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    Default Privateer Press Doing It Right

    [url]http://privateerpress.com/warmachine/gallery/two-player-battle-box/warmachine-two-player-battle-box[/url]


    I suppose it was just a matter of time--but starter sets are now available! Not just battle boxes--but a starter box meant to get you into the game: 2 armies, 1 small rulebook, dice and a ruler.

    The starter shown gives you:

    Khador starter box (Sorscha, Juggernaut & Destroyer) but adds a full unit of 5 Man-o-War shocktroopers.

    Protectorate starter box (Kreoss, Crusader, Repenter, & Vanquisher) and a full unit of 5 Cinerators.

    Best yet, for all you metal haters: It's all plastic.

    $99.99 price per the PP website, or probably $75.00 at your preferred online retailer of choice.

    Edit: The starter sets come out to (I believe) 20 points each. So more than a mangled metal 15 point game, but less than the 35pt standard most people seem to play.
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    That seems like one hell of a deal, being that their listing it as 99.00 and yet there is around 200.00(USD) bucks worth of stuff in it.

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    if only I liked the game this would be a wonderful deal but alas there is no appeal for me.

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    Wait, $99.99? It's actually more expensive than GW and has 66% less models. Whaaat?!
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    No it's not, GW just had a price rise on their starter sets, by 10%. Which pushes the MSRP up to $99 as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by faolan View Post
    No it's not, GW just had a price rise on their starter sets, by 10%. Which pushes the MSRP up to $99 as well.
    GW's starter set is $99. PP's starter set is $99.99. That means it's more expensive by 99˘.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike X View Post
    Wait, $99.99? It's actually more expensive than GW and has 66% less models. Whaaat?!
    The GW one also comes with $350+ USD worth of stuff.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gir View Post
    The GW one also comes with $350+ USD worth of stuff.
    Er, no, those models are ALL exclusive to that box set and are indeed made with a lesser quality then their ‘counter parts.
    IE 5 AoBR termies are inferior to 5 standard box terminators.

    It is definately not a 1 to 1 comparison.

    Bottom line for me is: dollars needed to play a real game in PP world are far less then GW world
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