How To REALLY Get Started in Heroclix! 2020-2021

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  • čas přidán 29. 08. 2024

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  • @paulcoy9060
    @paulcoy9060 Před 3 lety +22

    Ah, my Friendly Local Comic Shop had a Heroclix night. Showed up years after it had started. Bought some sets just to collect them at first, not to play.
    The first time I played, some of the guys gave me about 300 figures (duplicates, triplicates they had) and I was shocked. They said "Hey, when get a huge collection, and you will soon, and somebody else is coming into the game, give them a bunch of your extras". After about 2 months, I got second place in a tournament. Got a Reed Richards. Won a Bruce Banner a couple of weeks later. Still got 'em.
    But now, with Covid, no more game nights. Hopefully, in the future.

  • @jonxisxbatman
    @jonxisxbatman Před 3 lety +4

    Here's a tip. If you're looking for a case to put them in, I use clear tackle boxes with removable dividers. I've been using those since the very first set back in like '02 lol

    • @HeroclixHeadquarters
      @HeroclixHeadquarters  Před 3 lety +2

      Good tip, I also use those as you might be able to see in the background lol

    • @jonxisxbatman
      @jonxisxbatman Před 3 lety +1

      @@HeroclixHeadquarters oh I didn't see lol I mainly listen to the audio while I work. That's awesome!

  • @paulallison3974
    @paulallison3974 Před 3 lety +8

    Always gonna suggest new players to try to find the local community, loads of veterans have plenty of extras to share, looking forward to life getting close to normal, although suspect it'll be another year of masks, but hopefully some safe gameplay as well.

    • @saltgoatshaker8844
      @saltgoatshaker8844 Před 3 lety +1

      Me with nobody that plays it in a 100 mile radius.

    • @agr0nianTV
      @agr0nianTV Před 2 lety

      Honestly I live in a huge city so there has to be somewhere, but I've looked online and can't find any mention of heroclix nights :/

  • @jonathanmurphrey772
    @jonathanmurphrey772 Před 3 lety +2

    Me and my friend started last March. And having some one to get in to the game with helps so much. Just being able to have matches where we are both looking up ruels. the whole time and not playing in a tournament setting. And even if your learning from a vet don't be afraid to look up a ruel u don't know most people are patient with new people. We want more people to play the game with.

    • @HeroclixHeadquarters
      @HeroclixHeadquarters  Před 3 lety

      Yeah, I started with a friend too and it definitely helps to have someone to learn with. More fun that way too!

  • @TipeONegatyve
    @TipeONegatyve Před 3 lety +4

    I've got a bunch of dc hypertime figures that I've been holding onto since I was a kid. I feel old...

  • @agr0nianTV
    @agr0nianTV Před 2 lety +2

    Toughest thing for me is finding a place to play :/ I'm scared to drop cash even if the figures are cool if i won't be able to play with them. I wish they would advertise this game like if they added a HeroClix commercial before a related movie I'm sure the game could explode.

  • @darthparallax5207
    @darthparallax5207 Před rokem +1

    i used to play a long time ago. i was involved enough to understand how to make customs, and i saw the dials and click rings change and i saw them start using ability cards, so i know a bit about what they've changed a lot and how team abilities work differently. well, i understand *that* they work differently.
    but i was never meta before and i'd like to get meta now.
    my budget is I'm willing to buy back in starting with whatever the best Galactus and Anti-Monitor are, I like characters that debuted before the 80s and stories that happened between the 80's and 90's.
    what products do people recommend to crash course me, and knowing my general gaming addiction to custom things up, what is the best place to find custom dial makers? (i always loved the old Parallax sculpt and hated that his dial wasn't as powerful as Galactus)
    I think that's everything.
    :) ironically as all heck, i pretty much stopped trying to keep up with what i used to know approximately with the Lantern sets because I like Pre-Geoff-con Parallax more than Emotional Spectrum even though Atrocitus and Larfleeze are good characters

    • @HeroclixHeadquarters
      @HeroclixHeadquarters  Před rokem

      Hey, welcome back to the game! I don't really know anything as far as customization goes but I can tell you the best galactus by far is the newest one that was released in 2020. I don't think we've even had a new antimonitor though. But I always recommend going to the units section of either HCRealms.com or Clixnexus.com to look up specific characters you'd want, then you can check out eBay, coolstuffinc.com, and trollandtoad.com to buy what you want.

