WestRider Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 Nope. I don't want treads and squishy Infantry in my stompy robot game. Partly for aesthetic reasons, partly because that's the sort of thing that will bloat the game, and either render it unplayable in practical terms, or require it to be overly simplified and lose the awesomeness of a highly detailed Titan-focused game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ish Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 Yes, fine. But I don’t want a stompy robot game, I want a microarmor tank game with stompy robots. So, since what I want is clearly more important than what you want, I’m going to hold my breath until I get what I want! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 While I do hope that they reboot Epic 40K, I'd like it to be a separate system from Adeptus Titanicus. Even have the Models cross-compatible, but keep the Rules systems separate, like 40K and Kill Team. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ish Posted November 14, 2018 Report Share Posted November 14, 2018 Well, sure. If you want to be sensible about it. Ironically, that’s pretty much how Epic got created in the first place. Big stompy robot game; then add tanks and infantry; then realize the whole mess is too complicated; rewrite the rules to work better with tanks and infantry; and then add the big stompy robots back... Maybe we’ll see a new Epic that skips that awkward middle step. History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does tend to rhyme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted November 14, 2018 Report Share Posted November 14, 2018 Yep. I liked Adeptus Titanicus, and I liked Epic 3rd Ed, but I didn't like the mess that was AT+Space Marine, and Epic 3rd Ed was a very lacking system for just doing Titan clashes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalmer Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 https://spruesandbrews.com/2018/11/25/next-weeks-pre-orders-titanicus-blood-bowl-death-necromunda-delaque-and-battleforce-bundles/ Hot on the heels of the brand–new Warlord Battle Titan with Plasma Annihilator and Power Claw come a swathe of new releases for Adeptus Titanicus: The Horus Heresy. First up is the mighty Titan Battlegroup boxed set, comprising a Warlord Battle Titan (with volcano cannons), a Reaver Battle Titan and a pair of Warhound Scout Titans. Do you want a pair of Warhounds for free? Well that’s the saving you’ll make with the Titan Battlegroup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 I still haven't played, but I love the models. I have 1 Reaver, 3 Warlords, and 9 Knights in various stages of assembly. I really want to pick up 3 boxes of Cerastus Knights this weekend, but I have other [big bad swear word] to assemble still. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesselowe Posted December 14, 2018 Report Share Posted December 14, 2018 So... anyone gotten a game of this in yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 yes have about 4 games in now. i have nearly two full maniples built and painted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrad Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 So what’s happening with the Titanicus scene? Anyone playing at all or possibly on a regular basis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountElmdor Posted February 14, 2020 Report Share Posted February 14, 2020 With the new Titanicus starter set coming out tomorrow, is anyone else considering jumping in, or breaking out the god-machines once more? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ish Posted February 14, 2020 Report Share Posted February 14, 2020 47 minutes ago, CountElmdor said: With the new Titanicus starter set coming out tomorrow, is anyone else considering jumping in, or breaking out the god-machines once more? I’m tempted, but I’d prefer to see them bring back Epic 40,000 as a proper combined arms game. Infantry, tanks, artillery, and giant stompy robots. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted February 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Ish said: I’m tempted, but I’d prefer to see them bring back Epic 40,000 as a proper combined arms game. Infantry, tanks, artillery, and giant stompy robots. This is what Apocolypse can be used for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ish Posted February 14, 2020 Report Share Posted February 14, 2020 I don’t want to play company- or battalion-level games where I need to account for every individual trooper in 32 mm scale. Not only can I not afford to collect, paint, and transport 150 Space Marines, I also lack access to a football pitch to use as a playing surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted February 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2020 Allow me to clarify Use the Apoc rules with 6mm minis. Convert the ranges to centimeters 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ish Posted February 15, 2020 Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 Yes, that would certainly make it easier to buy, transport, et cetera. But since the Apocalyse rules are still Warhammer 40,000 8th Edition, you'd still have the problem of needing to handle the movement, LOS, Wounds, and so forth of every individual trooper... Which is tough when they're mounted five men to a strip. Changing scales of figures and rules is easy enough, especially if you're willing to fudge things a bit. Going from 1" to 1 cm is close enough to half scale for most gaming purposes (rather than 1.27 cm). The problem is that WH40k still moves individual infantry models as individuals, the whole mechanics of the game are based on that. I should probably just give up on proper Epic ever making a come back and finally start playing Team Yankee for my micro-armor fix. But there aren't any giant stompy robots in that game... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted February 15, 2020 Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 7 hours ago, Ish said: Yes, that would certainly make it easier to buy, transport, et cetera. But since the Apocalyse rules are still Warhammer 40,000 8th Edition, you'd still have the problem of needing to handle the movement, LOS, Wounds, and so forth of every individual trooper... Which is tough when they're mounted five men to a strip. Changing scales of figures and rules is easy enough, especially if you're willing to fudge things a bit. Going from 1" to 1 cm is close enough to half scale for most gaming purposes (rather than 1.27 cm). The problem is that WH40k still moves individual infantry models as individuals, the whole mechanics of the game are based on that. I should probably just give up on proper Epic ever making a come back and finally start playing Team Yankee for my micro-armor fix. But there aren't any giant stompy robots in that game... 8th ed Apoc actually handles everything on a Unit-by-Unit basis. A Tactical Squad, for instance, has 1 Wound if 5-strong, and 2 Wounds at full size. If it takes 2 Wounds, you pull all 10 of them in one go. Using it for Epic came to mind as soon as I read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted February 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 Ish, the newest Apoc is a different game. WestRider is dead on. There are no individual troopers, only units. I've looked into it, it takes a lot of cues from Space Marine and Epic 40,000. 8 hours ago, Ish said: Yes, that would certainly make it easier to buy, transport, et cetera. But since the Apocalyse rules are still Warhammer 40,000 8th Edition, you'd still have the problem of needing to handle the movement, LOS, Wounds, and so forth of every individual trooper... Which is tough when they're mounted five men to a strip. Noop. The Apoc rules are the Apoc rules. Not 40k 8th Ed. I'd suggest checking out some how to play videos to see the similarities, but... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ish Posted February 15, 2020 Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 Okay, I stand corrected on the rules for Apocalypse. Still ain’t as cheap as 6mm though, you gotta give me that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted February 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 AT pricing would gag a horse. It's really too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted February 17, 2020 Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 On 2/15/2020 at 8:49 AM, Ish said: Okay, I stand corrected on the rules for Apocalypse. Still ain’t as cheap as 6mm though, you gotta give me that. With the assumptions you were making about Apoc, don't think anyone gots to gives ya nuthin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ish Posted February 17, 2020 Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 In my defense, my comment was perfectly accurate to describe four of the five iterations of Apocalypse. I never bothered to read (or even glance at) the current one, since it’s not a gameplay format that I ever really play... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted February 17, 2020 Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 10 hours ago, Ish said: In my defense, my comment was perfectly accurate to describe four of the five iterations of Apocalypse. I never bothered to read (or even glance at) the current one, since it’s not a gameplay format that I ever really play... Ah, you see, that's where you went wrong! Apoc8th is really just Epic28! Check it out! Everyone gets a turn! Speedy play! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountElmdor Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 So I take it there hasn’t been much adoption of Adeptus Titanicus among club members? Or maybe there was at launch but its cooled off since? In that case I might just pick up the new book for the lore, and keep working on my 40K armies for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inquisitor66 Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 I have not seen anyone play it myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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