It's only been a little over a year? It feels like so much longer. Good night, Warzone was the deal breaker in my wargaming life. I was new to it and just started buying figs in anticipation of Ultimate Warzone release. Once I got the Ultimate Warzone book I built one faction of IDMF Imperials, a Romanov Bauhaus group, a Sagienelli (spelling is off today forgive me) Bauhas group, Demnogonis, Ilian, Algeroth... I haven't painted the quantity of figures like I was during that period cause I was just so stoked about the game. May feeble attempts to drum up support locally were shot down. The local shop that actually carried Warzone figs made fun of me for buying the figs of a 'dead' game. And that shop wonders why the feck I do all my buying online rather than spending a dime in their store.
Paradox pulling the plug really upset me. It supremely angered me. Excelsior was disappointing me with the slow releases but felt the company was at least trying to stay the course despite the universal bad mouthing that went on. The whole scenario made me realize how fickle the wargaming hobby is on the business side. It did leave me damaged in regards to buying in to new games. I jsut can't bring myself to buy into a game until it is established. Well, Stone Circle's China Town also can carry some of that weight. I didn't realize companies come and go in this hobby so quickly and often so tragically.
I miss Warzone.
I'll have to concur that the FFG collectible Warzone game in a new scale with prepainted figs holds zero interest to me. I love Warzone but not enough to invest in bendy figs that will be painted to a standard typical of the market today. Not even taking into consideration that the rules behind the game will *NOT* be the Warzone I enjoy playing.
I also can't help but feel the movie is going to trundle off to the Sci-Fi Channel where it will whimper and die... Or Perhaps Joel Hodgson with be invigorated to use it to revive Mystery Science Theater 3000 and he and Mike Nelson will at last appear in the theater together. Yes, I have high hopes for Warzone: the Movie.
As long as Paradox insists on holding all the cards and dealing them out at leisure to a leasing company I don't see things improving. I believe Thom really and honestly made the best effort he could but just had circumstances work against him on so many levels. At least his work at reviving the game got me into it so I am a card carrying convert.
I'm going to drop off here cause I think I'm feeling over the top depressed about the loss of my favorite pretendy fun time happy smiles game all over again.