  • @TheManWhoLaughs2008
    @TheManWhoLaughs2008 Před 2 lety +3

    I have a big collection, super rares, colossals, etc. but I’ve never played.

  • @klaudyd1552
    @klaudyd1552 Před 3 lety +2

    I'm a New player (Month 3). Started with the Fantastic 4 Starter and been learning since. (FF is some of my best Clix when playing now also🤣 they're so good). Now I'm just waiting to go out and do my first casual match......and for Hox set

    • @HeroclixHeadquarters
      @HeroclixHeadquarters  Před 3 lety +2

      That FF starter is a good one! All the pieces are good and the FF themselves make a great team!

  • @frankjzbink2510
    @frankjzbink2510 Před 3 lety +1

    I alway enjoy starting videos. I been playing for 2 years but I like to keep learning

    • @HeroclixHeadquarters
      @HeroclixHeadquarters  Před 3 lety

      Yeah, even years later you can still keep learning new stuff in this game!

  • @davetheforevervenom
    @davetheforevervenom Před 3 lety +2

    How to get started? Buy chases. The only way you stand a chance.

    • @Spidernick88
      @Spidernick88 Před 3 lety +1

      Yep, the game has become so poorly designed lately where the chases are so unbalanced compared to the rest of the sets. There is no point in buying sealed product.

    • @davetheforevervenom
      @davetheforevervenom Před 3 lety

      @@Spidernick88 the commons uncommon and rares
      Sell the highest for like 2 weeks at release. After this they are worthless.

  • @dadamaigagamai8503
    @dadamaigagamai8503 Před 2 lety +1

    What is a great starter kit to start with in 2022? Brand New heroclix player.
    Great video BTW

    • @HeroclixHeadquarters
      @HeroclixHeadquarters  Před 2 lety +1

      Best ones right now is either the Wonder Woman 80th anniversary starter set (if you like DC) or the Avengers Fantastic Four Empyre starter set (if you like Marvel more) also in a month or two there will be a Disney Plus What If starter set.

    • @dadamaigagamai8503
      @dadamaigagamai8503 Před 2 lety +1

      @@HeroclixHeadquarters ok thanks, I'll get the Marvel empyre one

    • @HeroclixHeadquarters
      @HeroclixHeadquarters  Před 2 lety

      @@dadamaigagamai8503 Good choice! I've also done unboxings for all of them if you wanna get a feel for what's in them. But they all come with everything you need to start playing and 10 figures that all have 1 easy to understand dial for new players and 1 that's more advanced, some of which are actually really good for tournament play later on.

    • @dadamaigagamai8503
      @dadamaigagamai8503 Před 2 lety +1

      @@HeroclixHeadquarters oh ok, thanks for the tip

  • @SlashTheWeasel
    @SlashTheWeasel Před 3 lety +2

    I think its great doing these videos so hopefully new players starting now or near future have something.
    When I started there were no good starter boxes and I only wanted to play TMNT at that time so I printed off rulebook and ability book. I wish it was something that could be ordered by the store or something. I think the FF one is the best due to the long term playability of the models, the scenerio along with the other good starter stuff in there. That Doom and Surfer are awesome.
    I'll check into it sometime soon but does Roll20 have casual play on it? or practice play? And I remember hearing online about having to own the minis that you play with? I've not finished this video due to work. But will.

    • @HeroclixHeadquarters
      @HeroclixHeadquarters  Před 3 lety

      That's more for official tournaments, I know some people that do like to get on roll20 and just practice, weather they have a figure or not. Sometimes to help decide if they really need a figure for their team or not.

  • @KaijudoMaster11
    @KaijudoMaster11 Před 3 lety +2

    I see WWE Heroclix and I took a look at the power and abilities card... how do powers come into play if you use normal WWE people. Do they have super powers in the game too?

    • @HeroclixHeadquarters
      @HeroclixHeadquarters  Před 3 lety +1

      WWE actually has their own powers and abilities card, some are the same, some were removed I think, and some are specific to WWE figures. So most of their powers are more like wrestling moves than super powers.

