If you want to know a bit more about Battletech I'd recommend the "Tex Talks Battletech" videos from the BlackPantsLegion channel. They are a bit long, but you might like his way to present the lore.
@Sporkmater
3 жыл бұрын
I use to play BattleTech table ( Computer and the card game too) over 20 years ago. The biggest issues were these. 1. people rarely played missions, most of them were just destroy the other side. Because there were no objectives to capture or defend people brought only heavy and assaults Mechs to the game. The gameplay was long and felt like a a mobile trench line from WW1. I shoot you, you shoot me but no real damage has been done. If you were crazy or idealistic and brought a medium or light mech, you would be the first ones to die. 2. Because of the points above, there were rarely any sudden changes in the field of battle, meaning that the the game would get dull and predictable after awhile. due to nature of waltzing titans exchanging fire. 3. The factions do not have any generic traits that get applied. A 4/5 Kurtia Pilot will not have anything different from a 4/5 Steiner pilot. 4. The Urban mech, Why does this exist? I mean seriously. it is like a fever dream that oscar the grouch would think of. 5. The Lore. I stopped following the Lore around 3068 when the inner sphere destroyed the Clan Smoke Jaguar, the second Star League was still a thing and everything Victor Steiner-Davion touched turned to critical . The "Wars of Reaving" is a lot of WTF. ComStar gone, St Ives Gone, Star League gone, Smoke Jaguars are back ( why of all the clans) and Clan Wolf is now the IlClan? Oh and Jade Falcons, the biggest rivals of Clan Wolf are now placed as the "honor guard" guard for the Wolves. How many clans are left? I mean really left in their original form. Saying Clan Wolf is the Ilclan is like hearing Vegita saying he is theprince of all saiyans.
@HORRIOR1
3 жыл бұрын
The cheapest alternative is to take disposable plastic cups and write the names of the units on their sides and just use the theater of mind.
@Airier
3 жыл бұрын
Even cheaper: folded paper with a note for which unit it it. 😁 So, basically what GW did for orks in the first box set.
@Faceonthewall
3 жыл бұрын
Love this video. Also find it interesting when GW player realise that there is a whole world of other games and amazing models out there. That's not a dig in any way, great to see it. Im a long term Warmachine/Hordes and Malifaux player so im really please to see you looking in that direction. Welcome to the club!
@Ragnarok2kx
3 жыл бұрын
You kinda mentioned that Infinity is more of a skirmish scale game, but I just wanted to add that while the per-model cost may be high, full-point lists top out at 15 models so getting a proper army is not that bad. Also, it may not have the big centerpiece models found in WH, but the TAGs do have a proper table presence. Check out pics of an Avatar, Szalamandra or Maghariba Guard for reference.
@FOGRedemption
3 жыл бұрын
Blackjack, Raicho, and Zeta are pretty damn fun to paint up too. Plus you don't have to play N4 you can play the Killteam equal Code One (less points, less models, simplified rules). On top of that Corvus Belli teamed up with 2d20 Modiphius for quite the indepth RPG. Plus if players want amazing backgrounds, buildings, vehicles, or even ships for environments in all of Corvus Belli's games, Corvus Belli teams up with microartstudio for some epic battle scenes to build and paint up. Corvus Belli even has other games like Aristeia! or TAG Raid with exclusive models(Some of these models like Senior Massacre can be played in N4).
@HightideC22
3 жыл бұрын
7:10 Someone has not watched The Mandalorian yet and it shows.
