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Message no. 1
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Frank Pelletier)
Subject: Well, not a good time to make my return, it seems...
Date: Thu Jan 25 22:10:04 2001
After a long hiatus, I have started playing a small Shadowrun campaign
again, and so, my adoring fans, I come back to you. *grins*

No, in all honesty, I found that Shadowrun became a lot more palatable after
a long, long break. The images, the action, the world, gained that mystique
that I think left my mind a while back. Enjoyment came back, and so did I.

Unfortunatly, it seems FASA didn't like my timing, and decided on closing
its doors. Frankly, I'm relieved its going "relatively" well, and not the
clusterfuck sham that was ICE's closure.

And I would be the first one to refuse to blame the economical climate for
the downfall of FASA. Even during recessions in the early 1990s, gaming
companies continued to thrive, at least survive.

So what killed FASA? Look no further than Curcible and Vor. Sure, good
games, but plagued by poor distribution (you could barely find a decent rack
in Quebec), and poor following. You had to take on Warhammer 40k, and tell
players to forget their 1000-2000$ dollars invested, and try something new.

A move I decried when Vor came out, and it seems it came sadly true. I am
glad, though, that knowledgable hands have taken Shadowrun and Battletech.
I am sure Wizkid will do a splendid job with both lines, and I can only hope
the cast and crew of those lines will move along with them.

Frank Pelletier
Fpelletier@******.usherb.ca
"Let them hate me, provided they fear me" - Atreus
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Message no. 2
From: shadowrn@*********.com (J. Keith Henry)
Subject: Well, not a good time to make my return, it seems...
Date: Fri Jan 26 00:55:01 2001
From: "Frank Pelletier" <fpelletier@******.usherb.ca>
Subject: Well, not a good time to make my return, it seems...


> Unfortunatly, it seems FASA didn't like my timing, and decided on closing
> its doors. Frankly, I'm relieved its going "relatively" well, and not the
> clusterfuck sham that was ICE's closure.

I would hope this is a matter of choice on the part of management at FASA.
-Keith
Message no. 3
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Phil Smith)
Subject: Well, not a good time to make my return, it seems...
Date: Sat Jan 27 05:35:01 2001
>From: "Frank Pelletier" <fpelletier@******.usherb.ca>
>And I would be the first one to refuse to blame the economical climate for
>the downfall of FASA. Even during recessions in the early 1990s, gaming
>companies continued to thrive, at least survive.

Except in 1990 computer games could not compete with RPGs in roleplaying.
These days they are in a much stronger position and most kids these days
(with exceptions like me) prefer computer games to traditional RPGs where
you have to learn the rules and use your imagination.

Phil

Since most of my face never gets a chance to heal, I've got nothing to lose
in the looks department. My boss, at work, he asked me what I was doing
about the hole through my cheek that never heals. When I drink coffee, I
told him, I put two fingers over the hole so it won't leak.

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