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3 years ago ::
Nov 03, 2010 - 2:22AM
#41
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Date Joined:
Aug 31, 2009
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I think it depends on your gaming store...
At our gaming store, the owner gave us two DMs the Gamma World Game Day kits a week in advance.
I wouldn't let WotC know this or where the store is ... they have taken stores off their list to get promo / Game Day / advance release material for releasing something early.
That is not an "early release"
For something to be released, it has to be SOLD. This is not.
You're SUPPOSED to get game day/encounters material in advance so you can prepare. This is proper.
And vastly different from a store SELLING something like the base Gamma World set weeks in advance.
Thx for the feed back people and I'll pass this on to my store owner ... but ... according to him, that is their policy (although now that we have an idea that DM's are getting material BEFORE the day then he may do the same for future Game Days ... I hope. It would be nice to get some 'official feedback here but I would count on it).
Thx again.
GMT +10 (Aussie, Aussie, Aussie ....)
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3 years ago ::
Nov 03, 2010 - 2:58AM
#42
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Aug 14, 2005
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Yeah actually I've heard in some other threads that FLGS aren't supposed to hand out the game day stuff until the day of.
Someone might actually want to ask about that before they get in trouble ;P
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3 years ago ::
Nov 03, 2010 - 6:59AM
#43
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Yeah actually I've heard in some other threads that FLGS aren't supposed to hand out the game day stuff until the day of.
Someone might actually want to ask about that before they get in trouble ;P
Everyone I've known who has ran a Game Day, myself included, has been provided the material before hand, it's the only way to ensure a positive experience. Even if it's policy, do they really want to push the issue?
"You broke the rules in order to properly present our games, you can no longer promote and sell our products. Um, wait a minute........NEVERMIND! Keep up the good work!"
Blackbyrnepublishing.com
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3 years ago ::
Nov 03, 2010 - 7:57AM
#44
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Date Joined:
Jun 20, 2005
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I think the idea behind that rule was probably to prevent people from running off with the material without doing the work of DMing the games.
Having it only available on the day means that the DMs have to be physically present at the event when they recieve the items and this obviously makes it much harder to simply walk off with the items and dodge having to run the adventure.
Of course, in practice this is largely unnecessary. DMs that run promotional games generally have a lot of trust and goodwill built up with their local stores and those that do try to get the materials without the work tend to never be offered the opportunity twice.
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3 years ago ::
Nov 03, 2010 - 12:54PM
#45
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Date Joined:
Jun 13, 2010
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I just want the adventure. FFS. WOTC, can we get a PDF, pleeease?
Seriously, is there something we can do to lobby WOTC for this? Would a petition even be worth it?
I don't know but I'd sign it. Most of my frustration with WOTC comes from a severe lack of communicate. If they'd just hire a freaking person to say "no, this adventure will not be released, the builder will be updated at blank date, etc" I'd be much happier. Just knowing would be better.
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3 years ago ::
Nov 03, 2010 - 12:56PM
#46
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Date Joined:
Aug 31, 2010
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DMs that run promotional games generally have a lot of trust and goodwill built up with their local stores
This is the case where I am.
Everyone who does game days also does Encounters, and is a stand up regular.
Admittedly, they changed Encounters a bit, publishing and mailing each chapter separately.
This came after Season 1, when the whole 12 weeks was sent at once... and a lot of people just ran the whole thing as 1-2 long sessions, and then didn't actually run any weekly sessions afterwards.
AlexandraErin: If last season was any indication, I think Encounters is pretty much the elemental opposite of "organized" play!
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3 years ago ::
Nov 16, 2010 - 1:49AM
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Date Joined:
Sep 16, 2006
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Just wanted to say, it's really affordable now. I bought one on ebay for 32 bucks, with 2 copies of each promo card. (sidenote: when I went into my FLGS a few weeks ago, I bought a coupla packs of the boosters, and the guy gave me their last promo card (the mimic)).
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