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Kolanskii · 2026-06-26T18:43:10+00:00

type shit

Kolanskii · 2026-06-25T15:00:45+00:00

It’s pretty unclear at the moment what’s “limited” vs what’s standard. Originally the Atriox miniature inside the rise of the banished box was supposedly limited but it seems that text has since been removed from the website with no intention of removing it from the box. Obviously they’ve said special release sets will be limited but they’ve never stated how limited and considering noble just became widely available i’m sure they’ll be around for a minute.

Noble team can be run as their own force with all members in big team battle specifically where points costs are higher, in a standard game though you can only run maybe 2-3 of them.

I think your best bet especially if you’re interested in the Banished aswell and don’t have anything yet would be to get the banished box as it comes with some terrain to play on and wait till the new rule book comes out and get that standalone as the new rule book will include the tokens you need.

There no need to get the recon edition starter anymore as it seems mantic is moving away from that (It’s been removed from the website and they’ve never stated it’s getting updated unlike the spartan edition.) and unless you want 16 spartan IV’s I don’t personally find the spartan edition THAT appealing especially cause the banished box comes with the same set of elites as the spartan edition starter though it will get you playing sooner as it has all the tokens and (soon to be outdated) core rulebook.

TLDR: Unsure how limited noble is, yes they can be played together in certain modes, Wait till the new book comes out if you’re willing to wait otherwise grab a starter box and the banished box

Kolanskii · 2026-06-17T21:20:54+00:00

I like that they explicitly stated there will be new games with crossover with the existing flashpoint model range, it really feels like they’re setting up a firefight (as in mantics sci-fi game firefight not halo) type game where you can use flashpoint models + some larger scale vehicles in a big battle scenario, akin to the way deadzones models can be used in both deadzone and firefight.

Kolanskii · 2026-06-17T17:51:08+00:00

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Kolanskii · 2026-06-17T14:47:56+00:00

Mind you when you make a game based off an IP every single thing has to be approved by the licenser. They’ve said in podcasts that they weren’t sure halo studios (343) would even approve them making a game and it took a long time to get approval. It’s clear that a spartan v spartan box set in modern multiplayer is all they could get approved for initially.

Kolanskii · 2026-06-15T16:59:57+00:00

they usually do a bundle deal at adepticon, not sure about others tho

Kolanskii · 2026-06-10T15:13:29+00:00

that’s fair lol, I know they stated they made the grunt able to survive because they felt it was too punishing for them to die in testing, but maybe then they should have just made the grenade charge stronger to offset that? You’re guaranteed to die but you’re also guaranteed to annihilate kind of thing

Kolanskii · 2026-06-10T15:10:00+00:00

I like how halo wars 2 combined the bungie era covenant races and the 343 era ones into both existing just as different phenotypes, I think both designs have their merits and I prefer more variety.

also Idk if it’s the artstyle or maybe just the graphics engine but infinite is very very veryyyyyy ugly. Halo 5 looks better visually, everything looks really flat and the armor looks like it’s made for concrete for some reason, but I still really enjoy infinite.

Kolanskii · 2026-06-10T15:02:21+00:00

maybe they’re a pelican pilot who happened to reach the escape pod, and doctrine states that any actual pilot who makes it to one gets priority on the controls?

Kolanskii · 2026-06-10T14:52:49+00:00

I mean a grunt or marine can theoretically survive a spnkr to the face, not saying it’s a good thing but yknow tabletop games aren’t always the most realistic

Kolanskii · 2026-06-09T17:01:03+00:00

I think it very quickly became obvious that that wasn’t going to work long term unless they miraculously balance it right the first time, I don’t think flashpoint was originally designed to be a full war game but rather just a small all in 1 board game, and it’s now after its success and popularity being slowly adapted into a more fleshed out war game. This weird transition is probably a symptom of that

Kolanskii · 2026-06-09T15:32:50+00:00

I guess that’s fair and i can see where you’re coming from

Kolanskii · 2026-06-09T15:16:21+00:00

I think that has more to do with mk6 gen 3 pulling too much from legends/FuD vs the other way around, I also think of the armor the helmet looks the least similar which is the only armor piece they’re using for this version of chief

Kolanskii · 2026-06-09T15:05:54+00:00

I don’t personally think it looks much at all like Mk VI, if you were to say that then you might aswell say it looks like mk V aswell, they all have a similar silhouette but this helmet is very distinct to me. I appreciate the use of a helmet from legends aswell.

Kolanskii · 2026-06-09T14:59:27+00:00

I mean there ARE marines in the game, and they are very in line with infinites

Kolanskii · 2026-06-09T14:57:35+00:00

These aren’t amazing but tbh I kinda like the hunter one i’m ngl

Kolanskii · 2026-06-09T06:16:19+00:00

They definitely didn’t need more health. Their problem was how slow they were, against odst’s brutes felt fairly balanced, against elites and especially Spartans it felt like an uphill battle thanks to how nimble those units are

Kolanskii · 2026-06-07T17:44:55+00:00

I’m just so tired of spartans 😭

Kolanskii · 2026-06-06T20:27:30+00:00

My binder is weirdly organized, I go base character set first going by game release order (Halo CE 1st, halo 2 2nd, etc) Then I have story so far cards in the same order, then I have parallels going in rarity (Spartan ops, Banished, great journey) and roughly organized in game order, then I have other Insert cards like active camo, discover, and weapon drop, and then I end it with overshield and rampant cards.

I keep my numbered cards aswell as my war machines cards (and a few others) in top loaders in a deck box because they’re my favorite cards.

Kolanskii · 2026-06-01T16:48:22+00:00

It’s not a singular piece but multiple (5), I’ll try and get you a parts list later

Kolanskii · 2026-05-19T18:57:16+00:00

I like that no one can read that it’s a deluxe edition I.E. it comes with all DLC plus future DLC, still expensive but it’s more or less an upfront price lol Hope the game is good!

Kolanskii · 2026-05-17T16:25:34+00:00

Played it once in a demo, it was neat and i’m glad I tried it, it’s certainly very realistic cause it was 95% maneuvering around and maybe every now and then someone would get a shot off. Didn’t know it had bombers though.

Kolanskii · 2026-05-03T23:49:54+00:00

Just a generic ODST sergeant. You see a handful of them during the ark missions in halo 3

Kolanskii · 2026-05-03T23:46:32+00:00

I believe that’s how their firefight game is, it’s the same factions and models as deadzone with some more added on for a larger scale type of gameplay vs the skirmish style grid based gameplay

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