@Gauldame
3 жыл бұрын
And for those who already have models and wish to still use them, may I recommend onepagerules. Mini agnostic, with fantasy, grimdark and skirmish modes. Also, if you have a resin printer, there are several creators that make stls that you can download for dozens of aesthetics. Some of these creators have partnered through licensing with individuals on etsy that can print them and ship them if you don't have a printer yourself. Typically for cheaper than GW. But heroin is cheaper than GW so that's a low bar. Having looked at the cost of box sets, I might actually recommend getting an intro resin printer. Ex Indomitus box set approx $300 Command Starter $140 Combat patrol Sob $140 Warbringer Nemesis Titan with Mars-Alpha Pattern Nemesis Volcano Cannon $1260 (Yes that's $, no that does not include a handy, no that does not include the arms and head, you do get a free beating from your partner *if they have any sense with money*) vs an anycubic photon series 160 - 300. (depending on the model, sales etc). Yeah you need cleaning tools, PPE, resin and a way to UV cure it. (If there was only a fusion reaction, readily available to all, that produces A LOT of UV...IF ONLY *faints on fainting couch*) Several of the 3d creators are now switching to Pre supported prints too, so it's easier to plug and play.
@shmee123ful
3 жыл бұрын
I would also highly recommend an Australian company called Victorian miniatures. Though they mostly do guard stile infantry, a few tank and artillery
@lordkommissarpetitt8022
3 жыл бұрын
Boltaction and its sci-fi counterpart Konflikt '47 are alternatives not shown in this video that I can recommend. The gameplay is fun and more alive than 40k, and the game is much cheaper for those on a budget. Konflikt '47 can also have Sherman tanks with Tesla cannons fighting literal nazi zombies. Boltaction is solely historical WWII; Konflikt '47 is wacky tech WWII if I put nutshell labels on them.
@Airier
3 жыл бұрын
😯👍
@28mmRPG
3 жыл бұрын
I have a lot of Infinity minis... (I don't play Infinity, but I use them for my TRAVELLER TTRPG's) and they are full metal and VERY VERY detailed. Angels' paintjob on these make these super-impressive... but you need the skills to make these minis pop. they are 28mm scale so... very small but they are one of the most detailed sculpts you can find.
@matminecraft01
3 жыл бұрын
glad to see looking at other ones. GW's recent choices deserve a boycott
@genericname42
3 жыл бұрын
Battle tech you get the models from iron wind metals or plastic ones from starter kits
@reecedignan8365
3 жыл бұрын
I believe on the discord he said he’d be doing a separate look into Battletech due to the amount of people on here and on the discord pushing him towards it. I so hope he takes the hook and we can pull him in. I’d love to see Arier running around in a Battlemech smiling to all heavens that he just got to DFA them
@genericname42
3 жыл бұрын
@@reecedignan8365 thanks for telling me
@abigailcramer6514
3 жыл бұрын
Warmachine and Hordes are the same setting. It's fantasy steampunk. Warmachine factions use a more static magic source and technological units. Hordes are primal factions using living creatures as weapons.
@maartenvdvegt
3 жыл бұрын
i've bought multiple ragingheroes miniatures and the detail is indeed amazing the pricing is actually ok imo the only downsides i have is the lack of instructions with some models and how thin stuff like spears is which have broken for me multiple times. also resin, but im also subscribed to them on patreon and am awaiting a 3d printer because holy hell their monthly releases of stl's are GREAT
@nes819
3 жыл бұрын
Hei Airier. The peops from Neckbeardia have a awsome model collection aswell. Maby you want to look at one of their videos (D&D related) for their own adds and the content.
@TheWarmaker01
3 жыл бұрын
those Angels will look great with Celestine
@Valandar2
3 жыл бұрын
You forgot to say that the infinity models are all METAL, not plastic, which explains a good bit of their cost. War Machine is in the same world as Hordes, it's a Magitek world, actually. Locally it doesn't sell, because the game itself was not popular. Malifaux was literally an excuse game as an excuse for the sculptors to go insane - I hear 3 bad reviews for every good review. I prefer the Song of Ice and Fire game over the HBO show... :D
@chillax319
3 жыл бұрын
Magitek? I'm a big sucker for magitek for some weird reasons. What is that world/universe called? Are there any codices/lore books/wikis for it? I'm not a player myself but I am a lore junkie.
@Valandar2
3 жыл бұрын
@@chillax319 Yep. Well, somewhere between Steampunk and Magitek. It's not as advanced as (say) Final Fantasy 6, but many of the factions have what are called "Warjacks", big stompy mechanical constructs controlled by wizardly types. Others have primitive gunpowder weapons as well as magic, so...
