| From: | Felix Hoefert <FHoefert@********.DE> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: SRTCG going downhill? |
| Date: | Tue, 11 Aug 1998 01:11:37 +0200 |
>
> In a message dated 8/10/98 6:12:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, FHoefert@**
> ONLINE.DE writes:
>
> << A fellow player told me today that one of his friends quit the game
> because there were no more Starter packs available, so he couldnīt get
> enough other people to start playing. IMHO this card shortage is a
> threat to SRTCG. Only very few are willing to start the game with
> booster packs. Iīve also discussed FASAīs alleged problems, and I do
> admit that it isnīt easy or cheap to produce a card game and expansions.
> But I hope we will be able to start recruiting players once 2nd Run is
> out. I also know that some people are too lazy to just throw their money
> together to let one among them go and get some starter packs from
> locations not close at hand.
> What were the last mentioned reliable publishment dates of 2nd Run and
> Corp Wars? There were dates mentioned of August 31 and November.
>
[snip dull, insignificant remark by ryan smith]
How else would we get the discussions going? Btw, they might be better
if You had constructive criticism. You might have a different card
availability where You live, but stores here are too unwilling to take
risks, so they ordered only small amounts of cards (5 boxes maximum at a
time). This amount is much too small to get shelve-browsers into the
game. Also, tcgs have too little of a profit range to seem interesting
to most stores, and the rest rely on M:tG customers. This also might be
a reason why FASA is probably setting priorities to RPG books/ new
editions - larger customer stock/ profit range -> more profit -> more
investment capital -> more safety in publishing new product lines.
Btw, thanks for capitalizing my name - thatīs the way it should be
remembered. ---Felix
