From:	Brett Borger <bxb121@***.EDU>
Subject:	Re: FASA's On/Off Course?
Date:	Fri, 8 May 1998 12:52:58 EST

> I have a mixed vote, I guess. I like what FASA is doing, but I think
> they are doing it to quickly. They did the same thing to Battletech.
> I was perfectly happy before the Fourth Succession War, then they
> spring that on us, and then, God help us, the frigging Clans show up
> and screwed up everything. Same problems with power curve, too.

Yeah, but we've got to give them credit for keeping the BT universe
evolving...I mean, when I started to read the Twilight of the Clans
novels, and realized just WHAT was happening to the entire game
world...Whoa. [Then they screwed it up by delaying the rest of the
books, and now Field Manual: Crusader Clans gives away the ending :(]

Anyway, I had a similar experience while I was reading BitB. Wow.
THey did WHAT? My group is making a betting pool about what corps
survive. They are now about 1/2 way through, and they are much less
sure than before. EGMG. THey don't know who to side with.

The point is, the cool thing about all the FASA universes (ED, BT,
and SR) is that they aren't static...they continually change and
evolve, while keeping the basics of the game consistant. Far more
interesting that other games I could mention. Too many games just
keep releasing rules with little world changes. I mean, no one
expects Gehenna or the Apocolypse expansions for WoD to come out...

Note: FASA isn't the only one to do this, but is still one of the
best at it.

-=Swiftone=-