@aregulargamer1
3 жыл бұрын
I'll toss in what I know for third party 40k Artel W has a bunch of stuff, and all of it is UTTERLY AMAZING. Wargame Exclusive has boobie models and meme models, and a few that are just cool. Mortian sells stuff that looks like Forge World tanks, but scaled down to 'Russ, Chimera, Basilisk sizes. They're amazing. Victoria Miniatures has every guard regiment under the sun and a few custom tanks. I don't know of many others, but there's at least one I know of that just does a lot of mix & match infantry stuff ranging from KKK robes to gasmask heads, to Sci-Fi armor.
@yagsipcc287
3 жыл бұрын
Printer is the way to go
@kevinneroza8439
3 жыл бұрын
Aw yeah!!!!!!!!!, it’s so cool to see my other favorite Tabletop Universes like Infinity The Game!, WarmaHordes!, and even Battletech! get some extra love!!!!!!!!!!! Their Miniatures!, Lore!, and Settings! are so AWESOME!!!!!!!!
@Dragonspirit223
3 жыл бұрын
Jokes on you: Your Wallet was always screwed
@Airier
3 жыл бұрын
I mean, you're not wrong. :)
@thorveim1174
3 жыл бұрын
infinity has a funny faction.. which is basically modern military with a few tweaks, and they STILL manage to do well! (helps that they have access to an unique metal, and that they are too low tech to be hacked, something other factions use quite a lot) Also, they have litteral werewolves. As for hordes and warmachines, they are the SAME setting; hordes being factions out of the wilderness while warmachine focuses more on industrialized factions (which are steampunk mixed with magic). The 2 games are even compatible (so you can play a horde army against a warmachine army without the need for homebrew)
@Airier
3 жыл бұрын
That is probably the biggest recommendation for that game I've ever seen. 😯
@thorveim1174
3 жыл бұрын
@@Airier I don't play either of those ^^ i just like exploring the rough rules and looking at the fancy models :p and yeah, warmachine and hordes often get mashed together in name as "warmahordes" for this reason :p
@solair4553
3 жыл бұрын
Because I didn't see anyone mention it for agoiaf those infrantry boxed come with 12 models the website just shows the different sculpts
@Airier
3 жыл бұрын
Didn't know that. Gracias.
@solair4553
3 жыл бұрын
@@Airier i elaborated a bit more on the discord
@Azareki
3 жыл бұрын
to talk about steep prices in this video let me chuckle a bit. i mean 15$ for a single model with amazing detail? a single model (some "hero" char) from gw costs 25$ to nearly 40$. So all of this sites are literal price havens.^^
@Gauldame
3 жыл бұрын
Also Raging heroes I explain as "WH40K just French and Horny". How they haven't been sued I don't know. They literally took a female character (named) off the cover of one of the novels, Sexed her up, took off her top and slapped "OC do not steal" on it. There is an entire line, just called Lust elves.
@randomnerd5807
3 жыл бұрын
If your still looking for other games there is one called "Conquest last argument of kings" that looks quite good, both gameplay and model wise.
@MLPDethDealr32
3 жыл бұрын
Those things dont look like Tigers. They look like robotic XENOMORPHS O_O. Might send you some art I did later.
@CBRN-115
3 жыл бұрын
Infinity is a great game. The models look great and the more is amazing
@garrhetsampson
3 жыл бұрын
Wow. Wargame exclusive is killer! I’ll have to check it out.
@pshalleck
3 жыл бұрын
As Airier mentioned, they are resin; but from experience I can say they're really clean (no flash on any of what I received). Only downside is I can't use plastic cement. I'd recommend epoxy over superglue for resin assembly. Epoxy is also better for magnets, in my experience. Also, I can't believe Airier mentioned cowboy hats on the previous vendor but missed the Mechanic Adept Cowboy Hats from Wargame Exclusive!
