I have refrained from comment until now because I felt that it was prudent and well advised to do so. My thoughts as a member of the DC Working Group are this: (be advised these comments are my own and do not represent the group as a whole).
As for canon or not, I don't care. You heard me, I don't. At the end of the day, this is a labor of love for all involved. I understand what Kato's trying to do, and lemme say that I am honored, and so is FF and Chico. But, and here's the but, at least as far as I am concerned. And Targan knows this because we discussed it in a PM, my issues (I won't speak for Chico or FF), were as Kato put it, with a single poster. I think some of my posts made that clear at the time. Targan, I'd ask you to reconsider leaving. This matter does need to be resolved, and I would ask that cooler heads prevail (Yeah, I know, coming from me). Do I have the solution? I think a sub-forum might be an idea, but and here's the but, it would cause a split in the board, and frankly, that would be a bad thing.
Different takes on a game are a good thing. The differing perspectives can offer some measure of food for thought. As I and the other members of the DC Working Group have said and will continue to maintain...don't like it, don't use it. Our main focus as a group is mainly to fill what we see as "holes" in canon with materials now available. At least, it was our emphasis when we began. I still think it is.
As for new material...here's the rub. Chico's working his ass off trying to get everything ready for our Third World War game to game out 1996-1997, and that's going to define how we write the vehicle guides as those will be our combat histories. Will that mean some divisions surviving when in canon, they did not, and vice versa? Maybe, but I have a funny feeling on the whole, it's going to go ala canon. Heck, I am going to be the Soviet commander...wanna guess how much I am going to get hammered?
So, what can you guys out there do? Be patient, and instead of screaming at each other the canon "how many angels can be made to dance on the head of a pin" argument, why not take a page from Traveller and use the acronym "IMT2KU", or "In My Twilight 2000 Universe", they came up with so they don't kill each other...and they somehow still manage to reenact the Rebellion daily.......
