Quote from: camazotz;663322Yep, because if we got a proper answer on this I might be less concerned that the artwork in the new Mekton won't consist of Punch & Judy Gundam edition action puppets. I really need reassurances like that before I'll put money down on something like this, even if I think Mike is cool as beans otherwise (he really is).

At least some of the art is being done by some mecha artists who I see on deviantart.)

Albeit still very anime stuff. (Not the realistic paintings that some artists use.)

I'll be curious to see what styles and types of mecha they come up with.

if they make 40k, doing it in full colour would rock!

Less than a day left in the Kickstarter campaign, and only approximately $1,500 away from unlocking hardcover books.

I will admit that the pledge tiers left me a bit perplexed.  I really would like the referee screen and Kickstarter exclusive mission, but I have absolutely no interest in a bumper sticker, tee-shirt, map, nor miniatures.  It isn't worth it to me to pledge all that extra money for those things just to get the referee screen and Kickstarter exclusive mission.  C'est la vie.

Quote from: Celestial;664582Less than a day left in the Kickstarter campaign, and only approximately $1,500 away from unlocking hardcover books.

I will admit that the pledge tiers left me a bit perplexed.  I really would like the referee screen and Kickstarter exclusive mission, but I have absolutely no interest in a bumper sticker, tee-shirt, map, nor miniatures.  It isn't worth it to me to pledge all that extra money for those things just to get the referee screen and Kickstarter exclusive mission.  C'est la vie.

Sounds like a serious sort of mistake with planning the tiers.

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I have to admit that I'm pretty happy that I didn't contribute to this one.  It's turned out pretty much like I expected.

Two years later, the only proof the book exists is a quick video showing a flip through of some colored pages.  And it has been flat out stated that no work has been done on the minis whatsoever.

I guess that's what 250% of the original goal gets ya.

Yeesh, here I was kind of excited. I'd buy this if it came out, shame it hasn't.

As long as this thread is necro'd, I wonder if folks could elaborate on the problem with Fuzion v Interlock.

As some who liked both, I'm curious as well.

Mekton's various prior editions are readily available for cheap. I see no reason for another version. Much like D&D and Hero and Call of Cthulhu, ad infinitum.

Quote from: Matt;830955Mekton's various prior editions are readily available for cheap. I see no reason for another version. Much like D&D and Hero and Call of Cthulhu, ad infinitum.

This.

Even though it is over 25 years old, Mekton II still holds its own as an anime mecha game. Mekton Zeta is no slouch either in that genre.

Mekton II remains my favorite (incl. the cover), although I have a strange nostalgia for my 1st edition and Road Striker.

Yeah, I've been burned by this Kickstarter.  Every other Kickstarter project I've backed has delivered within six months after its estimated release date, (with the exception of the video game Star Citizen).  Not this one.  Oh well, live and learn.  I'll chalk this up as a loss, right along with my ICONS Team-Up pre-order...

At least Mike Pondsmith said in one of the Kickstarter comments that he will never run another Kickstarter again.

I'm turbo pissed.

  This one got me for about $150.  I got in on one of the upper levels, and was VERY excited for its release.  I love me some Mekton... and here it is two friggin years later and bupkis.

Grrrr.

Quote from: Arminius;830941As long as this thread is necro'd, I wonder if folks could elaborate on the problem with Fuzion v Interlock.

The specific things I didn't like as much about Fuzion had mostly to do with the dice (3d6 vs 1d10) and the sheer volume of hastily put together crap they stuck the Fuzion label on.  It just felt shallow to me, even (and especially) the BGC stuff.  Champions could have been a lot better if they'd gone the distance to putting out all the old books as reissues under Fuzion, but the system just doesn't feel right for supers either.  I have a hard time quantifying it, but Fuzion in and of itself just doesn't feel right when I run it, even with putting the optional rules in place to make it more like CP2020.  And this is coming from a longtime and complete RTG fanboy.  Between the Fuzion glut and CP 3.0 they finally disgusted me and I had to stop paying attention to them.