(KICKSTARTER) DUST TACTICS Operation Babylon

[Arcturus]

So Dust Tactics goes the KS route. Not sure what i think of this but we'll see next week. Minis are nice though i probably go in big.

http://www.dust-tactics.com/Home/tabid/56/entryid/181/Default.aspx

[Agis]

Not sure if a KS is appropriate, but the setting is VERY interesting to me.

[axabrax]

I'll have to take a look at this. As long as the kickstarter is self-contained it makes sense to me. What doesn't make sense is if you have to buy the basic dust game or rulebooks separately from the kickstarter to get use out of the kickstarter stuff.

[General M@yhem]

Been looking forward to Babylon but in the time it's taken Battlefront to get round to sorting this out, we could've had some of the Babylon releases in our hands. They're talking about releasing it all in one go but if they'd been on the ball in the first place, we would have had some of this stuff already.

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This is one I will be watching with interest though as I'm currently on the fence about selling off my Dust collection

[Amalric]

Are they coming out with new models or more re-boxing of previously released ones?

I'm not interested in the Dust rules or figures, just the vehicle models.
The re-releases of the Dust stuff by Battlefront do not have the same value as previously ie only 1 weapon set/turret for model instead of all three. So I am interested to see what the bang for your buck is going to be in the kickstarter.

What I liked most in the pics was the Babylonian wall ruins in the background of the last pic.

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[General M@yhem]

Are they coming out with new models or more re-boxing of previously released ones?

I'm not interested in the Dust rules or figures, just the vehicle models.
The re-releases of the Dust stuff by Battlefront do not have the same value as previously ie only 1 weapon set/turret for model instead of all three. So I am interested to see what the bank for your buck is going to be in the kickstarter.

What I liked most in the pics was the Babylonian wall ruins in the background of the last pic.

Agree with you on the value of the re-releases by Battlefront. In addition they've upped the price as well.

[Admiral Alder]

The first thing I notice is when sculpting/designing the USMC troops they evidently went with Jungle as the theatre, not just from the uniforms and equipment, but also the miniature with the twin machetes. I just wonder why they would include that particular mini in the promo for their desert war release....

[Keeper Nilbog]

I'm with Agis, quite interested in North African theatre, not sure about KS - and probably will not be able to afford it either.

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Are they coming out with new models or more re-boxing of previously released ones?

There are pictures of the three starter sets for the kickstarter over on the Dust forums (http://www.dust-tactics.com/tabid/89/g/posts/m/8708/Kickstarter.aspx#post8708). Some new models, some old.

[Arcturus]

A short heads up for all those interested: The Kickstarter is scheduled to start today May 20th at 8 pm GMT.

https://www.facebook.com/DustGame

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Oh joy. Some limited levels to fuel the early birds...

[axabrax]

Already extremely annoyed with this kickstarter:

- Very first time I come to the page almost nothing but sold out pledges.

- No mention of whether the game is self-contained or you need to buy another rulebook thats not even offered in order to play it.

- Stretch goals are not posted on the homepage but hidden in the updates

Have they done a KS before? I would say this already reeks of bungling!

[Predatorpt]

And if someone want to take a look at the KS:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/duststudio/dust-operation-babylon

[FATROC]

axabrax, this is not a "stand alone" game. This is a campaign expansion of the existing game. You will need a copy of that rule set to play.