I heard a rumor that the second print run of Fourth Edition was shipping to distributors. Does anyone know if there is any truth to the rumor? If it is true, any idea how long it should take to arrive?

Thanks!

does anyone else find it strange that this is coming from a retailer?

Explains where he got his rumor from.

It was a customer that sent me the rumor. Its not like my distributor actually gets communication from FanPro =P Whenever I ask about the release dates on FanPro products, thier responce is always, "We will know when it shows up in the warehouse".

well, no offense to your customer in particular, but alot of times, they'll say "i heard..." just to see if you've heard anything, without them actually ever had heard anything. i do it all the time at gamestop

That sounds like the kind of cheap trick you'd pull Aku.
Why not just ask them straight out if they have heard anything about such and such game coming out, instead of making feable attempts at trickery?

Because it's more psychologically potent to entice someone to correct false information than to reveal new information just by asking.

That is one of the reasons I'm trying to verify things.

That, and when you say "I heard a rumor" it piques their interest enough to go find out. Witness, for example, this thread. If you just ask "have you heard" they will say "no." Say "I have heard this rumor" and some people at least will attempt to verify it.

Verify it, or disprove it. Either way, your interests are served.

Ahh, so perhaps Discount Games is playing us.

Dunn dun DUNNN!

Don't be a Player Hater!

My distributor actually got some info today. He told me that it isn't the second print run, but the books that were damaged at the binder in the first print run are being rebound. They are shipping to Tennessee and then shipping to distributors.

I have no idea where this "damaged books being rebound" nonsense comes from, but it's not true.

The second printing of SR4 is currently on its way to the warehouse, and will be in stores soon.

Now that's the kind of rumor I like. Thanks, Rob!

So, will the new books have the current errata in them?

They've stated such in the past. Not to mention, the English version of the Errata seems to have been "Frozen" for quite some time. I imagine they're planing on waiting for the Second Printing to hit the shelves before updating it further.

It's my guess that they don't want to get a rash of complaints along the lines of "what do you mean this copy doesn't have all the errata listed on the website?" Personally, I'd prefer continuous support, correcting problems as they crop up, instead waiting until they run out of a print run, and going "Oh, it's time to do another print run? Somone gather up a list of what we haven't corrected yet, it's time to update the errata."

What's the turnaround time on a typical printer/binder company, from delivery of electronic layout file to receiving product that can be sent out to distributer's warehouses? I thought there was a rather large lead time on it.

I wish defective books (textual errors, too) were treated like other defective products... and replaced.

That would probbably ruin half of the rpg-industry.

lmao.

So, what's the quickest way for us to tell a second print run book from a first print run?

How will we find out online? Will Shadowrunrpg.com release the news of a second printing, and will online stores tell you what prining you're buying?

New prints are usually released when the previous ones are sold out.

Hey all, I just recieved my second copy of SR4 [Christmas gift for a friend] and it said in the credits
"Corrected Second Printing"
I checked through the book and compared it to my first print edition and it looks like all the known erratta was updated. Just letting you know.

Have to check out my FLGS after christmas