Halo Flashpoint Demo at Adepticon (Featuring Ronnie Renton)

[@mangoman9290]

As an aging gamer I am very happy to see it as a simple and light game, I am done with complex rulesets and games that have a huge learning curve barrier of entry. Bring on simple and fun!

[@familyofgamers777]

I agree totally. I can attest, the Deadzone rules set which ins the base for this will be very easy to learn.

[@foggyhighway3346]

as an aging gamer i hear you brother, im sick of my brain exploding.

[@flawlesscowboy1173]

Really hoping this game takes off, what Ronnie was saying about wave 1, 2, and 3, got me so hyped. I can’t imagine how sick it’s going to be having full on UNSC vs Banished vs Flood battles with friends. The Halo tabletop child me dreamed of.

[@familyofgamers777]

Nice! Sounds awesome. Not sure if you are a Deadzone player, it the rules are tight. Adding the Halo universe to it just makes it better. Knowing Ronnie, he will keep adding cool stuff to the game and make it awesome.

[@flawlesscowboy1173]

@@familyofgamers777 haven’t played dead zone, but it sounds like a lot of fun. This will be my first tabletop game that I’ve actually owned. I’ve played Warhammer with friends and instantly fell in love with tabletops. Been waiting for a good Halo tabletop all my life.

[@familyofgamers777]

Man, welcome to the tabletop universe! Great games out there, we are pumped for HALO, being longtime Deadzone players

[@flawlesscowboy1173]

@@familyofgamers777 thanks! Can’t wait!

[@Nardio]

Kicking myself for not being able to attend and record a demo myself and see what the game is all about in person. Delighted, absolutely delighted that you were able to do and do it. Thanks for taking the time to not only record the demo but ask good questions. Thank you very much.

[@familyofgamers777]

You are welcome my friend. I like to get the hard questions answered, we all need to know what’s going on.

[@box2battle]

In Ronnie we trust. ❤

[@familyofgamers777]

In Ronnie we trust!

[@ZetroxWargaming]

Cool to see some gameplay for this, I'm excited, already pre-ordered mine!

[@familyofgamers777]

Nice! Looking forward to this one.

[@DreadPathZone]

Looks familiar….in the best kind of way! Keep the Adepticon coverage coming fellas!

[@familyofgamers777]

Dude, we miss you! Gotta connect soon!

[@_Xerota_]

I hope this game does good, I was too young to get into Ground Command, and Fleet Battles before they died. Definitely will buy some of the content for this game.

[@familyofgamers777]

I think it will take off, due to the fact it is the Deadzone rules, it will be successful. The other games really didn’t do well with this property. Should be great.

[@BlizzAz]

Waaaaait... did I hear you guys say You could play Deadzone factions against Spartans? That would be awesome!

[@familyofgamers777]

I think that will be a definite for us, not sure what the license will say, but we don’t have the license! 😉

[@gideongallant1185]

Looks really good The simple rules sets are just as good if not better than complex rule sets imo. It's more chess-like than depending on meta knowledge and study

[@familyofgamers777]

It’s very close to Deadzone, which is a solid rules.

[@MiniWarMutt]

Ronnie! Ronnie! Ronnie! That dude is awesome! That had to be a treat for you, coach! Awesome!

[@familyofgamers777]

He’s a cool dude. But I know him for 12 years now. Always looks out for the FOG crew!

[@ant6227]

I was on the fence for this one, but listening to Ronnie talk about it is enough to get me hyped up. Really excited for when they start releasing proper factions and the content he was hinting at a few years down the line. Hope we see some of these rules come to Deadzone which I think could use a rules update/ points rebalance. That 1-3 move would be great for Marauders who are one of the slowest armies all around and also one of the most fighty. Would also be cool to see weapon pickups along with the items. All and all though I just hope Deadzone doesn't disappear as a result of this game coming out.

[@familyofgamers777]

So I had the same concerns as you did. The update to Deadzone would be welcome, but I think we’re in a good place with that. I will confirm this is a way to get people into Deadzone, and a lot of people were picking up the 2 player starter set waiting for Halo. That’s a good sign. Some of the rules may come over, but I don’t like the whole can’t fight back in combat is not my favorite, but I get it because you can respawn. I think this is a step in the right direction.

[@markgottlieb9126]

As a DZ Plague player, I say bring on The Flood!

[@familyofgamers777]

Bring them on, the Forgefathers will keep them in check!

[@HishUnderscore]

This is interesting, and I may give it a go, but I was really hoping for more of an army building game similar to warhammer or star wars legion.

[@familyofgamers777]

This is more of a skirmish game. It is similar to Deadzone, which is one of the best games around.

[@irrationalgaz]

They likely need to prove that there is an install base before committing to designing and machining molds for a full size army game. I imagine if this does well it will get expanded to include large scale confrontations.

[@familyofgamers777]

I agree, definite possibilities for expansions.

[@Ultramarine40]

Thanks Guys, pre-ordered Spartan Edition with bonus Master Chief model today based on this review. Cheers 👍

[@familyofgamers777]

Nice, Let them Mantic guys know!!!

