From: | Mark Fender markf@******.com |
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Subject: | Whither Shadowrun? |
Date: | Thu, 6 May 1999 16:24:17 -0500 |
Hopefully someone can assuage my fears.
It seems that none of the new books are new material. SR3 was nice, but
it's just a rehash of a book they've already done twice. It presented some
new stuff and was useful to most of us, but still, it wasn't new.
New Seattle, same thing. Didn't they already publish this? Sure, the first
one sucked and a better one was needed, but I could have lived without it.
The new Shadowrun Companion is the first SR book I've never bought since the
1st ed. Why? Cuz it's the same fucking thing as the one I already own. Sure,
the cover was nicer (arguably the first one had the worst SR picture ever on
the cover). Oh, there might be some new rules in it, but for $18 I don't
need them.
MiTS: again with the repetition. Wasn't all this already published in 2
Grimoires and Awakenings? Once again, some stuff might be new, but is it
worth it?
Corporate Download: Plenty of stuff on corporations that wasn't in the
Corporate Shadowfiles, but, honestly, don't you think they should have
gotten it right the first time?
Now, I'm not dissing rehashes. Who could use the first VR? The 2nd one was
incredibly needed. Same with Rigger Black Book. But, come on FASA. I've
already bought all these books before.
I don't know what new products are coming out other than these, but I heard
some rumors that there's a new Cybertech book on the way. Another book we
really don't need.
Is SR dead?
This is reminding me too much of another company that I won't name (White
Wolf) that had run out of ideas for their flagship game (V:tM). So, what did
they do? They glossed up the old books some and published them again. And,
if you were really stupid, you get some art book and a Neil Gaiman essay or
something for more-money-than-was-needed.
I don't know sales figures or anything, but I hated the new V:tM and I
wasn't all that impressed with SR3. I don't need the stuff I already own. I
need new product. I've always like Mulvihill's direction with SR, until now.
Don't make me lose faith in this otherwise cool game.