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2 years ago ::
Jan 28, 2010 - 9:57AM
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Date Joined:
Sep 10, 2009
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There have been several questions lately regarding the future of the Star Wars Miniatures and Roleplaying Game and until now I haven’t had definitive answers to give you. After a lengthy evaluation, Wizards of the Coast has decided not to renew the Star Wars license with Lucasfilm. We’ve had a long and fantastic run, but with the economic downturn, we have made the tough decision to discontinue our Star Wars lines. The license officially ends in May this year, with WotC product available through August. In the meantime, we have awesome new products still coming your way. This week, we released The Dark Times minis and Galaxy of Intrigue RPG. We’ll have more coming with Masters of the Force minis in April, which will have some of your most favorite characters along with rare creatures from the Dejarik Holochess game that have never appeared in our game. We’ll also release The Unknown Regions RPG in April, which includes entirely new planets and mini-adventures for each world. We are finishing the line with a bang so look for special programs at your local game store to stock up on favorite sets before they go into the vault. We will continue to support our Star Wars forums on the Wizards Community site so you can reach out and chat with us and other fans. While I know the news is disappointing, we wanted to make this announcement as soon as possible and thank you for being such great fans. It’s been a fantastic ride with the Star Wars community and working with Lucasfilm. We hope you enjoy the next several months of great products. You never know when we may circle back again! Greg Yahn Director of Marketing, Wizards of the Coast
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2 years ago ::
Jan 28, 2010 - 10:01AM
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Date Joined:
Mar 19, 2006
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Bummer.
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2 years ago ::
Jan 28, 2010 - 10:06AM
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Date Joined:
Dec 10, 2007
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Well, it was good while it lasted. I just gotta keep my books in good shape!
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2 years ago ::
Jan 28, 2010 - 10:09AM
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Date Joined:
Mar 19, 2006
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I wonder how long they'll keep these forums up...
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2 years ago ::
Jan 28, 2010 - 10:13AM
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Long enough I suppose. I wouldn't worry too much about it, at least for the next year or so. Don't quote me on that though, I can't handle betting much. 
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2 years ago ::
Jan 28, 2010 - 10:15AM
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I'm a D&D player and saw this thread previewed from those forums. I gotta ask: How will this affect the D&D line? How bad is this kinda news to the big picture?
/\ Art
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2 years ago ::
Jan 28, 2010 - 10:16AM
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Star Wars has never had an effect on the continuation and success of D&D. They are two wholly separate entities, and always will be. Don't worry, D&D isn't going anywhere, just because Star Wars is taking a dive from WotC.
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2 years ago ::
Jan 28, 2010 - 10:20AM
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- Forum Guide
- Survived Order 66
- Rules Lawyer from Hell
- Keeper of the F.A.Q.
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*Cries* Its...its...its because of all those highly vocal online naysayers isn't it? Isn't it!? They prophesied the doom of Saga for some months and the creators looked upon their posts and took it to be the general consesus and opted not to renew the license. One of those self-fullfilling prophecies. You beleive in it, therefore it comes true.
Time to get revenge upon the lot of em'. All ye false prophets be warned! Your time will soon be ended!
*draws lightsaber and charges* Aaaaaauuuuurrrrggghh!
(Twas' but a tongue in cheek post.)
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2 years ago ::
Jan 28, 2010 - 10:21AM
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Cheers to that!
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2 years ago ::
Jan 28, 2010 - 10:27AM
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Date Joined:
Jan 14, 2004
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*Cries* Its...its...its because of all those highly vocal online naysayers isn't it? Isn't it!? They prophesied the doom of Saga for some months and the creators looked upon their posts and took it to be the general consesus and opted not to renew the license. One of those self-fullfilling prophecies. You beleive in it, therefore it comes true.
Time to get revenge upon the lot of em'. All ye false prophets be warned! Your time will soon be ended!
*draws lightsaber and charges* Aaaaaauuuuurrrrggghh!
(Twas' but a tongue in cheek post.)
*watches you trip and fall on your own lightsaber*
We will continue to support our Star Wars forums on the Wizards Community site so you can reach out and chat with us and other fans.
Greg Yahn
Director of Marketing, Wizards of the Coast
be interesting to see what that means,if it ever comes time to do a forum reorginzation and what it means in regards to the updating of the VCL program....
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