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Behemoth
08/05/2011, 09:24
General Raam is a beast with TA/ SP combo. Seeing these dials has convinced me and a friend to split a Gravity Feed box.
Keep your eyes open because Sphin should have a write-up of the last 3 clix on Figures.com today.
Thanks for putting this on the front page Typhon.
Daredevil15
08/05/2011, 09:52
do we know when these will be available?
Behemoth
08/05/2011, 10:10
do we know when these will be available?
Barring any delays, it will be out on August 17th.
Daredevil15
08/05/2011, 11:07
Barring any delays, it will be out on August 17th.
sweet....hopefully my venue orders some of these
MisterId
08/05/2011, 11:17
I thought I heard there was a 2 week push back on these figs.
mr-coffin
08/05/2011, 11:48
Can we get a closer look at this for people who don't use facebook?
Wow, I'm glad I have a magnifier application handy.
Leap/climb on a figure with a phasing TA? Sidewinder my boy, you got so much better than you used to be...
realdarkphoenix
08/05/2011, 12:08
Gears pieces are really good, def picking up a box. Release date is the 17th right?
When is streetfighter dropping?
Mr. Cranberry
08/05/2011, 12:36
These three are good, though the others the were shown I think I'll use more.
Final article with Damon Baird, Augustus Cole, and Marcus Fenix is up here:
http://www.figures.com/forums/news/13781-gears-war-heroclix-week-advance-preview-3-a.html
Are these going to function with heroclix when they come out? I'm guessing they'll be considered golden age upon release like street fighter? Does anyone know for sure?
Are these going to function with heroclix when they come out? I'm guessing they'll be considered golden age upon release like street fighter? Does anyone know for sure?They are the same status as Street Fighter as they aren't a DC or Marvel set. We've received hints that they might change the tournament document, but I don't see why they didn't feel the need to change to document before people decided how much of the product to buy.
naberius
08/05/2011, 14:11
Could we stop with uncopyable new team abilities please? I know Wildcards are abusable but maybe don't make the abilities as cool if that's an issue. Just seems silly to have a mechanic that is inclusive, and allows for different combinations of figures to work together, and deliberately not do so.
Silver Lantern
08/05/2011, 14:27
I wish that Gears of War and Street Fighter would get their own "Realms" so I wouldn't have to waste my brain matter knowing they exist... :p
Could we stop with uncopyable new team abilities please? I know Wildcards are abusable but maybe don't make the abilities as cool if that's an issue. Just seems silly to have a mechanic that is inclusive, and allows for different combinations of figures to work together, and deliberately not do so.I could see letting wildcards copy the Street Fighter TA.
However:
A 7 point teleporting figure causing automatic knockback? Horribly broken
Giving any long range running shot wildcard a miniature version of HSS? Almost as broken
I wish that Gears of War and Street Fighter would get their own "Realms" so I wouldn't have to waste my brain matter knowing they exist... :pWhy you even read through this thread to make this reply confuses me.
Wade Wilson
08/05/2011, 14:38
This was from like Wednesday...The rest was posted today, though disappointed that there isn't Charge Blades exploit on Marcus...just charge and blades...
krusticlese
08/05/2011, 14:53
Could we stop with uncopyable new team abilities please? I know Wildcards are abusable but maybe don't make the abilities as cool if that's an issue. Just seems silly to have a mechanic that is inclusive, and allows for different combinations of figures to work together, and deliberately not do so.
I don't mind uncopyable team abilities if they are accurate to the characters. As it stands, the Locust Horde team ability is a Nightcrawler killer- Phase up and force blast him into the wall or into the open.
I'm perfectly OK with the 244 Wildcard figures in Golden Age not having that. They can already access at least40 regular team abilities and 25 ATA's. They can live without these 2.
CustomCreator
08/05/2011, 15:11
When I first saw the pictures I didn't realize what they were; I thought they were some '90s Superman characters I didn't know about.
General Raam looks like a real baaaaadass.
Optimus997
08/05/2011, 15:28
They've done a great job capturing the core mechanics of the video game in clix form. Grenades, run and gun, hide...I'm loving these so far!
bill4935
08/05/2011, 16:17
Can General Raam do four things at once?