[@Ultramarine40]

@@familyofgamers777 All 2 Easy

[@familyofgamers777]

Yes!

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Good to see you guys. Sorry for walking in on that Andrew! The game is fun. Safe travels home!

[@familyofgamers777]

Great to see you too. Get home safe, see you on the net.

[@DefectiveDice]

Interesting stuff. I played a demo and I was skeptical about the respawning, but I think depending on how the objectives work it could be really cool

[@familyofgamers777]

Yea, I can see this being cool. I am just using this as another faction with Deadzone

[@lordnovas]

7's explode with a sniper gun. Instant purchase.

[@familyofgamers777]

Crazy mechanic !

[@bombjelly5795]

Amazing. Just pre ordered the spartan edition. Comes with a master chief mini too. But what I really want is a premium edition where the minis are pre painted .

[@familyofgamers777]

Not sure if the pre~ painted version will happen. You have to get those paintbrushes out.

[@kuurooii9350]

ill get it solely because its halo but i wished it was more like 40k than a skirmish game, wanted what felt like halo wars fights on tabletop. the models look great tho

[@familyofgamers777]

It’s a skirmish game for now, but they have the license for 5 years and who knows what will happen in the next 5 years. I like that it’s a smaller game, but I could play a bigger game.

[@That1greykight0666]

This seems very interesting though the armor value seems a little confusing at first probably will get it once I get my hands on it

[@familyofgamers777]

It’s really not that hard. The shields are what you get rid of first. Armor blocks hits, unless the shooter has AP. AP 1 removes 1 point of armor. If we can understand it, anyone can. 😊

[@jeffhoffman4352]

Thanks for this, guys.

[@familyofgamers777]

Welcome, was a blast to play.

[@bigkahuna1510]

So in the instructions book the way AP and Armor work is a bit confusing, does armor get depleted and stay that way or does armor always reduce the amount of damage you take by the same amount, unless there's AP to negate it?

[@familyofgamers777]

If you have armor 2, you can reduce 2 hits by the opponent. If you have the same armor 2, and the opponent has an AP 2 weapon, he goes through the armor. You do not lose the armor. Shield are different, where they can be reduced and lost during the game. The shields are a new addition , that is different from the Deadzone rules.

[@flawlesscowboy1173]

CANT WAIT

[@familyofgamers777]

Me either! October can’t come fast enough!

[@kadezmeme]

I am interested i think its a good baseline to make something super engaging i just hope that different factions work slightly different or have a stat difference compared to spartans

[@familyofgamers777]

I agree. Unique is the way to go with every faction

[@daddyyu-gi-oh4330]

Can you move diagonally ? Or can you only go to the adjacent cube?

[@familyofgamers777]

You can move Orthogonally. So if your Move stat is 2/3. You can move 2 cubes as a short action and 3 as a long action. As long as you have a clear path, you can move diagonally. It’s nice, move cubes not inches.

[@ianc8325]

You got the scoop :-) well done chaps

[@familyofgamers777]

Thanks Ian. First demo that we did.

[@Crushanator1]

very cool, super interested to get in now. I know theres a 4 Elite Team, itll be interesting to see if you can mix and match Elites and Spartans on a team, and if we'll eventually see teams with different numbers (like 5 ODST or 6 marines or something) This looks like a great skirmish game, and as a long time Kings of War player, i trust in Ronnie

[@familyofgamers777]

Yes, come to the Deadzone side! It’s a great game and a lot of new players will be drawn into it because of Halo, which is a great thing.

[@FS7Snyper]

Pre-ordered after watching this video

[@familyofgamers777]

Nice!

[@josezdimera]

Ronnie the legend!

[@familyofgamers777]

The man!!

[@kingdomknights7768]

Mantic is my favorite game company, excited to see more

[@familyofgamers777]

Looking forward to it also.

[@bostonminiatures7714]

Crouching is like aim from DZ v1

[@familyofgamers777]

It’s another way to get extra cover. I like that mechanic, but I think they should have a token to show that a model is crouching.

[@tinywargamer3863]

Soooo...basicaly it's the poorer cousin of DZ? I know it's the IP an all that jazz...but for me it seems just lame to do a stripped down reskin of DZ just coating it into a named IP, but amaybe something good may come out of this, we will see.

[@familyofgamers777]

Not really stripped down DZ, but DZ with added twists. It’s not like the Mars Attacks-DZ. The rule book is almost as big as DZ. We did play 2 games on our own.

[@rustedbeetle]

#NoHatches!

[@familyofgamers777]

All hatches all day!

[@foggyhighway3346]

Mantic is everything warhammer should be but aint.

[@familyofgamers777]

Agreed. We have been saying that for years!

[@brandubh7046]

Definitely not a fan of the movement rules and the dice pools aren't much better... hard pass

[@familyofgamers777]

I have to vehemently disagree with you. This is based on Deadzone, which is the best skirmish game. We have been playing it for years, fantastic game.