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  1. New to the Area

    in Warmachine & Hordes

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    Finally showed up to Guardian Games on Monday. Came to the conclusion that I'm really, really rusty at the game, and that there are far too many Cygnar and Retribution players here. :happy: Might have to fall back on my tertiary faction- Khador or even finally start that Protectorate or Cryx army I've been thinking about... 

     

    Asked the guys about Press Gangers, and they mentioned a name that was unfamiliar to me. Shot an e-mail off to the Quarter Master at Privateer Press and he confirmed that he has no Press Gangers on his books except me for this area. So if you are a PG in these parts, you might want to shoot James an e-mail to update your status.

     

    The GroupMe app is wonderful if you are already in the group. I kind of value my privacy a bit, so having "random" WM/H players ping me for a game feels intrusive to me. Also, the guys said they run Steamrollers all the time, and other events too, like there is a Foodmachine event happening in December. I said great! Where are the details? Who is running it? When? How many points? etc. etc. And I got a lot of blank looks. Apparently there was a huge event last month, a Team Tournament at a convention center around here that had 30+ players. Again, I asked where was this advertised? Was it advertised? Who organized it? And again, lots of blank looks. I'm seeing a pattern here. :dry:

     

    If you are here and in the group, you are plugged in and know when all the events are happening and where. If you are new to the area/outsider... well, you're SOL. I'd like to try and help change that. I certainly love running events more than I like playing in them. So I'd be more than happy to help run anything in these parts. Time for some more exploration...

    From what I have heard in Groupme, You've been approached by a couple PG's already that are within the Portland/Salem Meta. I am an ex-PG salem meta and welcome to the community.

     

    These events you are referring to are posted on the forums http://forums.cogcollective.com/viewforum.php?f=7, Cog Collective is usually the main funnel of information for Salem/Portland meta's. Eugene metas run through Damekshop, http://damekshop.com/forum/, and then the majority of all communication is through Groupme. GroupMe is pretty useful IMO and can be muted if you value privacy. If you want to be more informed, just on the Cog forums and make yourself known. Ordo forums do need some love though so if you wanted to champion this forum, that would be wonderful.

     

    We have a pretty good, thriving meta in Portland. Great group and active. Should be good opportunity to create a new playgroup in vancouver.

  5. Finally Giving In

    in Warmachine & Hordes

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    ... that's a little hard to answer, what with the new edition changing things up some. Still, here's a rough sketch:

     

    Cygnar: Plenty of guns, plus a lightning theme. Often have trouble hitting hard, but are very accurate. Tend to murder infantry.

    Khador: Used to be all infantry all the time. Now they can run 'jacks pretty well. Said 'jacks are slow (with ways to speed them up) and very heavily armored. Also rather cheap.

    Protectorate of Menoth: Synergy. Choir of Menoth makes all their 'jacks better. Can run a pretty solid gunline or melee force. Fire themes.

    Cryx: Swarms of undead, and cheap, disposable 'jacks, plus some really nasty warcasters. And they play with souls.

    Retribution of Scyrah: A bit of denial, and a mix of shooting and melee. Tend to ignore certain defensive measures.

    Convergence of Cyriss: Lots of synergy. These guys operate like a clockwork machine, and aren't recommended for new players because they're rather tricky. Limited faction; they don't get many releases, so it's easy to complete the faction.

     

    Trollbloods: Big ol' bricks of dudes, backed up by big tough beasts. Hit pretty hard.

    Skorne: Hard to say - pinning down their faction identity in the new edition is causing a lot of arguments. It seems to be counterpunch: they get real tough, take it on the chin, then hit back extremely hard.

    Legion of Everblight: Glass cannons. Fast, ignore some stuff like stealth and clouds, and hit really hard, but can't take a punch.

    Circle Orboros: Used to be hit and run. Now seems to be a bit of terrain shenanigans; they can create forests with some models, and really like having them on the table. Tend to be high defense, low armor.

     

    Caveat: Players are still figuring out the faction identities in light of the new edition, and some of these may turn out to be wildly inaccurate after six months of play.

     

    If you want a few big guns instead of a bunch of smaller ones, I recommend you pick a faction you like the look of in terms of models, and then just steer toward the warcasters/warlocks who can run 'jack or 'beast heavy lists. You should also take a look at which factions have the "best" colossals and gargantuans. Of course, that's also up in the air at the moment until we get more table time...

     

    For future reference, keep an eye on the Chain Attack podcast, Battle College (wiki, so a little unreliable depending on contributors), and Muse on Minis (forum and a lot of podcasts, of varying quality), as well as the official forums. 

     

     

    this is a pretty good faction breakdown.

     

    almost every faction can play a gun line. Now if you want "Big" guns, Cygnar/Khador artillery is probably the best in the game right now. Both got buffed in the new edition IMO.

  22. Guild Ball

    in All Other Games

    Posted

    Tuesday nights at Glimpse of wonder and warfare in Sherwood plays on tuesday nights (as well as warmachine/hordes) from what I hear. Other than that, Mondays at Guardian Games would be a good place or Drive down to Haven gaming

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  23. Warmachine Mk3 Incoming?

    in Warmachine & Hordes

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    Hey All,

     

    Recently I talked about some of the changes coming to the Journeyman league in an Insider, check it out here: Here

    In this, I mention that the Factions that are not receiving a retail battle box in the new edition will have a "stand-in" for players wishing to play in a Journeyman League. With the new edition right around the corner, I wanted to let you all know what those models were so you could plan ahead for any purchases / painting you wanted to do before the new edition of WARMACHINE & HORDES, and all of the new organized play drops this June.

     

    Convergence: Syntherion 1, Montior, Galvanizer, Diffuser

     

    Mercenaries (1 of 2): Magnus 1, Manger, Rover

     

    Mercenaries (2 of 2): Ossrum 1, Driller, Blaster, 2 x Gunners

     

    Minions (1 of 2): Helga 1, War Hog, Battle Boar, 2 x Razor Boars

     

    Minions (2 of 2): Barnabas 1, Wrastler, Boneswarm, Bull Snapper

     

    Enjoy!

     

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