Brother Glacius Posted August 25, 2017 Report Share Posted August 25, 2017 News just came up today. They have canceled their latest kickstarter and effective immediately, they are shut down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewgeddon Posted August 25, 2017 Report Share Posted August 25, 2017 Too bad, I haven't played any of their games, but I've got a small pile of Firestorm: Planetfall stuff I had intended to play with (someday). Guess I'll be using it for Horizon Wars now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andozane Posted August 25, 2017 Report Share Posted August 25, 2017 That is too bad...not that I played any of their games. I did like the looks of some of their shiny toys, still have a Firestorm fleet somewhere. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andozane Posted August 25, 2017 Report Share Posted August 25, 2017 Here is the company statement: http://www.spartangames.co.uk/spartan-games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Glacius Posted August 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2017 I have three DW fleets, two Firestorm fleets, planetfall forces, and even some legions. I really liked their stuff and was hoping they were on the rebound with better rules. Thankfully the DW kickstarter stuff I ordered has been shipped already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theredepic Posted August 25, 2017 Report Share Posted August 25, 2017 Damn, and they almost had the funding for the new Kickstarter. I'm not surprised though, they were very scatter brained developers that couldn't seem to focus on any one game. Even with great models, their rulesets were nothing spectacular, and their leadership seems pretty lacking. Also, apparently its up to the buyer to get their money back from the credit cards companies (yeah right) if an order is unfulfilled.... talk about a kick in the ass as the door slams shut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindog Posted August 25, 2017 Report Share Posted August 25, 2017 This is sad, but not unexpected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spagunk Posted August 25, 2017 Report Share Posted August 25, 2017 Well poop, I just finished painting some spess chips! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonWyrd Posted August 28, 2017 Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 This last week I was dusting off my Firestorm Armada minis in preparation restart painting them in hopes of getting some games in. Then the email showed up. sigh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Glacius Posted August 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Well, just because the company closed its doors, didn't suddenly make everyone's rulebooks disappear. The download section of their website is still up as well, so if you need rules or the latest orbats, you can still get them. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 I played the Decipher Star Wars CCG up until maybe 5 years ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 I regret selling my collection, but I needed the $500 more at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewgeddon Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 3 hours ago, InfestedKerrigan said: I played the Decipher Star Wars CCG up until maybe 5 years ago. I still have a big box of the Decipher Lord of the Rings game stashed somewhere, heh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonWyrd Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 6 hours ago, Brother Glacius said: Well, just because the company closed its doors, didn't suddenly make everyone's rulebooks disappear. The download section of their website is still up as well, so if you need rules or the latest orbats, you can still get them. I haven't totally given up on their games, but I was hoping to see what vers 3 of the FA rules would bring. I read they were posted to the Spartan forums, but those are closed. Will have to make sure I have copies of DW and Planetfall. Haven't played the with the most recent rules for the former, or gotten a game of the latter in at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 Seems like a good thing. I didn't think the company was handling itself well, or it's products. Means that the fans of the game can make their own rules without disputes from the company. And they already have lots of models out in circulation. Kinda like 9th age for WHFB. If someone on ordo wants to make their own rulebook for Firestorm Armada, I'll at least read it. I recall Stoobert was tinkering with some interesting concepts, a while back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 So does that mean this sub gets folded into "other games?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonWyrd Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 On 8/31/2017 at 11:16 AM, paxmiles said: If someone on ordo wants to make their own rulebook for Firestorm Armada, I'll at least read it. I recall Stoobert was tinkering with some interesting concepts, a while back. Yeah, he has mention elsewhere online having ideas for the v3 rules. And there is one effort lead by a former Spartan employee, although there seems to be mixed feeling about his work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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