Pacific wrote:
The new Imperius Dominatus ruleset and community site has a document on there suggesting Vanguard miniatures to use as proxies in that game.
Have you had any thought of offering 'starter army' sets or anything similar for their game?
Or any other relationship with that community, it looks like it's growing really quickly at the moment (although it does feel like more and more people have heard of Vanguard!)
Ha, i just logged in to post a similar thought!
I was thinking about the question going around the Historical community at the moment about how to attract new players etc and i think it applies to 6mm/Epic etc too
There does seem to be a wave of nostalgia at the moment bringing back lots of lapsed players back for a look, but holding on to them, or creating new ones is a harder prospect.
One of the things noted by the Historical gamers is that the lack of an 'off the shelf' complete product is daunting for new players, having to find rules, work out what they need to get started then source models creates a bit of a barrier.
I feel like as awesome as Imperious Dominatus is, with it's polished rule book and website (and the game it's self which i played a bit early in development). It's unlikely in my mind to be able to pull someone in 'off the street' who doesn't already have some 2nd edition or 30k experience.
Something that also occurred to me was the amount of 'starter sets' i have bought over the years, which i've dipped my toe in for a relative low cost and i've either embraced or stopped there.
Most recently the new Flames of War and Team Yankee sets look incredible for £35!
Having a collaboration between Imperious Dominatus and Vanguard to supply say a 1000 point 'starter force' of Novan Elites (or 2000 points that could be split in two armies or combined) would likely benefit both parties in getting their products out there.
I don't even think a big/any discount would be required, but it could be enough of an incentive to lower the barrier for entry by taking on that initial army build?
I realise that there are 3mm rules for the Vanguard line, and possibly other reasons not to do it, but just chucking in my 2p.
Cheers