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Message no. 1
From: Manx timburke@*******.com.au
Subject: Corporate Shadowfiles Question
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 23:56:31 +1000
I own Corporate Download, I don't own Corporate Shadowfiles.

Is it worth my time and expense to track down a copy
of this sourcebook. What can it give me that Corporate
Download can't? And has Corporate Download made
Corporate Shadowfiles redundant?

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Manx // timburke@*******.com.au // #950
"It's always funny until someone gets hurt
and then it's just hilarious." - Faith No More
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Message no. 2
From: Twist0059@***.com Twist0059@***.com
Subject: Corporate Shadowfiles Question
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 11:29:48 EDT
In a message dated 7/29/99 9:58:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
timburke@*******.com.au writes:

> I own Corporate Download, I don't own Corporate Shadowfiles.
>
> Is it worth my time and expense to track down a copy
> of this sourcebook. What can it give me that Corporate
> Download can't? And has Corporate Download made
> Corporate Shadowfiles redundant?
>


There is only a very small part of Shadowfiles that deals with the kind of
info Corp Download gave. This was a series of color plates at the back.
Shadowfiles mainly deals with how the corps function. I think the two books
are made to work together. Shadowfiles is mainly about corporate business
with a little rundown on what each corp does. Download is mainly about what
each corp does with a little rundown on how they function. So if you own
both you get the larger picture of all, but each covers both topics (just not
all that thoroughly).

So, it's worth getting Shadowfiles. It should be pretty cheap, considering
most players think Download is the update (which is kinda true). The most
I've seen it go for recently is $18. You can probably get a better deal than
that. Expect to pay around $10. eBay, as always, has two copies of this
going right now.





-Twist
Message no. 3
From: Strago strago@***.com
Subject: Corporate Shadowfiles Question
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 11:49:57 -0400
Manx wrote:

> I own Corporate Download, I don't own Corporate Shadowfiles.
>
> Is it worth my time and expense to track down a copy
> of this sourcebook. What can it give me that Corporate
> Download can't? And has Corporate Download made
> Corporate Shadowfiles redundant?
>

Not in the least. Corporate Shadowfiles has detailed information on
HOW corps work. There is a lot of different info in it.

> __________________________________
> Manx // timburke@*******.com.au // #950
> "It's always funny until someone gets hurt
> and then it's just hilarious." - Faith No More
> __________________________________



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--Strago

The gene pool in the 21st century needs a deep cleaning. I am the
chlorine.

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Message no. 4
From: Mark Fender markf@******.com
Subject: Corporate Shadowfiles Question
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 13:19:52 -0500
> I own Corporate Download, I don't own Corporate Shadowfiles.
>
> Is it worth my time and expense to track down a copy
> of this sourcebook. What can it give me that Corporate
> Download can't? And has Corporate Download made
> Corporate Shadowfiles redundant?
>
I'm pretty sure most people are going to disagree with me (since everyone
always disagrees with me and I heard Shadowfiles wasn't too popular), but I
thought this book was pretty good. Granted, I picked it up expecting info.
on the corps, and that's not what it contained, but it was still good.

Ask yourself this: did you want to know more about the opening essays in
Download? Did the business methods of the corps intrigue you? Were you
interested in exploring the hows and whys of shadowrunning? If you answered
"yes" to these questions, run, don't walk, to pick up this book.
Message no. 5
From: Lady Jestyr jestyr@*********.html.com
Subject: Corporate Shadowfiles Question
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 07:53:07 +1000
>I own Corporate Download, I don't own Corporate Shadowfiles.
>
>Is it worth my time and expense to track down a copy
>of this sourcebook. What can it give me that Corporate
>Download can't? And has Corporate Download made
>Corporate Shadowfiles redundant?

Better idea: I'll bring my copy along next Thursday, and you can skim it
and decide if you want to use it or not.

My verdict: Patchy. Sparkling brilliance in some bits, ill-thought-out in
others. I can only assume Nigel Findley was running on caffeine and nervous
energy when he wrote it. (It previously *was* my favourite SR sourcebook
until picking it to pieces in preparation for writing for Corp Download
kinda spoiled it for me.)


Lady Jestyr

Work like you don't need the money. | It might look like I'm doing
Love like you've never been hurt. | nothing, but at the cellular
Dance like nobody's watching. | level I'm really quite busy.

* jestyr@*****.com | URL: http://www.geocities.com/~jestyr *
Message no. 6
From: Twist0059@***.com Twist0059@***.com
Subject: Corporate Shadowfiles Question
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 18:21:14 EDT
In a message dated 7/29/99 6:00:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
jestyr@*********.html.com writes:

>
> My verdict: Patchy. Sparkling brilliance in some bits, ill-thought-out in
> others. I can only assume Nigel Findley was running on caffeine and nervous
> energy when he wrote it. (It previously *was* my favourite SR sourcebook
> until picking it to pieces in preparation for writing for Corp Download
> kinda spoiled it for me.)
>
>
> Lady Jestyr
>


Just wondering, my Lady, what parts did you find brilliant and which
ill-thought?





-Twist
Message no. 7
From: Lady Jestyr jestyr@*********.html.com
Subject: Corporate Shadowfiles Question
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 08:34:15 +1000
>> My verdict: Patchy. Sparkling brilliance in some bits, ill-thought-out in
>> others. I can only assume Nigel Findley was running on caffeine and
nervous
>> energy when he wrote it. (It previously *was* my favourite SR sourcebook
>> until picking it to pieces in preparation for writing for Corp Download
>> kinda spoiled it for me.)
>
>Just wondering, my Lady, what parts did you find brilliant and which
>ill-thought?

Most of it's brilliant, with the exception of some of the corps. Some of
them, they just felt 'cobbled-together' - same ole same ole, you know?
Nothing special about them. Not to mention some of the writeups are
completely completely uninformative. All very appropriate for shadowy scary
corporations, but not great value for money for the buyer of the book.

Can't really remember details now, and I've gotta run; late for work again,
yay.

Lady Jestyr

Work like you don't need the money. | It might look like I'm doing
Love like you've never been hurt. | nothing, but at the cellular
Dance like nobody's watching. | level I'm really quite busy.

* jestyr@*****.com | URL: http://www.geocities.com/~jestyr *

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