    • @KaijudoMaster11
      @KaijudoMaster11 Před 3 lety +1

      @@HeroclixHeadquarters Ah is that the case for all the themes? I see quite a few like, Star Trek, Ninja Turtles, The Orval, lol... Say I may want to try some of the themes outside of DC and Marvel, do I have to buy starter sets for those too? Also when it comes to the Power and Abilities Card, do Marvel and DC share the same card?

    • @HeroclixHeadquarters
      @HeroclixHeadquarters  Před 3 lety +1

      @@KaijudoMaster11 Yes Marvel, DC, and all the other ones you listed share the same PAC. They just made a special one for WWE, so no you don't have to buy the others starter sets unless you want the figures and maps.

    • @KaijudoMaster11
      @KaijudoMaster11 Před 3 lety

      @@HeroclixHeadquarters Cool thanks! I have my eye on 3 starter sets before the Wonder Woman starter comes out. It always looked like a fun game to me just didn't know where to start for a while, no I feel I have a better understanding of what's needed to get into the game. I can't wait to order my first starter soon :)

  • @TheJtw0006
    @TheJtw0006 Před 2 lety +1

    Is there a way to search for trait/special abilities online? Like “shifting focus” etc

    • @HeroclixHeadquarters
      @HeroclixHeadquarters  Před 2 lety

      Best way I've found to do that is on clix nexus .com go to units, advance search, text area search.

  • @dreamingfur2318
    @dreamingfur2318 Před 3 lety +1

    I didn't get a starter set but i do have characts and a few cards for my characters that i got at green dragon and i want to learn because it was given to me for free and if i can learn to play it i will because it seems like it might be fun

    • @HeroclixHeadquarters
      @HeroclixHeadquarters  Před 3 lety +1

      It's very fun! There's a few good how to play videos here on CZcams, I recommend the tabletop teacher, just be aware that a lot of rules just changed a few months ago so some stuff will be out of date. I plan to do a new how to play series of my own soon, so look forward to that eventually lol, till then feel free to ask me any questions here!

  • @huggleskuishy
    @huggleskuishy Před 3 lety +2

    Dang this video helped me find the exact veteran Superman i traded for when I was 12 or some crap cuz I had some crappy but rare clix a dude wanted and I traded him that plus a nightcrawler for a heroclix icons vet Superman #048 that helped my tween ass come second place in a tourney. Man idk what happened to my old clix but I wish I had them. He’s only worth like $4 today but back then I coulda sold it for like 40$

    • @huggleskuishy
      @huggleskuishy Před 3 lety

      Your channel helped inspire me- went to my local comic store, bought the justice league starter and 2 additional boosters yesterday. Read the entire rule book (even the rules I remember) and played my first couple games with myself trying to relearn allllll of the powers and abilities. And hey, I got a super rare atlas in one of the boosters so that was pretty neat!

  • @paulcoy9060
    @paulcoy9060 Před 3 lety +1

    Check out Amazon "Heroclix Brick", some older sets are cheap, Invincible Iron Man is about 60 bucks. Mighty Thor is way too expensive right now, can only buy singles.

    • @paulcoy9060
      @paulcoy9060 Před 3 lety +3

      @games guitars and gore Horrorclix..... man, I bought that thinking they were compatible. They weren't, but they make great D&D figures when you re-base them.
      What we need are new monster figures in a Heroclix rule set, call them "MonsterClix" to separate them from Horrorclix, and add Chucky, Leprechaun, Pinhead, Rawhead Rex, the Graboids from Tremors, Gremlins, and anyone else who will sign a licensing agreement.

  • @saltgoatshaker8844
    @saltgoatshaker8844 Před 3 lety +2

    I don’t have a SINGLE lgs/lcs that has any events or Heroclix product in a 100 mile radius😭

    • @HeroclixHeadquarters
      @HeroclixHeadquarters  Před 3 lety +1

      That sucks man 😥

    • @saltgoatshaker8844
      @saltgoatshaker8844 Před 3 lety +2

      Yeah my local comic store does get the play at home sets so I have the Wonder Woman and Harley Quinn ones at least I’m trying to talk them in to doing more hopefully it’s goes well

    • @HeroclixHeadquarters
      @HeroclixHeadquarters  Před 3 lety +1

      @@saltgoatshaker8844 Hopefully! Maybe you could ask them if they'd want to host some games. I had to do that at two separate stores but I did get them to do it.

