SPQR - Warlord Ancients Warband game.

[commander bernhardt]

You guys seem to be referencing the GW of nearly a decade ago. GW today is extremely good at marketing its products and gradually revealing info months before release.

That's what everybody here was saying 

[Arrigo]

one of the funny results of this thread... I got interested in the game, and basically improved my opinion of warlord...  bring the pop corn.

[Kommando_J]

Dont you just hate it when a buisness tries to be successful?

I ave no problem with them trying to make money but as they have proven in the past, doing many different things at once is not and never will be their strong suite, the world does not need another GW.

[mkultra99]

I bit.. 2 free miniatures and free shipping couldnt say no. Just got the book to give it a run with my Mortal Gods greeks.

[Arrigo]

I bit.. 2 free miniatures and free shipping couldnt say no. Just got the book to give it a run with my Mortal Gods greeks.

any comments so far?

[Kommando_J]

Its not out yet.

I think I have to get it now, two free minis...is two free minis after all.

[aphillathehun]

I seriously want that mini of the sacrifice....

[madaxeman]

The feeling we are getting from Warlord is... dunno... subdued? Mind that I am what you can call a regular customer for Warlord. I own several of their games and buy his minis with some regularity. I have nothing against them. It's just the vibe, for the lack of a better word.

It's a box set containing a load of plastic sprues they have had out in the market for what must be the thick end of a decade already, with 2 new resin sculpts and a new set of fairly straightforward sounding skirmish rules added in - all of which they've announced a month out from release. The future support schedule they have announced is based around extending the rules to allow you to use different sprues they already have been producing for some years, so there's actually not all that much meat for a marketeer to get their teeth into here. 

Honestly, I'm not sure what level of additional hype it would be possible for Warlord, GW, or even PT Barnum himself to generate (without going down the "Contrast Paints" route...!) Even so its being widely talked about on this and other forums anyway - so their marketeer seems to be doing a decent job !

[Ninefingers]

It's a box set containing a load of plastic sprues they have had out in the market for what must be the thick end of a decade already, with 2 new resin sculpts and a new set of fairly straightforward sounding skirmish rules added in - all of which they've announced a month out from release. The future support schedule they have announced is based around extending the rules to allow you to use different sprues they already have been producing for some years, so there's actually not all that much meat for a marketeer to get their teeth into here.

Speaking as a marketer, that just makes it even more depressing that their product development department is producing such unmarketable products.

[Whitwort Stormbringer]

Honestly, I'm not sure what level of additional hype it would be possible for Warlord, GW, or even PT Barnum himself to generate (without going down the "Contrast Paints" route...!)

Well, it seems like one selling point of the game is going to be heroic progression, and the first video is pretty vague on how heroes will stand apart from minions. An article or video highlighting heroes on the table seems like a logical next step, to me.

Aside from that, a basic rundown of the factions in the first book, or a brief faction focus article on each, would also probably be well-received.

For my part it's really not the marketing that's disappointing, though. I was hoping for smaller scale skirmishes (which is not Warlord's fault), but I'm trying to stay open-minded and will be checking out reviews once it lands.

[Kommando_J]

Im trying to remain positive, i;d hoped for smaller mini numbers but this seems to be okay, they really need to update their ancients as to be quite frank some of their older plastic kits especially are long overdue for retirement.

marketing wise what they need is more of what they have shown on the facebook, converted sample forces to show off the rules and the minis as some of the paint jobs on the online store are looking quite aged as well.

[jetengine]

Im trying to remain positive, i;d hoped for smaller mini numbers but this seems to be okay, they really need to update their ancients as to be quite frank some of their older plastic kits especially are long overdue for retirement.

marketing wise what they need is more of what they have shown on the facebook, converted sample forces to show off the rules and the minis as some of the paint jobs on the online store are looking quite aged as well.

The Facebook stuff is on their website and has been several days before you made this post.

[Kommando_J]

I know that, it actually appeared on the facebook page first iirc.

[Whitwort Stormbringer]

Well speak of the devil.

SPQR A Hero's Journey

[Ethelred the Almost Ready]

The hero progression looks interesting.  The talent trees I have seen for RPGs but not in wargames, although I guess this is a bit of a hybrid game.