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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #720 on: 23 August 2018, 14:52:50 »
Note: Upgrade has the new art.
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #721 on: 26 August 2018, 08:16:44 »
Thanks for the answers. TRO 3050 was one of my first Battletech books.
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #722 on: 26 August 2018, 20:07:11 »
TRO:3050 Upgraded and it's RS are very worth while getting.  I thought the original was lacking in-comparison to the original 3025, it didn't have much in way of fluff.  More focus on art and stats.  I really like upgraded, it's superior product despite the unseens removal unfortunately. 

Makes me wonder what a major TRO will look like when it does come out in the future.  We were spoiled heavily by the TRO:3145 PDF (Faction) series, it was truly great product line, with record sheets and it's variants in each.
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #723 on: 29 August 2018, 13:13:43 »
TRO Clan Invasion and Golden Century . . . is 2019 a year for the Clans?
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« Reply #724 on: 29 August 2018, 13:34:12 »
Whoa, lets not count the ilChickens quite yet.
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« Reply #725 on: 29 August 2018, 13:55:32 »
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #726 on: 30 August 2018, 05:52:56 »
TRO Clan Invasion and Golden Century . . . is 2019 a year for the Clans?
 
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #727 on: 30 August 2018, 07:16:16 »
Cubby, I have a request for TRO: Clan Invasion (and any other TROs that follow the Era format instead of year format): Could CGL pretty please put a sheet in the book that shows what Record Sheet product has the design? Using the TRO:Succession Wars book as an example, the back says

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Combining the ’Mechs previously found in Technical Readout: 3039, Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, and Technical Readout: 3075,...

If you really want to get new players into the game, having a cheat sheet that shows them where they can find the official record sheets makes sense to me because:
1. It gets them the stuff they need to play the game
2. It gets CGL more money from purchases
3. CGL doesn't have to make a "Record Sheets: Succession Wars" product which also saves money

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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #728 on: 30 August 2018, 07:49:34 »
You do know the the Master Unit List has all this info, right?
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #729 on: 30 August 2018, 07:58:21 »
Given that these new TROs are geared towards newer players who may not know about the MUL, it makes sense to include record sheet info in the book itself. Either that, or put a note in the book talking them about the MUL and what all it has. A really big note. There may not be the page count space for that.
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #730 on: 30 August 2018, 09:42:40 »
Could CGL pretty please put a sheet in the book that shows what Record Sheet product has the design?

It's a valid suggestion, and I'll pass it along.

BUT, that also means that management needs to make sure that all record sheet products are available for sale in the CGL store. I haven't looked in awhile to see whether that's true.

(But also, let's not go down another "how to fix the record sheets situation" rabbit hole, please.)

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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #731 on: 30 August 2018, 10:45:07 »
It's a valid suggestion, and I'll pass it along.

BUT, that also means that management needs to make sure that all record sheet products are available for sale in the CGL store. I haven't looked in awhile to see whether that's true.

(But also, let's not go down another "how to fix the record sheets situation" rabbit hole, please.)
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #732 on: 30 August 2018, 10:50:18 »
3058 clan/star league and 3060 are still missing

Good to know.

As always, oversight of the store remains out of my control, but directly affects basically everything the company can or should do.
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #733 on: 30 August 2018, 11:21:18 »
It's a valid suggestion, and I'll pass it along.

BUT, that also means that management needs to make sure that all record sheet products are available for sale in the CGL store. I haven't looked in awhile to see whether that's true.

(But also, let's not go down another "how to fix the record sheets situation" rabbit hole, please.)
Personally I would prefer to have an unabridged RS book for the Clan Invasion.
For an old player it means that I pay again, with overlap, but a new player only needs to pay one RS book.
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #734 on: 30 August 2018, 19:48:49 »
BattleTech: Legacy eBook and Print-on-Demand Now Available for Pre-Order

The long-awaited wide release of BattleTech: Legacy is almost here! The groundbreaking anthology is now available for pre-order in both eBook and print-on-demand formats.

"Legacy" weaves stories by Kevin Killiany, Craig Reed, Philip A. Lee and 12 other authors around the 350-year history of one Grasshopper 'Mech and its many owners.

The eBook retails for $4.99, and the print on demand anthology will retail for $11.99. Both have a street date of Monday, September 17.

