Talk:WARMACHINE
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[edit] Iron Kingdoms Background
This bit currently is pretty innaccurate. I'm going to fix it up. Just in case anyone really disagrees with me, here is the old version.
The Warmachine game is set in the world of Caen, upon the continent of Immoren. Western Immoren, where the game is set, consists of 8 major political powers known collectively as the Iron Kingdoms. They are:
* Cygnar * Protectorate of Menoth * Khador * Cryx * Ord * Llael * Ios/ Nyss * Rhul
Cygnar, Khador, Cryx, Ord, Ios, and Rhul are sovereign countries; the Protectorate of Menoth is technically subject to the law of Cygnar, one of the major points of dispute between these two nations; Llael is currently being occupied by Khador in the IK timeline.
Ord and Rhul, the kingdom of the dwarves, are officially neutral states, though they maintain friendlier relations with Cygnar than the other lands. Ios is a nation of Elves. Nyss can be considered a breakaway colony of Elves.
The various powers listed here are explored in more details in the Iron Kingdoms RPG. In Warmachine, the focus is on the four major factions: Cygnar, Khador, Menoth and Cryx.
Oy, that was me, I just forgot to log in when I typed the above and edited the article.Atinoda 10:17, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
The entire article needs much more detailed information such as dates and people, names of designers, illustrators, publishers and other factual data. The description of gameplay and overall presentation could use a little reordering, and a somewhat less subjective point of view --Mylakovich 00:10, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Also, an inclusion of the plot and other information from Escalation, as well as a list of various fanzines where official info might be found (such as the Gorten campaign found in the recent issue of Handcannon)
- Agreed, but artist and designer information may be better served in the Privateer Press entry. Knowing which pictures in Apotheosis were done by Matt Wilson and which were done by Chippy is not likely to help public understanding of the WARMACHINE game itself. --Burrowowl 20:27, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
- Err, Mylakovich, inclusion of the dates and people may be a violation of PP's copyrights, not to mention against Wikipedia's principles. Probably a condensed version, just for info.
- As for the subjectivity, I agree, let's rewrite everything from an objective Imperial Khardic POV. :) Lynx7725 02:45, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Go right ahead! Only a pitiable traitor to the Motherland would dare disagree! --Mylakovich 19:41, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)
The faction descriptions strike me as somewhat inaccurate: Khador, Llael, Ord, and Cygnar are the Iron Kingdoms themselves. The Protectorate of Menoth is, de jure, an autonomous region withing Cygnar, and certainly does not qualify as a "kingdom" due to its lack of its own monarch. Additionally, the Nyss can hardly be considered a proper world power, as they have no army, no diplomatic ties, negibile outside trade, and effectively have no impact on the outside world. I'm considering changing the Iron Kingdoms Background section to reflect this, but would like to solicit feedback before committing. --Burrowowl 20:27, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
Can we use official art to illustrate this page? Should we create separate pages for each of the factions to expand on the basic information listed in this entry? DoomSayer 17:09, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
- When I put some images up in the Iron Kingdoms entry, I solicited their explicit permission to do so. I suspect they'd be open to the idea. Regarding separate entries for the factions, that may be a good idea, but some care should be taken, as we shouldn't be spilling too much of the setting information here (it's Privateer Press's intellectual property, after all). Burrowowl 02:57, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Spelling
Looks like somebody decided to change the game's name from "WARMACHINE" (as its publisher writes it) to the more Wikipedia-styleguide-friendly "Warmachine." Thoughts? Comments? I'm mildly tempted to switch it back, as the all-caps version is the proper name of the game. Burrowowl 03:47, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
- I am all in favor of this plan. Privateer Press has stated on several occasions that the proper "spelling" of the game's name is "WARMACHINE." Atinoda 04:38, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Gameplay
Worth noting one inaccuracy on the gameplay- everyone except 'jacks has a Command stat. Not just troops. Might not hurt to update this with info about elite warcasters and point ranges, as well as the Steamroller rules.
-Wraithshadow
Fixed another inaccuracy. Maintenance and Control phase order and descriptions were mixed up.
-Blightshadow 23:13, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Pictures?
Like several other games of this genre, there are pics, but this one could use some. Colonel Marksman 17:08, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
- I added an image of a Juggernaut, does this help? If someone wants to replace it, feel free. Althai 04:11, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
