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Offline Leftblank

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Blog. A short roundup of different reviews. Old Space Hulk players are easily overwhelmed with nostalgia when they see the new DWOK rules. But is it worth the money: the 100 GBP/165USD?
http://amsterdam6shooters.nl/node/647

Offline eilif

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Re: First Look at Deathwatch Overkill: Mediocre Game, Super Miniatures
« Reply #1 on: 04 March 2016, 05:52:07 PM »
Nice summation of reviews.
I was kind of considering this based on the very nice genestealer minis, but I don't care about the game or the marines.  Even if I did, $165 is ridiculous.
Pass.

Offline dieselmonkey

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Re: First Look at Deathwatch Overkill: Mediocre Game, Super Miniatures
« Reply #2 on: 04 March 2016, 06:17:50 PM »
Nice summation of reviews.
I was kind of considering this based on the very nice genestealer minis, but I don't care about the game or the marines.  Even if I did, $165 is ridiculous.
Pass.

If you use eBay, you could probably make a nice chunk of that back by selling on all the bits you don't want.

I'll be picking up a set, but then I'm a GS cult fanboy.
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Offline Wachaza

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Re: First Look at Deathwatch Overkill: Mediocre Game, Super Miniatures
« Reply #3 on: 04 March 2016, 06:44:06 PM »
I'm not a huge fan of the reviewers there as they're pretty much from clickbait site. Some positive comments on Bolter and Chainsword but I'll wait until I see and play it myself. I got my bits site genestealer cult horde this morning and they are lovely.

Offline axabrax

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Re: First Look at Deathwatch Overkill: Mediocre Game, Super Miniatures
« Reply #4 on: 06 March 2016, 05:25:58 PM »
Other than the fact that the game is too expensive, the only substantive comment on the rules I saw here was from BOLS, which is the review that you say shouldn't be trusted as they are biased.  Given your title I presumed that there would be some critical aspects of game play, which is what I'd be interested in.

Offline Dentatus

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Re: First Look at Deathwatch Overkill: Mediocre Game, Super Miniatures
« Reply #5 on: 06 March 2016, 07:20:54 PM »
I just want the GS Cult figs. Those are too cool to pass up.

Offline Vermis

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Re: First Look at Deathwatch Overkill: Mediocre Game, Super Miniatures
« Reply #6 on: 06 March 2016, 08:52:24 PM »
the only substantive comment on the rules I saw here was from BOLS, which is the review that you say shouldn't be trusted as they are biased.

Yup. Soon as I saw it was BOLS I turned off. You could serve those guys up a cowpat on a plate, with a GW logo on it (or worse: Dreadfleet) and they'd give it 5/5.

Although, if youse guys can't find a decent online discounter, there's something wrong. :)

 

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