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Message no. 1
From: MC23 <mc23@**********.COM>
Subject: Re: Hardback Rant
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 11:38:09 -0400
Once upon a time, Gurth wrote;

>That's exactly what happened with the first and second editions.
>SRII hardback is 7900 while the softback is 7901, and the
>hardback cost US$5 more, IIRC. I bought my SRII hardback in
>early 1993 at a con, from a stand that only sold hardbacks when
>it came to SRII (or so they told me at the time).

The first printing of SR2 was hardback only. All other printings
were softbound only. This printing arrangement was the plan when SR2 was
released. I would have hoped FASA would have done the same with SR3
instead of creating this mad scramble to hunt down the HB SR3.
Who needs CCG when we have collectible rule books.
Bad move FASA. B>[#

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I am MC23
Message no. 2
From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: Re: Hardback Rant
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 12:29:59 +0100
MC23 said on 11:38/10 Jul 98,...

> The first printing of SR2 was hardback only. All other printings
> were softbound only. This printing arrangement was the plan when SR2 was
> released. I would have hoped FASA would have done the same with SR3
> instead of creating this mad scramble to hunt down the HB SR3.
> Who needs CCG when we have collectible rule books.
> Bad move FASA. B>[#

There's a trend here... My SR1 hardback (which I bought last year
in very good condition) is second printing. AFAIK, and MC23 also
says here, there was only one printing of SR2 hardbacks. Now
with SR3 FASA is apparently taking a further step back.

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Message no. 3
From: MC23 <mc23@**********.COM>
Subject: Re: Hardback Rant
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 11:30:31 -0400
Once upon a time, Gurth wrote;

>MC23 said on 11:38/10 Jul 98,...
>
>> The first printing of SR2 was hardback only. All other printings
>> were softbound only. This printing arrangement was the plan when SR2 was
>> released. I would have hoped FASA would have done the same with SR3
>> instead of creating this mad scramble to hunt down the HB SR3.
>> Who needs CCG when we have collectible rule books.
>> Bad move FASA. B>[#
>
>There's a trend here... My SR1 hardback (which I bought last year
>in very good condition) is second printing. AFAIK, and MC23 also
>says here, there was only one printing of SR2 hardbacks. Now
>with SR3 FASA is apparently taking a further step back.

Great, then SR4 will only have one Hardback book printed and it will
be the property of the DLoH. Grrr, Then I shall be the next DLoH to own
that book. Mike, your days are numbered!

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I swear to tell
the Truth, the partial Truth, or something like the Truth.

I am MC23
Message no. 4
From: David Buehrer <dbuehrer@******.CARL.ORG>
Subject: Re: Hardback Rant
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 11:04:00 -0600
Gurth wrote:
/
/ MC23 said on 11:38/10 Jul 98,...
/
/ > The first printing of SR2 was hardback only. All other printings
/ > were softbound only. This printing arrangement was the plan when SR2 was
/ > released. I would have hoped FASA would have done the same with SR3
/ > instead of creating this mad scramble to hunt down the HB SR3.
/ > Who needs CCG when we have collectible rule books.
/ > Bad move FASA. B>[#
/
/ There's a trend here... My SR1 hardback (which I bought last year
/ in very good condition) is second printing. AFAIK, and MC23 also
/ says here, there was only one printing of SR2 hardbacks. Now
/ with SR3 FASA is apparently taking a further step back.

I got the idea that they had a hard time selling the hardback for SR2.
At the store I go to a couple of copies of the hardback sat on the
shelves for close to a year, while the softcovers cycled out without a
problem.

-David
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Message no. 5
From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: Re: Hardback Rant
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 1998 11:58:05 +0100
David Buehrer said on 11:04/11 Jul 98,...

> I got the idea that they had a hard time selling the hardback for SR2.
> At the store I go to a couple of copies of the hardback sat on the
> shelves for close to a year, while the softcovers cycled out without a
> problem.

Strange... I tend to go for hardback versions of main rulebooks
whenever I can; they're not that more expensive, and they last a
lot longer even when used a lot. Guess not everyone sees that the
same way.

My SR1 softback fell apart in half a year, while my second edition
is still holding up very well after 5+ years. Okay, some pages in
the middle are loose and the spine has seen better days, but
that's much better than having the front and back covers and the
first 40 or so pages separate in six months...

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Gurth@******.nl - http://www.xs4all.nl/~gurth/index.html
"That's IT, lunchbox!!! We'll go to Shermer, Illinois!"
-> NERPS Project Leader * ShadowRN GridSec * Unofficial Shadowrun Guru <-
-> The Plastic Warriors Page: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gurth/plastic.html <-
-> The New Character Mortuary: http://www.electricferret.com/mortuary/ <-

GC3.1: GAT/! d-(dpu) s:- !a>? C+(++)@ U P L E? W(++) N o? K- w+ O V? PS+
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Incubated into the First Church of the Sqooshy Ball, 21-05-1998

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