Weekender XLBS: Killer A.I & Win Level 7 Omega Protocol!
November 9, 2014 by lloyd
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I have to agree …
Also, didn’t Zvezda made miniature models at 1:100 scale for its own miniature game ? but you can still use them for cheap flames of war tanks.
Level 7 looks like a fantastic game, seems to have a claustrophobic / DOOM feel about it.
ive never won anything!!
Sorry, Justin, I have to agree with John and Lloyd. Megabot would be boring and impossible to score with paintballs. Are they supposed to use the splatter rule where a single drop of paint is enough to count you out? Although, that military robot looked like a headless cow which might fit in with the arena fight. Maybe they could set in on fire like in Mars Attacks.
Sign me up for Level 7, please.
Great video guys. I like the plastic version of the tank the best, I also do scale modelling so I am perhaps a little biased, but I think the Italeri renditions of the tanks are so much better. Yes, the zimmarit is lighter compared to the resin one, but i suspect that at the scale they are, the plastic tank is more lifelike, and the resin one is overdone so you can actually see it. Once company John didn’t mention that I would love to see get involved in wargaming is Revel. They don’t have the most technically perfect kits,… Read more »
Justin they already have 1 to 1 scale war-gaming it’s called paintball you need to clarify it as 1 to 1 scale mech war-gaming but yeah I have to agree with Lloyd while the concept might sound cool I think it would be boring as hell.
On the other hand the new bolt action plastic tanks don’t look boring at all and I think I’ll have to have a closer look into the game and tank warfare now.
Thanks for another great episode
I came to wargaming from scale modelling and I am sooooooooo excited by the Italeri stuff. It’s a shame there’s not more communication between the two communities. There are so many superb techniques and ideas in both.
Jesus, is Lloyd suffering from PMS?
First Weekender I did not finish watching.
Likewise.
If you ever watched Sesame Street with Oscar the Grouch… You would get @lloyd 😉
He’s not angry … He’s my brother!!!!
More importamt, Warren: family ok?
I actually thought Lloyd did a great job! We enjoyed the show.
Don’t know what everyone is bitching about, I quite enjoyed the rant, nice seeing someone being enthusiastic!
If you skip the shouting about robots it’s not so bad
I turned off as well it just got annoying. He didn’t seem to understand then idea that you won’t have that in 50 years if you don’t start somewhere. Would it be entertaining now? No, but it never will unless you make a start.
And I’m certainly not afraid of something because a man responsible for how I buy pizza is afraid of it
lol that kickstarter… the technology is already there… many ppl have done it in japan and american making similar robots armed with real guns… so its just a bunch of guys who wants to build robots as toys as their life and they want you to pay for it?… doesn’t make sense… I would put the money in if i know those guys and can build it with them?!?!
Also if its actually can help our tech develop trust me they can find loads of funding through military funding there’s loads of people that are willing to invest in weaponary.
What many people don’t realise/know is that many of civilization’s rapid tech/surgical advances came about through war and military research funding.
Justin,
Check this out http://www.syfy.com/robotcombatleague
Justin, im wih you. 1on1 scale wargaming is cool. Even if it painballs, like you said. It the first generation, but they didnt want to hear that. Mechs rulezzz
Look their obviously trying to pretend or believe they are capable of building these things but theyre just NOT. This is possible then it would be awesome but the simple fact is that it will NEVER live up to what theyre promising.
Dont get me wrong I understand that Justin is excited because it COULD be fun IF! it turned out to be as theyre showing in the stolen clips from movies etc but the currently technology is no where near about for this to be functional enough to be anything more than tedious and dull.
I’m with Lloyd and John on the robots.
It was good to see the comparison between the resin and plastic Panther. Can you do that with the other plastic kits?
Really looking forward to the Myth week.
Dear Lloyd and John,
Re: Megabots.
YOU JUST DON’T GET IT, DO YOU?
Anyway, I just think that John feels that his tanks are going to be made obsolete when giant stompy robots eventually happen (in 500 years time…)
On a more serious note; forget A.I. being scary, forget big robots being scary (or not).
What about A.I. taking over the big robots and paintballing the meatbags to death?!
You never know, could happen…
With Lloyd and John on the whole giant robot issue. Love the new plastics from Warlord.
Bring on more tanks lol
cool weekender, but I think Justin may have watched Robot Jox a few too many times if he thinks that kickstarter will take off
Oh my god! I thought I was the only one remembering that movie! Some of my friend even think I made it all up!
Level 7 Omega Protocol? Yes please! 😉
Great episode for my coffe and hobby time, gluing and painting minis and having fun!
With lloyd on the walker thingy, its laughable..
I think as far as the robotech thing goes I think it would be better if instead of firing minigun quantities of paintballs into the cab you should have to target certain areas such as disabling the legs or weapon sets that would make it much more interesting to watch.
Great show
Would love to see a painting tutorial on doing camo. My camo effects on 28mm just look like blobs of colour.
For the painting, eyes are always something I struggle with. The minis tend to end up looking like they’re staring.
To be true 1:1 scale wargaming, you need some giant dice to knock off those silly Megabots!
I can see why Justin would get his geek on with this, but I just can’t see it happening without impact sensors, cool idea though.
Also, AI with just speaker and camera is scary enough… remember HAL from 2001?
Count me in for a punt at winning L7 guys. Another great show.
Megabots will fail. it only has 18 days left and are not even at $50,000 yet. They want a Mill and a half… not likely…
Great show, enjoyed the comparison of resin vs plastic