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Message: <blockquote data-quote="armac" data-source="post: 2486296" data-attributes="member: 1390">Let's see, where to start...I'll show my bias by announcing that I'm an Envoy in the WizKids system.I don't believe that WizKids is overextending themselves.  Yes, they have branched out from their CMGs (Collectible Miniature Games) into CSGs (Constructible Strategy Games), yes they have a board game coming out in September, and yes they have announced a CCG, but I don't see a problem with diversification of their game types.  If everything was a miniatures clix game, then there is a large segment of gamers that they wouldn't appeal to, and they would likely just be getting their established players redirecting their spending into the new games.  Coming out with Pirates last year was a big change, and it really seemed to pay off.Oh, to and anyone going to GenCon, I recommend stopping by the WizKids retail booth and trying their new board game, Tsuro.  Based on my experiences at Origins, I would be surprised if an Envoy working in the demo area couldn't teach you the rules in one minute, and would also be surprised if you don't have fun with the game.  Hopefully I'll be in the demo area to see you.Sadly, yes, Mage Knight in its current form is ending with Nexus, the upcoming set.  WizKids has said, though, that they still have plans for the Mage Knight world, and hope to have a new game set there in a couple of years.  In the meantime, they can license out the Mage Knight world, and next spring Namco is releasing a computer game set in the Mage Knight universe.  <a href="http://www.namco.com/games/mkapocalypse/" target="_blank">http://www.namco.com/games/mkapocalypse/</a>  WizKids was very upfront with their announcement of the cancellation of the Mage Knight line.  They announced that Nexus would be the last expansion before retailers had to place their pre-orders with the distributors.  They didn't just keep quiet to grab whatever money they could on it.Also, the Mage Knight decision was a WizKids decision, not a Topps decision.  The Mage Knight Brand Manager discusses this in a sticky thread in the Mage Knight: General Discussion forum at the WizKids website.MechWarrior is in no danger of going the route of Mage Knight.  Players have been happy with the changes brought about in MW:Age of Destruction, and are happy that 'mechs are being given the respect that they are due.  Things seem to be going fine.  MW:Annihilation will be coming out shortly, and MW: Domination has been announced for the end of January.Anyways, enough of my rambling...Angus - first attracted to WizKids games by HeroClix</blockquote>

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