What's the best way to get in touch with Marc Miller/FFE? I've sent two emails to farfuture@gmail.com and have yet to get a reply.
That's another way of saying "CCGs beat the crap out of us".
The uptake and vast VAST amounts of money pouring in to MtG and CCGs were staggering. Anybody who wasn't producing a CCG, or, more bluntly, WotC, was "overproducing". CCGs were a Black Swan event that hit the conventional gaming industry at the time.
Always wondered what "Striker: the Collectible Card Game" would have looked like.
What's the best way to get in touch with Marc Miller/FFE? I've sent two emails to farfuture@gmail.com and have yet to get a reply.
TNE was such a drastic change from what Traveller had been before that many fans refused to play it. I understand that TNE was still a hit for GDW, but I know many, many fans--those I've encountered over the years--didn't like the change in mechanics or the change in setting (or both).
That is the best way I know of to contact him. Please be patient, he is pretty busy.
Originally Posted by Cryton
That is the best way I know of to contact him. Please be patient, he is pretty busy.
Originally Posted by Dragoner
Also try different email accounts, as his has a tendancy to catch some emails in a spam filter.
I was one of those. I looked at it, threw up in my mouth a little bit, and didn't buy another GDW product until FFE produced the CT reprints.
Kickstarter projects are a crap shoot and people forget that. First it may not get funded, second, there there is no guarantee that product will be delivered. Finally, the dates are predictions.
You aren't buying products, you are backing projects. Not all projects are successes and even those that are rarely deliver on their original schedule.
Maybe my years in high tech start ups give me a different perspective.
I didn't back on Kickstarter, I purchased from a web store. This means I'm even more annoyed at the lack of communication or explanation. They can't be trading like a shop then acting like it's okay to go in the dark. That's not how business works.
I agree.Surely everyone winging here, must have seen the photos by now. If not, a truck load of gorgeous hard covers has arrived, ready for dispatch. The Dice sets are finalised and other products are trickling through. Myself I was a Kickstarter backer and I also can't wait to check out the new edition of Traveller, but I for one applaud Marc and co for there efforts and don't mind waiting a couple more weeks if it means a touch less stress and a lot more enjoyment.
For the record, in case some of those people complaining are not aware, RPG games are no longer mass sellers. This first Kickstarter has assured the future of Traveller as far as I'm concerned and I would certainly hope die hard fans continue to support this great SciFi game. I'll be fascinated to see how quickly these same people complaining are to respond declaring they have read it all cover to cover. What's the hurry?
In short, there's not long left to wait and no reason why the books are not far away.
Each and every order I have ever placed with Far Future Enterprises has always been treated with great care and respect. That goes for all my friends who have also purchased from FFE and backed this project on Kickstarter ladies and gentleman.
Before you go winging, think about how you would go processing a few thousand orders in a couple of weeks, complete with customized cards, signing and attention to detail to ensure each and every order is looked after.
If you placed an order after the Kickstarter, good for you, but don't expect to jump the que.
In all fairness to T5, it's not long at all to wait. For example it took almost 14 months for one company over here, to get my Twilight Imperium expansions to me. (Printing delays from Fantasy Flight games and there a much larger outfit than FFE).
So calm down, take a read of the massive backlog of Traveller products, JTAS and the terrific free online JTAS and get back to having adventuring fun instead of wasting time winging about the speed of order processing(it may come as a shock but most of the world is not like your computer. Events will not happen instantly at the drop of a mouse click). It all takes time and in life, nothing good comes easy. A couple of weeks or even a couple of months, big deal. As long as it happens, that's all that matters.
As for Traveller Kickstarters, I'm all for them. It's a way to get new material happening now as opposed to proving to a publishing house that your work has a market. Before declaring that all Kickstarters are a waste and discouraging others from backing projects, think about how that looks to a publishing house when they fail. If they start to see great potential for Traveller material that can change and perhaps solid print runs of Traveller products can become more prolific. It's all a mind set, your either for the support of great things, or a negative skeptic with nothing. The choice is yours.
Pretty sure the cards are made of plastic, like credit cards. This makes it more dependant on the specific manufacture's time table. These aren't things Marc waited to order until he had the books and is trying to find a decent price for. I'm pretty sure one of the kickstarter updates mentioned that these had been ordered around the same time as the dice