More at: https://tinyurl.com/BTlegacy

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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #735 on: 30 August 2018, 20:05:47 »
TRO Clan Invasion and Golden Century . . . is 2019 a year for the Clans?

Whoah whoah whoah whoah whoah. Golden Century is confirmed for 2019 too?
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #736 on: 30 August 2018, 20:11:32 »
Whoah whoah whoah whoah whoah. Golden Century is confirmed for 2019 too?

No

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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #737 on: 30 August 2018, 20:21:19 »
BattleTech: Legacy eBook and Print-on-Demand Now Available for Pre-Order

The long-awaited wide release of BattleTech: Legacy is almost here! The groundbreaking anthology is now available for pre-order in both eBook and print-on-demand formats.
How can we tell which one does the actual Print-on-demand?  There like 4 choices none of the suggested publishers says anything useful about them.
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #738 on: 30 August 2018, 21:10:06 »
BattleTech: Legacy eBook and Print-on-Demand Now Available for Pre-Order

The long-awaited wide release of BattleTech: Legacy is almost here! The groundbreaking anthology is now available for pre-order in both eBook and print-on-demand formats.

Yeah! Already pre-ordered on Amazon!

https://www.amazon.com/BattleTech-Legacy-Anthology-Book-ebook/dp/B07GW1XZ5Z

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« Reply #739 on: 30 August 2018, 21:11:53 »
And, before you ask - I don't know what the plans are for BattleCorps Anthology Vol. 6; and I don't know whether Legacy will print at its previously-published size, or the new, smaller size of the novella omnibus from Gen Con. I've asked about both, and am waiting to hear back.
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #740 on: 30 August 2018, 21:46:37 »
No

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I mean, if the book's in fact-check and we can't get it out in the next 16 months, I'll eat my possibly-not-metaphorical-hat. I'd hope for it to be a lot sooner than December 2019, but I feel pretty confident it won't be later...
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« Reply #741 on: 30 August 2018, 22:00:05 »
Whoah whoah whoah whoah whoah. Golden Century is confirmed for 2019 too?

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« Reply #742 on: 30 August 2018, 22:13:13 »
lol . . .
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #743 on: 31 August 2018, 00:03:12 »
BattleTech: Legacy eBook and Print-on-Demand Now Available for Pre-Order

The long-awaited wide release of BattleTech: Legacy is almost here! The groundbreaking anthology is now available for pre-order in both eBook and print-on-demand formats.

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The eBook retails for $4.99, and the print on demand anthology will retail for $11.99. Both have a street date of Monday, September 17.

So on OneBookShelf sites we can expect it right after September 17?
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #744 on: 31 August 2018, 02:45:12 »
Where do we go for the print on demand? None of the four sites that come up in the link are POD sites. they are all e-book sites.
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #745 on: 31 August 2018, 11:29:38 »
i don't normally care about the fiction that much but i'll probably pick up this one as PoD with the alterior motive of getting more PoD options later (*cough* wars of reaving and reunification war *cough*)

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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #746 on: 31 August 2018, 12:06:47 »
So on OneBookShelf sites we can expect it right after September 17?

I'm told the POD option isn't quite ready yet, but we should be able to put out the link for that very soon. Stay tuned on this thread and you won't miss it.
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« Reply #747 on: 31 August 2018, 14:31:27 »
I'm told the POD option isn't quite ready yet, but we should be able to put out the link for that very soon. Stay tuned on this thread and you won't miss it.

I didn't mean POD but ebook version. If I remember correctly OBS doesn't support pre-orders so I just wanted to be sure that ebook version will be available soon after release day. I don't want same situation as with recent novellas when I had to mention it several times (GenCon was partialy cause of that delay) to be it added to at least DriveThruFiction.

That brings me to another question that I had but forgot about it. Why aren't new novellas on DriveThruRPG but only on DriveThruFiction? Is it perhaps to differentiate between sourcebook, rules etc. and fiction? It is minor thing that doesn't have to be answered.
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #748 on: 31 August 2018, 14:41:26 »
Sorry, I quoted the wrong person, that was directed at Sharpnel's question.

The link provided should be for pre-orders.
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« Reply #749 on: 31 August 2018, 18:31:39 »
i don't normally care about the fiction that much but i'll probably pick up this one as PoD with the alterior motive of getting more PoD options later (*cough* wars of reaving and reunification war *cough*)

I feel I'm missing something what on earth is PoD?
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