DW 3.0 Open Beta Discussion

[Ruckdog]

Noting too surprising here in terms of design...these look right in line with the pre-production samples that have been shown at shows over the last year.

Compared with the Spartan KoB models, I note the follow major differences:

-The ships are now much "busier" with detail.

-The proportions are a bit more squat (ie, shorter and wider).

-It's tough to tell from the pictures, but it looks to me like the overall size of the models has been increased. The Battleship seems like it's close to Dreadnought size, the cruisers look more in line with Spartan's battle cruisers, etc. This could just be an optical illusion brought on by the changes in proportions, though.

So, as expected, a pretty significant change in the overall looks of the fleet.

[RuleBritannia]

It would be good to see them in better quality and next to done Spartan models.

[RuleBritannia]

So we have the official announcement of the End of the Beta and the push towards release. Not sure what to make of the very cut down starter sets, lacking even full units. All will be just one battleship, two cruisers and four frigates, and to play you will need a separate tokens and dice box unless they reveal a free tokens download.  The fluff starter box set will be the escape of Markov, but even in Warcradle's convoluted fluff that is set in 1860s and the main game sounds closer to the 1880s? 
 https://blog.warcradle.com/blog/2019/8/warcradle-studios-diary-15