(it's coming, Cubby swears!)
And at this point, that's the best I can do. Please believe, I'm pestering Randall, Brent and Ray basically weekly for production updates and on any street dates. Do you know why?
(Because you're a company shill?)
Nope--because I wrote half the pilot cards and edited the rulebooks. I didn't do all that hard work on late nights and weekends so a couple of scalpers could flip a buck on eBay. I have a vested interest in seeing these boxes get into the hands of absolutely everyone who wants them, so as many players as possible can crack them open and play the game that many people, including myself in a small way, helped create.
Just out of curiosity, what has CGL "sold out" of BattleTech stock at GenCon thus far?
Relaying from Randall directly: Both boxes sets have sold through. The Wasp and Valkyrie sold out in about 40 minutes. The Anvil/Splinter of Hope print omnibus is sold out. There were some copies of Shattered Fortress left around 3:30 p.m.
"Great, but I'm not there and was never going to be," you say. Here's the outlook
as far as I know at this time:
--The boxed sets are in production; a street date has not been determined. People are being told various releases dates by people at the booth; I can't speak to those as I am not there.
--Any plans to widely distribute the Wasp and Valk lie with Iron Wind Metals, you'd have to ask them what those plans may be. This was a unique thing to sell those minis at the CGL booth, but they remain a separate company.
--The novellas omnibus remains on track for a print release on or around Monday, Oct. 1.
--The Shattered Fortress PDF is being processed for release; please understand that Ray and I are basically the only ones not at Gen Con, and that'll change when he gets there on Friday. Personally, I really really want this PDF out, because it's going to make my job hell if 200-ish people have them and start posting details about it, and the other 99.7 percent of the fanbase can't read it for themselves. That's where I'm going to spend any time and influence I can muster in the next few days.
--The print release of Shattered Fortress is still expected later this fall.