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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #510 on: 04 August 2018, 11:25:32 »
Oh good, I can stop checking DriveThruRPG every hour and wondering if I missed it.

Thanks for the notification Cubby.
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #511 on: 04 August 2018, 11:32:45 »
Would you believe that I was doing the same thing here most of the morning, but on the Catalyst store, waiting to see if it had posted there? And now it has, but I've read it so many times already, so I'm gonna go play with my kids.

But please, everyone, for real: I hope you enjoy this book. A lot went into it, and Phil did a great job both on the initial draft and keeping the faith until it got its first wide release today.
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #512 on: 04 August 2018, 12:15:23 »
The Shattered Fortress PDF is LIVE!

Please note: Because a relatively few customers were able to obtain the print book at Gen Con, we wanted to push the PDF version out as quickly as possible so everyone has a chance to read the latest exciting chapter of the BattleTech saga. As a result, at this time, ONLY the PDF version is available. The usual PDF + Print bundle will not be available on the store until the print book has a street date, later this fall. Likewise, an upgrade to the combo is not available at this time.

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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #513 on: 04 August 2018, 13:01:42 »
Downloaded and about to start devouring. DEVOURING!
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #514 on: 04 August 2018, 14:01:01 »
may as well save a few bucks and pull the plug on the server for the next few hours as folks will be busy reading or at GenCon lol
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #515 on: 04 August 2018, 14:22:25 »
Huzzah!
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #516 on: 04 August 2018, 14:44:41 »
Pffft. Spend an hour writing a post, it gets one response before OMG NEW BATTLETECH *buys and starts reading* what was I saying? Never mind. :D
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« Reply #517 on: 04 August 2018, 14:56:48 »
Pffft. Spend an hour writing a post, it gets one response before OMG NEW BATTLETECH *buys and starts reading* what was I saying? Never mind. :D

It makes a lot of sense. I'd be happy if they went that way, but time will tell.
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #518 on: 04 August 2018, 16:55:34 »
Bought and skimmed!  :)

Need to go back through and digest in more detail though  :D

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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #519 on: 04 August 2018, 17:38:25 »
It makes a lot of sense. I'd be happy if they went that way, but time will tell.

I think the biggest thing out of all that would be changing the stat block. It's basically been the same since Battledroids, and it could be so much more useful.
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #520 on: 04 August 2018, 17:40:49 »
I think the biggest thing out of all that would be changing the stat block. It's basically been the same since Battledroids, and it could be so much more useful.

Indeed, and the new paradigm is accessibility and usefulness to new players. I doubt old grizzled players would complain either.
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« Reply #521 on: 04 August 2018, 17:49:59 »
Indeed, and the new paradigm is accessibility and usefulness to new players. I doubt old grizzled players would complain either.

Oh, someone will complain. You know it. ;D
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #522 on: 04 August 2018, 17:51:31 »
Oh, someone will complain. You know it. ;D

Heh, true enough, there's always someone.
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #523 on: 04 August 2018, 18:47:00 »
I doubt old grizzled players would complain either.
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #524 on: 04 August 2018, 19:21:01 »
I can’t stop crylaughing at that comment.

Yeah, I had my rose coloured glasses on for a few minutes there. Don't worry, it has passed.
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #525 on: 04 August 2018, 22:37:52 »
I can’t stop crylaughing at that comment.

You could open the page and see a 3D colorized animated walking hologram that rose out of the page by being constructed piece by piece and there would be a thread bitching that loose’s art had been left out

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« Reply #526 on: 04 August 2018, 22:40:29 »
You could open the page and see a 3D colorized animated walking hologram that rose out of the page by being constructed piece by piece and there would be a thread bitching that loose’s art had been left out

if they didn't use loose's art to animate and walk out of the book, yeah I'd probably be That Guy. ;)

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« Reply #527 on: 04 August 2018, 22:43:01 »
if they didn't use loose's art to animate and walk out of the book, yeah I'd probably be That Guy. ;)


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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #528 on: 04 August 2018, 22:48:11 »
if they didn't use loose's art to animate and walk out of the book, yeah I'd probably be That Guy. ;)
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #529 on: 04 August 2018, 22:51:39 »
Like you guys would rather look at an animated holographic Yeoman?

Worst. Idea. Ever. 


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« Reply #530 on: 05 August 2018, 05:43:29 »
Pffft. Spend an hour writing a post, it gets one response before OMG NEW BATTLETECH *buys and starts reading* what was I saying? Never mind. :D

Well, that was time I could've spent sleeping or drinking or painting models for another game or, really, anything else. Damn shame.
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #531 on: 05 August 2018, 13:02:22 »
Well, that was time I could've spent sleeping or drinking or painting models for another game or, really, anything else. Damn shame.

I read it. I agreed with your statements. I thought it was a great format.

I think forums have an unfortunate tendency to err towards people correcting or debating eachother. If you make a perfect post maybe you get one or two people that will say, "This, so much this."

I think that if the forums had thumbs up icons you'd have seen that your post was well received and well respected.
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #532 on: 05 August 2018, 13:04:47 »
I was talking about staying up all night reading Shattered Fortress, not my musings on Technical Readouts. :D
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« Reply #533 on: 05 August 2018, 13:39:15 »
I was talking about staying up all night reading Shattered Fortress, not my musings on Technical Readouts. :D

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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #534 on: 05 August 2018, 20:58:27 »
I actually like the landscape TRO look :P

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« Reply #535 on: 05 August 2018, 21:29:54 »
I actually like the landscape TRO look :P

TOO BAD. :P


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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #536 on: 05 August 2018, 23:16:45 »
This was posted on the BattleTech Facebook page. Proposed marketing material. It makes me happy.

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« Reply #537 on: 05 August 2018, 23:22:44 »
Alas poor Photobucket. I knew him Horatio, a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy.

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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #538 on: 06 August 2018, 01:31:59 »
But is it fan made or something leaked?

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« Reply #539 on: 06 August 2018, 01:34:09 »
But is it fan made or something leaked?

It was posted on official FB page. I don't expect to be it a simple leak.
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