 Runners Haven... Hard cover? |
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 Jun 30 2006, 10:58 AM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 165 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,002  |
Will Runners Haven be in hard cover form or is that going to be reserved for the the main book and the rules expansions.
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Jun 30 2006, 12:34 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 239 Joined: 16-December 05 From: new jack city Member No.: 8,077 |
I think the only things that won't be hard covered are the adventures.
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Jun 30 2006, 12:51 PM
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Grumpy Old Ork Decker Group: Admin Posts: 3,794 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Orwell, Ohio Member No.: 50 |
So far as I know, the only books that will be HC will be the core rulebooks. Mainly for money reasons. The core books sell tons better than any of the other setting/supplement books, so this (I believe) helps lower the overall printing costs, making the added production expense of a hardcover worth it.
Anyways, Runners Havens is out at Origins, is softback, looks nifty (Though I've only briefly flipped through it, not read any of it). Bull |
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Jun 30 2006, 01:07 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Retired Admins Posts: 1,784 Joined: 28-July 04 From: Cleveland, OH Member No.: 6,522 |
I've only had a chance to flip through it, but I was tremendously amused by what happened to the Renraku Arcology since the crash. :grinbig:
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Jun 30 2006, 01:20 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Lisbon, Cidade do Pecado Member No.: 185 |
One of my favorite twists, though there's a bunch of fun things spread through out the book.
Bull is correct, FanPro has announced that the core rulebooks will be hardcovers (currently BBB, Street Magic, Arsenal, Augmentation and Unwired). Setting and campaign books (including Runner Havens and Emergence) are softcover. |
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Jun 30 2006, 04:47 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Validating Posts: 1,618 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Montevideo, Uruguay. Member No.: 3,992 |
Anyone else at Origins? |
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Jul 1 2006, 12:35 AM
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Shadowrun Setting Nerd Group: Banned Posts: 3,632 Joined: 28-June 05 From: Pissing on pedestrians from my electronic ivory tower. Member No.: 7,473 |
Oh, you m-f-ing tease. PM me. Please. It's kind of important for my campaign. And by "kind of," I mean, "will make or break the damn thing." |
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Jul 1 2006, 02:58 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 174 Joined: 21-May 06 Member No.: 8,583 |
Anybody at Origins? Did it actually come out there?
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Jul 1 2006, 04:37 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,635 Joined: 27-November 05 Member No.: 8,006 |
I second that! Although hopefully the PDF will be out within a couple weeks, I'd really like to hear about the fate of the Arcology.....did Disney take it over and turn it into the world's largest spookhouse amusement ride? :P Accept no iminations. Get your genuine, original Whites plush toy here! |
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Jul 1 2006, 05:57 PM
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Project Terminus: Soul Hunters Group: Members Posts: 1,052 Joined: 6-November 03 From: Casselberry, Florida U.S.A. Member No.: 5,798 |
yes it did come out. |
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Jul 1 2006, 07:50 PM
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Shadowrun Setting Nerd Group: Banned Posts: 3,632 Joined: 28-June 05 From: Pissing on pedestrians from my electronic ivory tower. Member No.: 7,473 |
And?
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Jul 6 2006, 03:34 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 4-July 06 Member No.: 8,836 |
Bah,
All game books should be hardcover. Softcovers suck. All three other games I play (Werewolf, Ars Magica and Warhammer) release all their titles in hardback, and its not like Ars is selling better than Shadowrun... Ok just my little gripe. So, any word on Havens yet? Someone got a review? Chris |
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Jul 6 2006, 03:39 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,430 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 6,957 |
Nah, hard cover is too expensive to make and buy. Softcover can be plenty durable with a little care and good binding techniques. But there's already been a long thread about binding, with actual binder-type-people on it.
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Jul 6 2006, 03:49 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 475 Joined: 13-March 06 From: dusty Mexican borderlands Member No.: 8,372 |
Let's not have this discussion again. There are already other threads with pages and pages of people bitching, moaning, and arguing about hardcover vs. softcover. If you want hardcover, buy the .PDF and get to fucking Kinko's.
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Jul 6 2006, 03:52 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 4-July 06 Member No.: 8,836 |
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Then how are three other companies able to do it profitably? They aren't too expensive, and gamers will buy them (why, look, I just gave three examples!). Softcovers are terrible. They can be maintained, sure, but hardcovers just make nicer libraries. No creased corners, they stand up properly, and they look better. At least the core books will all have good binding. :) Not like me whining will change anything, I was just venting. Chris |
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Jul 6 2006, 03:58 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,430 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 6,957 |
White Wolf and WotC do it by having a huge market share. WotC's original model was to be hardcover core books only. Once they got enough people addicted they switched to hard cover. White Wolf had tons of books that were softcover in past editions.
Depending on who you ask, WotC and WW do it because they either value their customers or value the money. :) I've never played or even read an Ars Magica book, so can't comment on that. |
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Jul 6 2006, 04:06 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 4-July 06 Member No.: 8,836 |
Heya,
WotC doesn't make anything I play. Warhammer is from Green Ronin/Black Industries. Even their little 96 page books are coming out hardcover. I thought it was a pleasant trend. Anyway, obviously people don't want this topic resurrected. I'm a newb so I didn't know this had already been through the grind. So, back to my question, anyone got a quick review for the rest of us? Chris |
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Jul 6 2006, 04:07 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,430 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 6,957 |
It's definitely a new trend, and does make the books more attractive. I'm just a chincy bastard and would rather be able to buy three softcover books than two hardcover ones. :)
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Jul 6 2006, 06:21 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,556 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Seattle Member No.: 98 |
I hope y'all are talking about the WFRPG... I've got an awful lot of softcover 40k stuff floating around my house.
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Jul 6 2006, 06:23 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,635 Joined: 27-November 05 Member No.: 8,006 |
I believe he was because as far as I know that's the only stuff that has been farmed out to Green Ronin. |
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Jul 6 2006, 10:13 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Retired Admins Posts: 3,929 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .ca Member No.: 51 |
Something to bear in mind with the WFRPG -- Green Ronin does all the design/production work on the books, but they're still published by Black Industries, a division of Games Workshop.
Green Ronin themselves still does softcover books for their major lines, including Mutants and Masterminds. |
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Jul 8 2006, 01:44 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Validating Posts: 1,618 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Montevideo, Uruguay. Member No.: 3,992 |
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