    • @saltgoatshaker8844
      @saltgoatshaker8844 Před 3 lety +2

      Ok thanks for the advice man have a good night

  • @Mr.Bassman
    @Mr.Bassman Před 3 lety +2

    Hey, I just bought the Marquee Thor at my local shop recently and am considering getting into the game. I see he has 2 points values 250/150 and am curious how that works? If you are familiar with this figure, does it perform well in game? Also, when buying a booster brick with 8 packs in the package, is it possible to get duplicates or are they all going to be different within that brick? Thanks for the great video, appreciate the clear explanation

    • @HeroclixHeadquarters
      @HeroclixHeadquarters  Před 3 lety +1

      Ahh yes, I am quite familiar with that Thor, he was also one of my first figures and my favorite Thor for quite awhile! Though he is definitely out classed by newer figures I'm sure he'd still be very fun to play in casual games. But to answer your question, figures with multiple point values will usually have multiple starting lines (often color coded by either green, red, blue, yellow, purple, or orange for some specific older figures) so if you play him at his full 250 he will start on click #1, if you want to save room on your team and play him at 150 then you have him start on his other starting line a few clicks down his dial.
      As for bricks they are usually 10 packs and for almost every set up until the most recent house of x (which has seen some very unusual distribution of figures) you can usually bet on getting about 3 super rares and either 1 chase or 1 prime (if you buy a sealed case aka 2 bricks, you will usually end up with one of each which is why I usually recommend going all in on a case if you can) as for extras, yes you will usually wind up with 2-3 of most common and uncommons and maybe a few extra rares, but you can always try to trade those or give them to friends to get them hooked on the game too lol.

    • @Mr.Bassman
      @Mr.Bassman Před 3 lety +2

      @@HeroclixHeadquarters Thanks for the advice! Will plan on picking up a case rather than the single brick for sure. How are the new house of X in comparison with other packs? I could either get a case of the house of x or the secret wars, not much else available to my area atm, would you recommend one over the other?

    • @HeroclixHeadquarters
      @HeroclixHeadquarters  Před 3 lety +2

      @@Mr.Bassman Well house of x is much newer, and in my opinion, a better set all around. But be warned that it's incredibly random, it seems like you get a lucky case that has all the good stuff in it (like old man Phoenix and prime apocalypse) or you'll barely get 1 sr and 1 prime... At least from what I've seen, although my case was fairly standard so I can't complain lol.

    • @Mr.Bassman
      @Mr.Bassman Před 3 lety +2

      @@HeroclixHeadquarters Thanks again! Appreciated!

    • @HeroclixHeadquarters
      @HeroclixHeadquarters  Před 3 lety

      @@Mr.Bassman anytime!

  • @bobbybero7452
    @bobbybero7452 Před rokem +1

    Are there any regional/national tournaments or just worlds?

    • @HeroclixHeadquarters
      @HeroclixHeadquarters  Před rokem +1

      Normally yes, I think we will start seeing more of them again in 2023. Some countries did have a nationals event a month or two ago though so that's a good sign of more to come as well!

  • @williammullennex5817
    @williammullennex5817 Před 3 lety +1

    On some Wonder Woman 80 character cards there are multiple KO areas. ie. Wonder Woman #017. Could you explain to me what you think that means? how to use the character?

    • @HeroclixHeadquarters
      @HeroclixHeadquarters  Před 3 lety

      That is the secret identity character for both Diana prince's in the set. When one of them would be KOed you can replace them with that wonder woman on click #9.

  • @ninplay9168
    @ninplay9168 Před 3 lety +1

    which of these set should i get 1 earth x 2 fantastic four 3 unlimited 4 captain america

    • @HeroclixHeadquarters
      @HeroclixHeadquarters  Před 3 lety +1

      I'd wait till the new wonder woman set releases next month since it will have an all new rulebook and PAC. That way you won't have to relearn everything.

    • @ninplay9168
      @ninplay9168 Před 3 lety +2

      @@HeroclixHeadquarters Sadly i live in Germany and there i dont know a singel Shop that sells new stuff :(

    • @HeroclixHeadquarters
      @HeroclixHeadquarters  Před 3 lety

      @@ninplay9168 Well in that case I would recommend the avengers vs masters of evil if you are a new player starting out it'll definitely be the best for you. But if you've played before I'd say either the fantastic four cosmic clash or Justice League unlimited starters, based on your own character preference since they are both great starter sets. I wouldn't bother with earth X at this point since it's pretty old now and I honestly didn't care for the figures (great map though!)

