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CanRay
post Nov 6 2012, 06:11 PM
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The new Shadowrun book: Dirty Tricks is out! On election/Halo 4 release day!
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mister__joshua
post Nov 6 2012, 07:11 PM
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I love the idea of politically themed campaigns so I'll probably pick this up. Wanted to run a politics game ever since Runner Havens came out with all the Seattle election stuff in but that book was out of date before I got chance
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post Nov 6 2012, 11:16 PM
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I am looking towards some good posting from my man Kay St. Irregular. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Nov 7 2012, 01:28 AM
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Kudos for the release date. That made my day today.
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post Nov 7 2012, 01:32 AM
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QUOTE (hermit @ Nov 6 2012, 07:28 PM) *
Kudos for the release date. That made my day today.

Echo.
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post Nov 7 2012, 04:15 PM
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QUOTE (Neraph @ Nov 6 2012, 09:32 PM) *
Echo.

Double echo. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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Fatum
post Nov 8 2012, 08:51 PM
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So, what's in there? Any delicious new crunch?
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post Nov 8 2012, 09:01 PM
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QUOTE (Fatum @ Nov 8 2012, 04:51 PM) *
So, what's in there? Any delicious new crunch?

I'm...not sure what makes you think it would be a crunchy book.

And I don't say so to be snarky! I just mention it because it's a pretty metaplot heavy book; it's background information, it's political updates, it's that sort of thing...and, in my experience, it's been pretty up-front about that in advertisements and previews and stuff.
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tsuyoshikentsu
post Nov 8 2012, 10:00 PM
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Attitude was probably the most fluff-heavy book imaginable, and it had crunch in it that fundamentally changed armor in SR4A. So I think it's a reasonable question to ask.
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post Nov 8 2012, 11:14 PM
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QUOTE (Critias @ Nov 9 2012, 01:01 AM) *
I'm...not sure what makes you think it would be a crunchy book.
Obviously, my belief that (a) any book can have juicy crunch related to its topic (b) CGL's fluff hasn't been all that engaging for me as of late.
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post Nov 10 2012, 06:40 PM
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I see two more releases teased in DT's. Any word on release for Eurowar Antiques?
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post Nov 10 2012, 07:06 PM
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QUOTE (Prime Mover @ Nov 10 2012, 07:40 PM) *
I see two more releases teased in DT's. Any word on release for Eurowar Antiques?

Hmm, I thought that was included in MilSpec Tech 2?

I'd also be interested in Parageology, seemed to have dropped off the radar for some time and now it is back
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post Nov 10 2012, 11:58 PM
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What about the Ork Undergorund book?

Also, EuroWar Antiques is part of Runner's Black Book 2 and contains the Ruhrmetall Behemoth and other 2E/3E German only vehicles, if I'm not mistaken.
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post Nov 11 2012, 01:05 AM
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Ork Underground is my fault, and I don't know when it will be done. Initially another Author was going to write it, but he had to step back from the project. I took the project over fully from there, but... I just have far, far too much on my plate between my day job, "real life". and Missions. I have 20,000+ words sitting on my computer already, but it's far from done (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif)
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post Nov 11 2012, 02:14 AM
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QUOTE (Bull @ Nov 10 2012, 09:05 PM) *
Ork Underground is my fault, and I don't know when it will be done. Initially another Author was going to write it, but he had to step back from the project. I took the project over fully from there, but... I just have far, far too much on my plate between my day job, "real life". and Missions. I have 20,000+ words sitting on my computer already, but it's far from done (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif)

Slacker....

Just kidding!
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post Nov 11 2012, 02:32 AM
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I was just thinking how cool it would be to do a political based campaign when all the hoohaa of election was going on.

I think with my runners the best thing one party could do would be to some how get the OTHER party to hire my shadowrunners against themselves.

The ensuing farcical attempt at subtlety will ensure the political party that hired my runners will get in trouble for it.
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post Nov 11 2012, 10:27 AM
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QUOTE (Bull @ Nov 11 2012, 02:05 AM) *
Ork Underground is my fault, and I don't know when it will be done. Initially another Author was going to write it, but he had to step back from the project. I took the project over fully from there, but... I just have far, far too much on my plate between my day job, "real life". and Missions. I have 20,000+ words sitting on my computer already, but it's far from done (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif)


Where's CanRay when you need him? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif)
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post Nov 11 2012, 11:54 AM
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QUOTE (Grinder @ Nov 11 2012, 07:27 AM) *
Where's CanRay when you need him? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif)

Playing Shadowrun. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) Bad for productivity, what, what.
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post Nov 11 2012, 03:29 PM
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So, anyone going to buy the book and review it, or will we just discuss the upcoming releases and go home?
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post Nov 11 2012, 04:30 PM
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I'm waiting for the dead tree-version.
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post Nov 12 2012, 06:04 PM
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QUOTE (Fatum @ Nov 11 2012, 10:29 AM) *
So, anyone going to buy the book and review it, or will we just discuss the upcoming releases and go home?


I posted my review on the Shadowrun4 forums. I didn't post my review on DriveThru because I don't want it to sit there with the sole review being overwhelmingly negative because I don't think the game needs the negative press.
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post Nov 13 2012, 11:10 AM
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A link would be helpful.

Also, will post my own review of this soon.
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post Nov 13 2012, 02:12 PM
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Probably this one. Then again, Shadowrun is a big assortment of stereotypes so I'm waiting for a third-party opinion on how bad they are (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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post Nov 13 2012, 02:14 PM
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Hopefully, a slower, more in-depth review will look past the broad brush and start picking up on other aspects.

Hopefully.

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post Nov 13 2012, 02:41 PM
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DWC's brief review reads very much like a review from someone living in the current day what-would-be CAS and is annoyed at the coverage it got. I can understand that in a way as living in the UK we've had some poor treatment over the years from various games. Many RPGs struggle to acknowledge places outside the US at all. Shadowrun really isn't one of the worst for this imo. Sengir is right though, it all comes down to stereotypes in the end. England is all royal pomp and magical stones. Obviously that isn't true for 90% of people living here, but when an outsider reads it as an extrapolation of an imaginary future it would be fun and different. If we're being totally honest, 2073 CAS wouldn't be radically different from the UCAS in terms of personalities and attitides. More independence, same people, but where's the fun in that? If everywhere was the same then there may as well just be a Seattle setting and an *insert name here*. It's perhaps not great when the place you live receives a stereotypical writeup, but for me (who's never been to america) it's just giving me another alternative setting to play in where we can ham up the southern stereotypes as I'm sure people do when they play UK based games (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I am quite excited and interesed in the book though. Should have enough juicy bits in to work with.
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