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Originally Posted by Legbreaker
They bought the name and product recognition I think. . . . Paid for the goodwill associated with the title as a marketing boost for their product.
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I can relate. That's how I feel about Mongoose's version of
Traveller.
The good news was, all of my original, 'classic'
Traveller books still worked just like new the day after the Mongeese shipped their edition. 'My game' didn't go anywhere.
I don't believe Fria Ligan's motives are suspect: they wanted to create an edition of
T2K using their house system as the base, and they were pretty clear about that from the start. There's a legit argument to be made about taking a less-grognard oriented approach to the game in order to find a new audience. Sucks to be on the grognard-positive side of that decision, though. I wasn't involved in the playtest, so I can only imagine the additional frustration that brings.
Good news is, I pulled out my
v1 box set last night; still works, just like new.