Arsenal was supposed to be out 1Q2007, but has been delayed due to playtesting.
I think it would be fair to publish at least the ToC or Index, best would be both.

There have been a lot of assumptions about what will be in Arsenal.
Will we see Powerarmor ?
Will there be advanced combat rules?
Will there ... (place your question here)

ToC and index could at least help us, answering these questions...

You're getting coal in your stocking this year.

Dude, just stop bitching, they'll publish it when it's done. Cut them some slack or make your own gear.

Make sure the gear tastes like chicken.

Well, a preview would be good as a sign that people are really working hard and could help boost up players' confidence and, well, eagerness...

It's just marketing, like trailers in movies IMO

Cheers,

Max

Ps: I'm curious too

The index is something like the last thing they do. If it's in playtesting you can't expect them to be precognative about exactly what pages will result from the possible edits? If it's still in process of finalizing the layout then they still won't have the exact page numbers.

...will we see armoured long johns and the Zoe Heritage line again? (love that armoured Kilt, makes a Scotsman feel right secure it does)
...will the Ares Great Dragon ATGM? still be as easy to get as it was in previous editions? Every character should have at least one at chargen.
...wIll cool weapons like Gyrojets, Narcojets, and Splat Guns make a comeback?
...will there be some sort of vehicle design/customising system and will there be more stock vehicles to choose from?

--inquiring runners need to know.

hey i am not bitching, just saying Toc and Index would be ready by now, even if the pagenumbers were incorrect or missing, since it is in playtesting and finetuning...

They published Toc and Index for Core, so, why not do it for Arsenal?
I am not sayin they have to do it, just sayin that we would really appreciate it...

Plus, they have always claimed that they want to improve their PR Strategy....

When the TOC/index came out for SM it was only weeks before it was sent to the publisher. Sure it took another month or two to get from there to a real book in your hands, but I imagine they released it as soon as they could. I'd imagine they haven't even made a mockup index yet if the book isn't considered in it's final form.

somebody do something with that topic. my first thought was that there was a preview released or something!

^You're not the only one. Man this isn't good for my heart.

You, you... how could you put a topic title like that? Don't you know how much it hurt to realise it was just a poll?

And in regards to nathanross's comment to stop bitching... "No!" I don't tell you what to care and not care about, so don't tell us.

-K.

I love SR, and enjoy playing, but whatever will be will be.

I think what we all want from this book is obvious: pricing and weight for NERPS.

arsenal is like the tooth fairy, it doesn't actually exst and never will. (I'm cynical from having waited sooooooo long.)

It'll come out eventually. You can move on to other things, or you can keep going like this. Then when you get it, you can be like, "Wow, I wasted how much of my life fussing to get THIS?"

maeel you're a dirty rotten tease. But a correct dirty rotten tease

sorry if i've caused someones heart to fail, my initial goal was to provoke a reply from the almighty adam, and i did, unbelievable.....

But seriously adam, why the delay, i remember a release date that said 1Quarter2007.
Would you at least agree to us compiling a list of questions and you answering them, please, please, pleeease.

Or better give some details about arsenal just for us dumpshockers... i mean, hey, we are true followers....

...NERPS... for sourcebook waiting angst

I thought this thread might be about an actual preview too. For shame!

Still, I'm hardly surprised that there isn't a preview of the contents. Last thing I do when I write too. Sooo much easier that way. Cut and paste FTW (for clarification the writing I refer to is research reports, I'm a grad student).

Frankly I doubt how useful I would find a TOC or index. If stuff was dropped I would just feel disappointed, and anything that was in there that rocked my boat, well, I'd just be left in even more dire desperation until it does eventually come out.