Deadzone 2.0 Demo Game – Forge Fathers Vs Enforcers!
May 27, 2016 by Justin
We've got a special one for you today as Ronnie Renton joins us in the studio to play through a battle report of the new Deadzone 2.0 using the Enforcers and the Forge Fathers from the Core Box that you can get for the game.
Warren and Justin will be playing the game to find out about the changes in the mechanics and where the world of Deadzone is going now from Mantic Games.
The Enforcers & The Forge Fathers
Who do you think is going to come out on top during this scuffle? Drop your thoughts below and let us know what you think of the changes to Deadzone.
Which faction will you be playing as?
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Looks like Mantic read all our comments and realized that they needed a proper demo game to show off their game and who better than these pair of crazy but enthusiastic gamer’s. Nice demo guys.
Are you his ex-wife?
Reckon you’re off his Christmas card list then. There’s a difference between voicing an opinion and a personal diatribe though
That is my opinion. His stuff is sub par where it might be fixed with more work on the material, and he gets more credit than his actions and his “creations” deserve.
My mention of Dreadball is to point out that if you are going to make the effort to produce a game “inspired” by another game that has not been supported in forever. And that you feel your game can fill the void in the marketplace, then go to a new school of game design. Why would a company try and make a “new” version of an idea only to give it the same problems that the “old” version. At least let you game have “new” problems.
An exciting game, aided by the banter and occasional blunder with a soupcon of Dice God fickle fortune. I suppose the moral of the tale is ‘Don’t shoot anyone’s dog.’
Sounds like some one here has lost his dummy. You could say a lot of games in some form or other have ideas taken from different sources and isn’t there that saying,”Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?!”
Meh cant play mine. My battle for Hera deal was horribly mispacked somewhat disappointingly
Hope you got it fixed. Like the game or not you should get what you pay for.
Not yet. Mantic haven’t replied to my ticket yet. Very grim
Well I’m pulling for you. Whether something gets played or just collects dust should be your choice, not theirs. Good Luck
Brilliant game as usual between Warren and Justin!
I must admit that after Warrens first turn I almost switched off rather than see Justin steam roller him but sooooo glad I didn’t!!!!! Incredible turn around!! Can’t wait for a massive warpath game to settle the score!!
On another note, I can never understand why people rant and rave in comments etc. If your not a fan then don’t bother watching or commenting rather than moaning!
So you would rather have comments about how everything is always great and all games are perfect? Wow.
If you don’t have anything good to say then don’t say anything at all!
So god forbid anyone should ever be criticized for anything. As long as we all keep our heads in the sand and never point out the wrong then we will all be just fine right?
Erm i mean no disrespect, but you didnt critisise deadzone, you used this vid as an opportunity to critisise a bunch of other stuff, which probably would have made more sense in a forum topic.
Mantic’s handling of their kickstarters has left a lot of people unhappy with their service and products. If everyone simply kept quiet about their issues with the company they would have no incentive to improve.
EXACTALLY!!! I’m glad I’m not the only one who doesn’t put on his rose colored glasses before talking about Mantic games and how they conduct business.
I didn’t know if I’d like this but, its looking good man.
In the end most games are improvements and ideas from borrowed from other games. Neither Mantic or GW to my mind have produced anything truly original idea wise .
That is a valid point Torros. Ideas maybe not, but rulesets and execution yes I believe there is a distinct difference. To try and craft rules that have never seen the table top format before, despite being inspired by existing material, can be difficult. Changing a few things and hitting copy then paste is not such a great achievement.
@spadefish there isn’t much original in the people you claim he took his ideas from… dig a little deeper
I think it might be worth organising you a few weeks work experience with them so you can get a true appreciation of whats involved behind the scenes and what it takes (and took in the past) to run a company like that.
It may not change your opinion but it would certainly better inform your arguments. Would you sacrifice some weeks of your life?
Ohhhh for a moment i tought Justin was about to get the favor oof the God of Dice but it was only a little test from him to test Justin Patience lol good game guy’s
Oh and buy the way Roni i was really loving the cards witch Deadzone 1.0 and now i have received my kikstarter stuff for the 2.0 version now i have to built my army and give it a try and i can say that i have loved what i have seen in here so ill see 😉
Getting my first game of 2.0 in today and now really looking forward to it! This now looks streamlined enough for my “every-now-and-again” gamer mates to enjoy it without having to manage a big learning curve
Nice to see the demo, as it is Warren and Ronnie we won’t comment on the rules they got wrong
We appreciate it believe me lol 😉
Although on second thoughts it may be of good use to new players so go ahead, me and Ronnie can take it!!! Lol
Ok. The important ones I noticed were:
1. Your pinned Enforcer should have stood up automatically after Justin attacked him in melee.
2. You CAN shoot into a cube with a your own models, you target the enemy as normal but have a -2 dice modifier.
main thing though, you showed how cool the game is and how easy it is to play
Knowing both of you as I do I would have questioned it if you’d got everything right lol
Main thing with this demo is that is shows the important things:
1. The game is slick and quick
2. The game is brutal
3. The game is tactical
4. The command dice are a fantastic and random game mechanic
I am LOVING Deadzone v2.0
I agree as a demo game it served its purpose well and the boyz enthusiasm is always a huge bonus.
quick question with any one with the game did I get short changed on command dice ? as only got 6 in box since it should be 9 to play the game right ? not a big thing but just wondering but it is a good excuse to buy a second box 🙂 .
Ohh, new demo game.
Before I watch this, I’m going to guess Warren wins.
I KNEW IT!
Had me worried there for a moment warren.
Great demo. I can’t wait to get my kickstarter. I thought this would be a great game to take to the comic book shop on board game night. It definitely has that hybrid feel of board and wargame. Hopefully I can convert some of the board gamers.
After reading your ‘explanation’ all I can think is that for some reason you seem to have some sort of grudge against Mantic games and wish to use this forum to make a personal attack on them. In which case spending any more time responding to your diatribe would be totally waisted
It’s not a personal attack so much as a professional one. You would know this if you fully understood the posts you “claim” to have read. But fine. You can spend the extra time checking to see if there’s really supposed to be an i in wasted. See, THAT’S an example of a personal attack. Learn the difference before speaking publically please.
I’ve found the rules committee to be horribly out of touch with what gamers actually seem to want, hence the kerfuffle over Warpath’s move towards multi-basing last year and the need for two rulesets in the kickstarter.
Can we all chip in and maybe buy a certain person complaining a new pacifier; because the one he threw away has left the planet.
He’d probably complain about that as well…
Speaking as someone that played both games the new version is far better, in my opinion. As to boardgame verses war game, it’s a gateway game to boardgamers into miniatures /war games. Are the rulers simple, yes and to good effect. If you are trying to get someone to try something new and you make it to difficult they will lose interest. I feel DZ 2 is simple enough for a new player but also tactical enough for a seasoned war gamer to enjoy, I know I do.
I’ve finally got round to reading my book I ordered at salute, and I can’t imagine anyone being that excited about the game if they actually read the rules. Mantic really don’t care about the community anymore – they got lucky with kings of war and are now just trying to churn out stuff as quick as possible to make a quick buck.
I am a Long time 40k player … started in the 80s. I do not see how Deadzone could be compared at all to a Games Workshop game. It is very unique in gameplay and tactics. I think mantic hit a homerun by giving miniature gamers a easy to set up, fast playing and tactically challenging game. It is the grid based game I wish Dust Tactics had turned out to be.