From:	Lehlan Decker <decker@****.FSU.EDU>
Subject:	Re: FASA's On/Off Course?
Date:	Tue, 5 May 1998 10:14:57 -0500

<SNIP>
> Wow, when I think about it, the storyline in general, I guess I would almost
> have to agree with you. You can almost feel when Mr. Mulhillvil IMO took
> control, as that was when the (the FASA Universe) started to "clean up" the
> mess(es) left from the previous conTROLLers ( :P). I personally think I
> would have been just fine with "Bug City" remaining for many years instead
of
> just a few.
>
I'll back you up on this one. Just when I started incorporating Bug City
into Campaign plans, it was gone. I would have enjoyed it being around
for quite awhile.

<SNIP>
>
> The "Year of ..." stuff doesn't bother me overall, just the degree of
massive
> change. We were taught (is 'Taught a good word for this?) that if a Megacorp
> should change, then it would have many visible, viable shakings of the World
> Economic Tree. That didn't happen readily in the case of Fuchi/Novatech. In
> fact, the BitB book does make things happen over a 2 year period for that,
> BUT, we as the players have been given no interaction with it or comprehension
> of it until that book came out, which ends up with the "current timeline"
in
> the FASA story suite.
>
I'm not too fond of the "Year of" trend. It kinda locks you into
one type of adventure. Most of us are still playing several years behind
FASA's timeline, just so we can plan how to integrate the changes.
(At least I am).

I've thoroughly enjoyed Rigger 2, CyberPirates, and I'll probably
love Smuggeler's Haven. Overall I feel like SR has improved in
recent years, even if I don't always agree with, or know where SR is
going. As always if I disagree with FASA "cannon", I talk it over
with my players, and if we agree ignore it. (In my friends campaign,
Chicago has yet to be reclaimed, and the bugs are still a BIG issue, and
the election, Big D stuff, may or may not come to pass, he hasn't
decided yet).


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