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 Augmentation, Release Date hoopla. |
 Aug 30 2007, 03:26 PM
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Running Target  Group: Members Posts: 1,269 Joined: 18-September 06 Member No.: 9,421  |
I vaguely remember Peter saying something like August 31st for the print release of Augmentation. I was just wondering if there is anywhere I could pre-order it or whatever without also ordering the PDF file. I can't find anything but the old FanPro copy on Amazon or BAM.com. Just wondering what the ETA is. Till I can get a decent PDA I very much prefer the print copy of books.
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Aug 30 2007, 03:31 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,228 Joined: 24-July 07 From: Canada Member No.: 12,350 |
Yeah, I put my Shadowrun books on my Pocket PC for reading and I bring my laptop for playing. It's nice. Sorry, that doesn't answer your question.
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Aug 30 2007, 03:37 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Retired Admins Posts: 1,784 Joined: 28-July 04 From: Cleveland, OH Member No.: 6,522 |
FRP Games is usually pretty good about hardcopy pre-orders.
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Aug 30 2007, 03:45 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Lisbon, Cidade do Pecado Member No.: 185 |
Official street date info can be found on the Catalyst website. FLGS and online vendors who placed orders - which is why we strongly encourage fans to put in pre-orders to make sure their local stores don't forget to get in early - should be getting the book any time now.
With the shift to Catalyst, we're still working out the kinks with regards to Amazon and some of the bigger online stores but the book should be available from our distributors to any stores that put in orders. IMR's Battleshop will also have hardcopies available at the same times as everyone else. |
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Aug 30 2007, 05:35 PM
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Bushido Cowgirl Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 |
...i just want the PDF without having to give up more info on my life to some credit broker :frown:
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Aug 30 2007, 05:46 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,269 Joined: 18-September 06 Member No.: 9,421 |
I'm not too worried about that KK, seeing as I'm sure my college probably has deals with credit institutions to sell info on students it's all out there anyway for me- and honestly, it's convenient enough I would get a check card even if it wasn't. I mean, if you have a bank account, get a check card and go through Paypal. It's about as secure as buying it in store with cash, I mean the effort involved to backtrack and steal from you that way is EASILY comparable to the effort required to follow you home, knock you over the head(or shoot you) and take your stuff.
Chris EDIT: Also, thank you very much for the timely response, Peter. |
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Aug 30 2007, 05:49 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,206 Joined: 9-July 06 From: Fresno, CA Member No.: 8,856 |
ACD one of the game distributors used in the FLGSs here in my home town makes their inventory (not count but yes/no) availiable to the public and I did see that both their warehouses did have Augmentation in stock this morning. So I expect that the Street Date of the 31st isn't going to be unrealistic. They'd had it in stock a while if I remember correctly.
I'm sure the big boys like Alliance are at least as well stocked as little 'ol ACD. ;) |
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Aug 30 2007, 05:50 PM
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Bushido Cowgirl Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 |
...I've already been a victim of unauthorised access/use of personal information which is why I have gone Enemy of the State (the film) in many aspects of my life.
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Aug 30 2007, 06:03 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,269 Joined: 18-September 06 Member No.: 9,421 |
I'm sure that being a victim of that would definitely put things into a different perspective. I'm about as cautious as I can be. I keep my social on the do not accept list here in the US so that it's alot more of a hassle to apply for credit cards and the like but it's alot harder for anyone else. I never get a credit or checking account that doesn't cover theft and I never get one that doesn't track my purchasing and lock down my account if anything unusual happens without my authorization. So.... I'm about as safe as I can be, which is not much, but I do what I can while maintaining what is to me an acceptable level of convenience.
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Aug 30 2007, 06:37 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 7,089 Joined: 4-October 05 Member No.: 7,813 |
i know i've seen "credit cards" that you can just buy at a store and have charged up with cash.
alternately, paypal actually does not require a credit card... you can just use a bank account (takes time to transfer the money though). |
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Aug 30 2007, 06:52 PM
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Bushido Cowgirl Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 |
...for the same reasons I have no accounts anymore.
