Improving the Starter Box contents
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 10:36 am
So I bought another box set and I'm looking at the contents and sort of shaking my head. I mean, the whole purpose of a starter box is to get two players started playing the game, right? But with the models in the box, you can only field one force and part of another.
On the UEDF side there are 5 veritechs (with one spare battaloid because of how the sprues are laid out) to make up one unit, with a spare for a VF-1S. Then there are 4 destroids to make up another unit. Ok, boom. 2 units, force is ready to play.
Then on the Zentradi side we have 12 Battlepods, a Glaug, a Recon pod, and a Recovery pod. But wait, that's only enough for one unit. You automatically need to go buy another box of minis before you can field a legal force.
So, my thought is, why not take some stuff out and add in other things so that new players can have a legal force?
On the UEDF side, take out one Battaloid, Guardian, and Fighter sprue from the VF's. That still leaves you with 4 VF's to make a full squad AND it eliminates that weird extra battaloid. Leave the Destroids how they are. Boom, force is good to go.
On the Zentradi side, we simply add more pods. 2 more sprues of Battlepods gives us just enough to make another unit when combined with what's already there. Boom, 2 units and we are ready to play.
The really weird thing is, it also makes the points values for the base forces of 2 units vs 2 units exactly the same.
VF Squad 80 points
Destroid Squad 60 points = 140 points
vs
Attrition squad (12 pods) 70 points
Recon Squad (6 pods, Glaug, and Recon pod) 70 points = 140 points
Mind. Blown.
Overall, you also have one less sprue in the Box, thereby allowing you to reduce the cost to attract more players.
On the UEDF side there are 5 veritechs (with one spare battaloid because of how the sprues are laid out) to make up one unit, with a spare for a VF-1S. Then there are 4 destroids to make up another unit. Ok, boom. 2 units, force is ready to play.
Then on the Zentradi side we have 12 Battlepods, a Glaug, a Recon pod, and a Recovery pod. But wait, that's only enough for one unit. You automatically need to go buy another box of minis before you can field a legal force.
So, my thought is, why not take some stuff out and add in other things so that new players can have a legal force?
On the UEDF side, take out one Battaloid, Guardian, and Fighter sprue from the VF's. That still leaves you with 4 VF's to make a full squad AND it eliminates that weird extra battaloid. Leave the Destroids how they are. Boom, force is good to go.
On the Zentradi side, we simply add more pods. 2 more sprues of Battlepods gives us just enough to make another unit when combined with what's already there. Boom, 2 units and we are ready to play.
The really weird thing is, it also makes the points values for the base forces of 2 units vs 2 units exactly the same.
VF Squad 80 points
Destroid Squad 60 points = 140 points
vs
Attrition squad (12 pods) 70 points
Recon Squad (6 pods, Glaug, and Recon pod) 70 points = 140 points
Mind. Blown.
Overall, you also have one less sprue in the Box, thereby allowing you to reduce the cost to attract more players.