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I suppose I should add to my last post about Warmachine: I don't play it that much and I don't keep my ear to the ground all the time (hence why I only found out about this sale over a week after the fact), but the general consensus around the game seems to be that it's been losing relevance since the end of MkII around 2016 and Privateer Press has been trying to get something to stick ever since with spinoffs like Riot Quest and Warcaster. It's really difficult to eke out a space in the wargaming scene since going up against GW is like going up against World of Warcraft during its heyday. They suck all the oxygen out of any given room, so unless you're planning on making a historical wargame or some other niche, you're fighting uphill for relevance at all times.

I really like Warmachine's aesthetic. I like the fantasy-mech fusion with the chunky models of bulky robots with two-inch thick plating stomping around on comparatively tiny legs. I like the absurdity of industry and anachronistic technology being an element in a sword and sorcery setting. I've been wanting to dive back into it fully for a while since I stopped playing Magic a few months ago.

I don't know anything about Steamforged Games, but I hope they'll be a boon for Warmachine. I don't even care if they do a full-on reboot for the game and wipe the lore clean, I just want to have something other than 40k to play.

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