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Aug 30 2007, 07:02 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,206 Joined: 9-July 06 From: Fresno, CA Member No.: 8,856 |
...that way leads to bank failures and the collapse of modern economies...
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Aug 30 2007, 07:12 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 633 Joined: 23-February 06 Member No.: 8,301 |
Really, if the world economy collapses because of the workings of someone who goes by the name "Kyoto Kid", that'd actually be pretty great.
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Aug 30 2007, 07:18 PM
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Bushido Cowgirl Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 |
...agreed. However, with the likes of people like Charles Keating still on the loose, I am still "cautious". Besides, banks no longer serve the customer, it's the other way around these days.
...mwahaha! (the plot thickens...) |
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Aug 30 2007, 07:59 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,379 Joined: 16-April 02 From: the LI shadows Member No.: 2,607 |
I'll give it a week or two after the release date, then I'll call Compleat Strategist & find out if it's in. Then I'll make the train-trip to pick it up.
Any new news about the Quick Start Rules? I know (Thank you Adam!) that it will be free in both PDF & print, but will there be a slick magazine-like cover? What kind of graphics will it have on the cover (so I know what to look for)? The only reason I am so annoying about ths is because I'm placing a lot of my faith in NOT being {expletive}'ed by the change-over. |
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Aug 31 2007, 12:10 AM
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Prime Runner Group: Retired Admins Posts: 3,929 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .ca Member No.: 51 |
There is no "release date" for Augmentation; there is a "Street Date" of August 31st. The books have been shipping to distributors and game stores for the last week or so, and it should be _on the shelves_ of your local game store tomorrow, August 31st.
The QSR is portrait-format, a regular staple-bound self-cover booklet and has the Gunslinger Adept artwork on the front cover. I'm not expecting it to be in game stores for a few weeks yet; last I knew, there are some logistical problems to work out. |
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Aug 31 2007, 05:31 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,379 Joined: 16-April 02 From: the LI shadows Member No.: 2,607 |
Once again, Adam proves he is, Da Man. *salute*
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Aug 31 2007, 10:30 AM
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Awakened Asset Group: Members Posts: 4,464 Joined: 9-April 05 From: AGS, North German League Member No.: 7,309 |
www.amazon.de : Sep 16 2007 (english version) HORRAY!
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Aug 31 2007, 10:40 AM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
Hopefully this time amazon.de is right - I'll keep my fingers crossed.
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Aug 31 2007, 10:53 AM
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Awakened Asset Group: Members Posts: 4,464 Joined: 9-April 05 From: AGS, North German League Member No.: 7,309 |
They got the catalyst games-change. There is a process.
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Sep 1 2007, 10:09 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 584 Joined: 15-April 06 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 8,466 |
Got my copy and it kicks ass. Sorry I don't have time to go into details right now, but lets just say that I have yet to be disappointed by an SR4 product, and Augmentation continues the streak.
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Sep 1 2007, 03:06 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,206 Joined: 9-July 06 From: Fresno, CA Member No.: 8,856 |
My FLGS did get Aug in yesterday! I blew $100 on Battletech though because they also had a big street date, and I can like with the PDF I bought for a little while longer...
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Sep 2 2007, 12:29 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 166 Joined: 28-November 06 From: Broomfield, CO Member No.: 10,065 |
Got mine today at the local con (Tacticon) here in Denver. The only one on display though.
Carl |
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Sep 2 2007, 01:41 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,598 Joined: 24-May 03 Member No.: 4,629 |
That reminds me, KK, you need to refill the fridge. And the new drapes are great! (Also, I'm an exiled Nigerian prince. If you can help me get the royal family reserve out of the country...) |
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Sep 2 2007, 02:18 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 609 Joined: 13-August 07 Member No.: 12,615 |
www.nobleknight.com
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