I got the impression that CGL has seen this problem and the Kickstarter may be a major milestone towards adressing it, by gearing towards economy of scale. Once the initial costs are covered, the core boxed sets and the plastic miniatures will (hopefully) be cheap and easy to mass-produce and restock.
We can certainly HOPE so, but I think recent experiences are still too recent to fully expunge.
CGL has to make a profit, and books have to go out of print sometime, but their print runs in recent years appear to have been anaemic to the point that the game wasn't available at all. Ni product means no exposure, no growth - and personally, I have to wonder how much of the "failure" of products such as the Hex Packs to sell was due to the death of availability/visibility of the main game.
Right now, I am at the point of considering what add-ons to buy
But there are an increasing amount of exclusive add-ons such as challenge coins - and that is even leaving out factions such as ComStar, the FRR, WOB and the FedCom.
So - do I buy the exclusives and take a chance the maps and models will be available later? Or do I buy what I really want, hoping the rest will somehow be available later?
More, if I decide to budget and buy the earlier packs as they'll be available sooner, will CGL see that as a lack of support for the later packs, with correspondingly smaller print runs? Do I support CGL by buying now, or is it better buying later through my LGS?
Minor problems of course, but still a concern
