| Dragon Gunner | 09 Mar 2024 10:50 a.m. PST |
I just saw an add for this game, does anyone know if they plan to have more than just Spartan vs. Spartan? Is this a Kill Team scale game? If Halo Frontiers came out with all three factions, UNSC, Covenant and Flood in modular sprues I might be tempted… YouTube link |
| Jason O Mahony | 09 Mar 2024 1:15 p.m. PST |
Full details still to be announced. I would expect that while a Spartan Vs Spartan is going to be possible, other factions will be seen. Bit dull and limited otherwise. |
Louis XIV  | 09 Mar 2024 5:30 p.m. PST |
I'm sensing a Flashpoint in the Pan. I'll shop the discontinued sales in a couple years. |
| ROUWetPatchBehindTheSofa | 10 Mar 2024 8:20 a.m. PST |
I do like Halo but…
TMP link And it seems a bit pointless without the Covenant and UNSC. Currently it does look like a Spartan v Spartan starter set and a relatively small-scale game (wild guess dozen to half-dozen models per side). I'm quite impressed by Mantic's Deadzone rules so if it uses those I'd still put myself in the tempted bracket. So far Mantic seem to have managed their previous licensed products pretty well – I'm not seeing a lot of Walking Dead going for truely knock down prices on eBay. |
| Tgerritsen | 11 Mar 2024 8:33 p.m. PST |
Halo has been a bit of a bad seller for miniatures games. Its might as an IP was several years ago at this point. |
| Dragon Gunner | 12 Mar 2024 1:14 a.m. PST |
" Its might as an IP was several years ago at this point."-Tgerristan Agreed and everything produced at that time was garbage. Halo could have been so much more… |
| Louis XIV | 12 Mar 2024 4:08 a.m. PST |
I'm not seeing a lot of Walking Dead going for truely knock down prices on eBay. The game was discontinued in 2022 and, like a zombie, is now coming back from the dead. I think we are seeing an eBay bounce not unlike all the WHFB stuff suddenly popular for TOW. |
| ROUWetPatchBehindTheSofa | 16 Mar 2024 10:13 a.m. PST |
Agreed and everything produced at that time was garbage. Bit harsh, some dodgy design and production decisions aside, the Halo Ground Command miniatures I have are excellent. Rules and business case for a 15mm Halo mass-combat game are may be more debatable – particularly since it has every appearance that the license may have had a role in pulling Spartan Games under. |
| ROUWetPatchBehindTheSofa | 22 Mar 2024 8:48 a.m. PST |
link Rules appear Deadzone-based or inspired. There is at least a whiff of Covenant models (I actually think the Elites look nicer than the Spartans – but I'm not sure the red and blue looks that great on camera). Based on the pics from the pre-order for the two different sets (prices TBC) they look a bit more on the boardgamey side of the TMG spectrum IMO. But that's probably relatively sensible given the target audience. |
| ROUWetPatchBehindTheSofa | 19 Nov 2024 3:35 p.m. PST |
My pre-order of Flashpoint dropped through the letterbox today. Yes, Deadzone rules, yes the Covenant Elites are nicer than the Spartans which are a little boardgamey (but clearly paint up well). I do have a Master Chief mini as well but I've not yet looked at him. Will post some size comparison pictures when I get a moment. |
