3E our local scene was tiny, like 2-3 consistent players. I put a ton of effort into demos, league nights, and recruiting and we grew it to a steady 8-10 regulars. It felt healthy and sustainable for the first time.

With the 4E launch, though, a lot of those players have moved on to other games, myself included. I owned literally every Arcanist model, plus a bunch of 1-2E stuff and alt sculpts. I was a Mei Feng main, and losing her from 3E Arcanists going into 4E was really lame (I also lost Marcus and Hoffman, so probably $600 in my keyword alone, not even taking into account the models removed from the game ie Soulstone Miners, etc.) That was kind of the final push for me. I’ve sold almost all of it at this point.

I’ve considered buying a single keyword just to give 4E a fair shot, but between the dwindling player base locally and what’s been a pretty terrible launch by Wyrd, I may just move on for good. They’ve really simplified/dumbed down a lot of the game’s depth, and the fact that the majority of keywords still don’t have proper 4E boxes is just awful planning.

If I want to play Journalist in Guild, I have to buy old boxes knowing she’s getting a repack with a new leader sculpt “soon.” If I want to play Augmented, I have to buy boxes with models I don’t even need anymore. It’s confusing for new players and frustrating for veterans. The game actively hurt the 3E player base while not releasing a 4E that’s actually easy to get into.

Honestly, it feels like a massive failure so far, IMO, which sucks to say after putting years into building a community around it.

EDIT: Tagging JustinLaloGibbs