Kaldstrom, C1, N4 - bad news, we've been lied to, again

I am a pewter addict and I have armies to boot, but it is beyond the point.
First, CB are breaking our trust. We've trusted them when they've rotated armies because of the twofold promise- constant legality and updates. And for a time, they've delivered on it.
Second, the devaluement. For a wargamer, minies are something more than glorified fishing weights. You spend time, money and effort on them and expect them at the very least to be legal in game you have a connection to. A sentimental value, you may say. And now, you are told your minies are paperweights or at best glorified proxies until manana.
Third, the community outrage. It is not big, yet closely-knit, and could become vocal. Could CB stand to upcoming shitstorm? Could they face the armies burning on YouTube like GW did? I sure hope so.

 

I mean, how do you even HAVE an ITS season or tournaments if you don't have at least 80% of the sectorials ready? Maybe that's why they like August releases, so they have some time before the big stuff starts up?

 

Could people wait and get the whole story? One person’s recollection of the presentation, given in English by a Spaniard to Russians towards the later part of a multi day event when folks have been enjoying themselves, and people wish to treat it as gospel? Pull the other one, it’s got bells on.

 

Which episode of the Simpsons was it where Kent Brockman the anchor man asks, "Hordes of panicky people seem to be evacuating the town for some unknown reason. Professor, without knowing precisely what the danger is, would you say it's time for our viewers to crack each other's heads open and feast on the goo inside?"?

Apparently, some folks think the answer is a resounding "Yes!"

 

Wow random hyperbolic salt about an upcoming release.

Colour me unsurprised.

 

Don’t forget the staggering paucity of information and immediate assumption of malafide motives on CB’s part that launched the salt...

 

My main complain would be about CB's current information policy. We get very little solid info, and then Gutier drops cute little nuke like that (or indeed got misunderstood in the classical "instructions unclear, penis stuck in ceiling fan" kind of way).

Hopefully we'll manage to get some clarification early this week. And while I also think that Nuada's first post was dramatic and I don't share his sentiment, I can understand where he's coming from.

 

Yeah cb which is a small company and is biting off more than it can chew. It is not ideal the roll our of c1 as it has the longest term potential for the company and game.
Defiance basically becoming a huge inflnity pre-order that comes with some cardboard is not great.
Not being able to write stats for all factions is a little sad. I mean its just stats - having said that doing it to the defunct sectorials makes sense.
What I actually think this may be a sign of is the old...if you can't buy it we don't worry about it. So French, tohaa, swamp eaters are not going to be updated until they refresh and release. Keeps it simple for new players and gives them some bandwidth.
My bet is 3 months or so post release they will reintroduce get you by for the dead sectorials. They may not even be in the app. Again to avoid confusing new players and avoid exciting them about an army they can't buy.
As far as lying to us...meh they could be better at communication but they are also a company and can't and shouldn't reveal everything to us and things change.

 

Cool. Today, I learned a new word.

 

You guys are goofs, why not just wait for Monday to see if they clarify things? No sense in burning the house down on the weekend.

TBH im not even that upset if N4 launched with no sectorials (outside of the Kaldstorm ones), I think a vanilla only game for a couple months would be a pretty interesting format.

 

Y'know, this thread is better than coffee. I laughed so hard, now not that sleepy anymore.

 

I guess what Gutier might have meant to say, is that we get a relase like N3, where half the units where not costed appropriately until HSN3. So everything will be legal, but not necessarily balanced.

If its true, that a lot is not ITS legal for months, its a really bad move and they should postpone N4 until everything is done.

 

There will be no HSN4. There will be a full rules release and not a mishmash of N3 and N4.

 

If all we have is hearsay based on a comment made by Spaniard speaking English to a bunch of tired Russians, then we're pretty much playing Chinese Whispers. Hardly a basis to judge what the true situation is.

Also, it's Sunday night, this tidbit was posted on WGC less than 7h ago, and CB isn't a cyberpunk government or megacorp to monitor news 24/7 and react immediately with a statement. Maybe we'll learn more over the next few days. And for now let's take a hint from the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and DON'T PANIC ;)