1. With 0 actions, use Smoke Cloud as a free action. (Special smoke, possibly causing damage.)
2. Give him a move action to use Phasing via the Team Ability.
3. At the end of movement, use the Team Ability to knockback an adjacent opponent character (possibly causing damage).
4. After the move action is resolved, use the Grenade Scatter power to throw a grenade (possibly causing damage).
Did I get that right?
Behemoth
08/05/2011, 16:19
They've done a great job capturing the core mechanics of the video game in clix form. Grenades, run and gun, hide...I'm loving these so far!
The flavor of the TAs is perfect. It makes me sad that Wizkids isn't making Star Wars clix, now that we know what the designers can do with different IPs.
Roderic_Cliche
08/05/2011, 16:41
So how does Marcus Fenix's "Fast Reload" work with his COG team ability?
Two possibilities.
1: Fire once, get knockback, move 3 to a wall/hindering/blocking, fire again at -1 damage, move 3 to a wall/hindering/blocking.
2: Fire once, get knockback, fire again at -1 damage, move 3 to a wall/hindering/blocking.
ALSO, what if he keeps getting knockback on his hits? He keeps getting extra actions for attacks? There's no "once per turn" limit here on the card. . . .
Untouchable
08/05/2011, 16:41
Oh I can't wait. My senerio of E-Day within heroclix will commence :D
highlander6
08/05/2011, 16:46
These figs are cool and the soldier keyword just got a big boost. Aug. 17th can't get here soon enough for me!
xyuthirty3
08/05/2011, 19:13
Anya is the real gem in this set.
WestCoastAvengers
08/05/2011, 22:43
The GoW humans are going to have a tough time fighting General Ram & Skourge.
I'm not a video game player at all (well, not those kind anyway...but sign me in the day they do a Pokeclix :p), but those figures looks sweet.
I think I'll go on a gravity feed box to do me a Locust team, as it'll change from my usual White Martian invasion horde...
And this is soooooo the kind of game I would like Warhammer 40K to be since the late 80's^^ : prepainted miniatures!!
Wade Wilson
08/06/2011, 12:53
Can General Raam do four things at once?
1. With 0 actions, use Smoke Cloud as a free action. (Special smoke, possibly causing damage.)
2. Give him a move action to use Phasing via the Team Ability.
3. At the end of movement, use the Team Ability to knockback an adjacent opponent character (possibly causing damage).
4. After the move action is resolved, use the Grenade Scatter power to throw a grenade (possibly causing damage).
Did I get that right?
Yes :)
So how does Marcus Fenix's "Fast Reload" work with his COG team ability?
Two possibilities.
1: Fire once, get knockback, move 3 to a wall/hindering/blocking, fire again at -1 damage, move 3 to a wall/hindering/blocking.
2: Fire once, get knockback, fire again at -1 damage, move 3 to a wall/hindering/blocking.
ALSO, what if he keeps getting knockback on his hits? He keeps getting extra actions for attacks? There's no "once per turn" limit here on the card. . . .
Number 2 as the TA says when actions resolve...so you have to do both attacks before you can trigger the TA...meaning you can shot someone then hide behind hindering...which means you can use running shot out of blocking terrain to shoot someone then afterwards run back to the blocking terrain so they can't see you to shot back...
Dark_Knight
08/06/2011, 23:58
I agree, granted I only played the first Gears of War on 360, but hiding behind walls and grenades was the core of the game ... that and chainsawin' some gore all over the screen. Even still, I am not convinced on purchasing any pieces other than maybe a few
They've done a great job capturing the core mechanics of the video game in clix form. Grenades, run and gun, hide...I'm loving these so far!
manny pikachu
08/07/2011, 11:01
can anyone give me an indication as to how these will be sold? I saw some people reffering to a gravity feed but is that the only means of purchase or will there be some sort of starter as well? Also, are these to be sold at local venues or does anyone know of any larger chain stores (target, walmart, ect.) that will be getting them?
thanks
Behemoth
08/07/2011, 19:12
can anyone give me an indication as to how these will be sold? I saw some people reffering to a gravity feed but is that the only means of purchase or will there be some sort of starter as well? Also, are these to be sold at local venues or does anyone know of any larger chain stores (target, walmart, ect.) that will be getting them?
thanks
GoW is only getting a gravity feed and I haven't heard anything about it being in mass market stores.
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