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Joined: Thu Jan 02, 2003 6:22 pm Posts: 9335 Location: Singapore
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Maybe I am being dumb, but it is so bad that Fanatic is being run from an artists point of view?
Way back, back in the depths of time, GW was run as a hobby company. It was run by a load of Goths who loved what they did and basically just produced what they wanted. And lo, the people were happy. (DId anyone see the 40K Chaos toilet?)
Now days, people are always complaining that GW is run by the 'bean counters' - the accountants version of the Men in Black. Everything is produced for profit for the share holders, every second release is a Marine and prices are based on how much they can make (sure, GW are going over mainly to plastic, as it is cheaper which is great for the player...).
So, we have the situation where Jervis is maybe not happy with second edition. (I didnt like it either.) I am glad he is owning up to it. OK, so he he doesnt want to rerelease it as he didnt like it so much. I dont think that rereleasing ANY previous version of Epic is a good idea, but if he doesnt want to dedicate a large percentage of his time and reputation to a game that he has no faith in, then that is his decision and I cant see any real flaw in it.
Fanatic now, for my mind, is more like the GW of olde. It is being run by people who actually like what they do. Now, I might not agree with their decisions, but I am glad that this change has happened. One of my big wishes is to have been in the meeting where Jervis went to GW HQ and said that he wanted to start a sister company that dealt with the 'non-profit making' games because he liked them. ?
True, it is not about what Jervis wants, but the community is not unanimously in support of second edition, and whatever edition was brought back, there would be a large percentage who were unhappy with the choice. This, coupled with the fact that Jervis feels that third edition was a better game (just his opinion, but he is putting down the rules here) makes that the basis for fourth edition - although I dont know how true that is now.
The golden ages of Epic are gone, and while I really want EpicA to do well I really cant see it getting the coverage and support of the later part of first edition.
EDIT: My spelling is really terrible on a Monday!
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