@aregulargamer1
3 жыл бұрын
I use several WE Necron models. They're resin, but so damn good. Just some flash and shit to clear, but nothing needed to be bent into shape. They all look so cool, and they even have kits for stuff like Skitarii where you have 2 in 1 infantry that let you use extra legs +torsos to build both variants of the box set.
@braynceltheartificer
3 жыл бұрын
Warmachine and Hordes are actually the same base system, in fact they're completely compatible. I really recommend picking up one or both. The basic system is fairly easy to play, nd you can play with as few as 2 models per army, or with 40k levels of models. Aboslute minimum is one Warcaster and one Warjack for Warmachine, or one Warlock and one Warbeast for Hordes.
@Drac0blade16
3 жыл бұрын
I actually bought an Infinity model of Jeanne D'Arc 2.0. It was a metal model... and I have no idea what to do with it.
@Marinealver
3 жыл бұрын
3d Printers go brrrr.....
@master-of-frogs5415
3 жыл бұрын
As soon as I find a war game I can use my warhammer models with, I’m switching; the only downside is I’m a tyranid player
@VonRichtburg
3 жыл бұрын
I wish Rackham Red Dragon was still around. It was fantasy with touches of "technologies". Their minis (metal) were amazingly detailed.
@thegloriouswizard5270
3 жыл бұрын
Still say Alternative Armies is nice, but at the same time: OOH, DRAGONS!!
@thegloriouswizard5270
3 жыл бұрын
Also, yes! Do more model stuff!!!!!
@todoviridia3265
3 жыл бұрын
i've collected alt mini's for a few years now. Got to say i prefer them over GW. I usually go for Wargame Exclusive, Raging heroes, Victoria miniatures and Mortian.
@todoviridia3265
3 жыл бұрын
@@BaronesaReturns I love the walkers from Mortian!! Artel W and Anvil are good for characters yeah. And not ashamed to admit i'v even ordered some from Brother Vinny when it comes to characters
@todoviridia3265
3 жыл бұрын
@@BaronesaReturns I have allready bought some walkers for my custom guard army. And mostly use victoria;s miniatures to fill the ranks of troopers. They look great together (even more when the painting is done) At the same time i'm making a sisters army from wargame exclusive and raging heroes combined. So far both armies are looking great and unique. And i love it
@khaimk4r4su
3 жыл бұрын
I see an Infinity mini i click
@wikdwingsangel5542
Жыл бұрын
alternatives yet more expensive than GW
@ScreamingTc
3 жыл бұрын
I've been looking at Malifaux and the Exodus series, and both have miniatures which beg to be given a decent paint job. There's some brilliant alternative lines to anything GW produces, but GW just tries to keep you distracted with the new shiny.
@christopherbonner4454
7 ай бұрын
Rack ham was murdered by GW. They saw competition and got rid of them.
@slyoldowl
3 жыл бұрын
you give me ideas to run a destiny guardian run kill team for just kill team. woah woah fight tha powa
@Airier
3 жыл бұрын
Go for it. 😁👍
@Gauldame
3 жыл бұрын
Model creator to check out Ghamak He has both stls, and licensed printers.
@Gauldame
3 жыл бұрын
"There's more skulls" Welcome to Grimdark, and wargame exclusive Also, be careful clicking on their figures, some 0f the females are demonetizable.
@primal8346
3 жыл бұрын
Hey I watched the video and I didn't see what site had the black futuristic robot from the picture for the video where was it
@Airier
3 жыл бұрын
Check out Infinity. That's where that model is from.
@primal8346
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@uthmanetn7855
3 жыл бұрын
FYI dude,malifux and infinity make there models in a smaller scale,aka harder to paint but so much more detailed
@freedom2663
3 жыл бұрын
Check out Kickstarter. A lot of board games out of that (KDM comes from that as well as A Song of Ice and fire). I have KDM and A Song of Ice and Fire. Played Warmachine/Hordes a long while back. Go subscribe to king of average. He does a lot of kickstarter board game coverage (great mini games on there).
@CaptinCrofty
11 ай бұрын
raging heros are super fragile and the casts are pretty hit and miss
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