    • @ninplay9168
      @ninplay9168 Před 3 lety +1

      @@HeroclixHeadquarters thank :)

  • @trainerredcharizard7982
    @trainerredcharizard7982 Před 3 lety +1

    Man I miss the heroclix game days..every thursday there was a clix game..then korona happenned

    • @HeroclixHeadquarters
      @HeroclixHeadquarters  Před 3 lety

      Ours are every Sunday, and I'm glad that we're able to play again even though there's usually only about 4 of us that can make it.

    • @trainerredcharizard7982
      @trainerredcharizard7982 Před 3 lety +1

      @@HeroclixHeadquarters "my" games are still frozen.maybe at spribf/summer there might be a clix game again..it depends how the korona vaccine shots start going on.so far our "experts" seem to waste a lot of time doing things to slowly.btw I bought 4 boosters of House of x today..

    • @HeroclixHeadquarters
      @HeroclixHeadquarters  Před 3 lety +1

      @@trainerredcharizard7982 Nice, get anything good?

    • @trainerredcharizard7982
      @trainerredcharizard7982 Před 3 lety

      @@HeroclixHeadquarters yeah.cyclops and his team up care.rare storm(with some bystanders card)psylocke and cardinal..he has great a cool sculpt and I guess he is kinda rare?

  • @MrGrey-iq4ie
    @MrGrey-iq4ie Před 3 lety +1

    Can you use much older Heroclix with the newer ones? I'm an older player looking to return.

    • @HeroclixHeadquarters
      @HeroclixHeadquarters  Před 3 lety +2

      Technically yes, in golden age games they are all still legal and everything is still compatible for the most part (things are worded differently now but it still works the same). However, if you're going to be playing games that are modern age then only figures from the last 2 years or so are legal. WizKids always has a list of what's currently modern age on their website. Oh and they also just announced silver age which is everything from the superior foes of spider-man onward (since that was the start of the new cards with the dials on the back).

    • @MrGrey-iq4ie
      @MrGrey-iq4ie Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you very much for your reply.

    • @HeroclixHeadquarters
      @HeroclixHeadquarters  Před 3 lety

      @@MrGrey-iq4ie No problem! Anytime

  • @dillingerkeves7231
    @dillingerkeves7231 Před 3 lety +1

    Where are you from!?

  • @deshawnryder4002
    @deshawnryder4002 Před 3 lety +1

    I'm gonna get the averages vs masters of evil box set and the starro box set and hose of x juggernaut and beta ray bill and new 52 shazam and bizarro and a batman just to get started...but you said the old one's aren't shit any more so power creep that scares me I quit yugioh because of power creep

    • @HeroclixHeadquarters
      @HeroclixHeadquarters  Před 3 lety +1

      I would recommend checking out the wonder woman starter set as well since a lot of rules just changed and that's the only way to get the newest rulebook and PAC right now

    • @deshawnryder4002
      @deshawnryder4002 Před 3 lety +1

      @@HeroclixHeadquarters yup they change the rules just as I wuss about to start playing it makes me not want to start to play this game because I'm scared they gonna keep changing rules and that's not healthy for a game so I quit before I even start this game has no balance it's broken y try? Power creep the old ones don't work that's what the comments say dead game like yugioh

    • @HeroclixHeadquarters
      @HeroclixHeadquarters  Před 3 lety +2

      @@deshawnryder4002 idk, I feel like now is the best time to start playing because the rules are a little simpler now. They do have a few rule changes every few years, usually just little balancing things, not a huge overhaul like they just did. I don't really mind that though, keeps it fresh in my opinion. And I think any game is gonna have a little power creep as time goes on, I think that's just natural, weather it's Heroclix, Yu-Gi-Oh, pokemon etc. I wouldn't call it a dead game, it feels more alive every year (at least to me lol).

    • @deshawnryder4002
      @deshawnryder4002 Před 3 lety +1

      @@HeroclixHeadquarters In my opinion the fact that they changed the rules just shows how broken the game is and I want nothing to do with it it's a waste of money and time the game developers don't even know what the real rules are that's sad the game is broken and I'm not wasting my time it looks cool but I'm sorry