2007, 10:58

you are married?!

I always imagine you in the Harry Potter's age!

LOL. I am actually 33 years old, and I run a side business publishing Dungeons and Dragons d20 books -- http://www.TheLeGames.com

I do all the layout for my books and some of the writing -- that is how I hooked up with Critical Hit. I saw issue 1 and offered my services to do all the layout and imaging.

Hopefully I will be able to get the D&D 4e license soon, which should be huge in the rpg world next summer.

Oh well, back to the grind. Maybe next month I'll make some smurf-clix. And for the record, my own personal favorite joke this issue is either "hulk want HSS" or "Naked Namor Make Hulk Uncomfortable"

Man, I crack me up.

`Le