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Re: Release Schedule After Innistrad?
This is mind-boggling to take in.... only 3 sets (4 if you count the walmart bonus pack and trust me when I say this, Id get one just to say I TRULY have everything AotPW related.) to AotPW's resume and within two years they can it? What reason and what losses did the suits think of forecasting. Because if we remember back in November of 2010 , people were flipping out with the petitions and the threats of boycotts etc. I personally don't think it will be as widespread an epidemic as Heroscape's cancellation for two key factors:1. As previously mentioned there are/were only 3 major sets available for purchase and a lack of unit diversity considering that only 70 Official figures available for purchase and due to the lack of common squads within offering even less army-building flexibility.So most people logically due to the lack of released product have not gotten as attached to Arena as they have to its predecessor and 2. Considering that heroscape was an original IP whereas AoTPW was an adaptation based off of an entirely different form of tabletop game, most people might be more familiar with it's said source material (the card game) and have no major qualms or issues with seeing it fade into obscurity. Technically Craig Van Ness did design the core mechanics of the game I do see him doing something with the figures if he ever gets the rights to scape back after Soaring Rhino gets its wings. I.E. he would rename anything to avoid legal conflicts , provide playtesting adjust and bug out a few of the squads and at worst cases entirely rename or reword text for heroscape use (so sculpts can be recycled kind of like the dzu-teh/quasatch thing) and possibly give some alternate colors the "not"Planeswalkers. I just spouted all this off on the spot . It is bittersweet to see the second coming of heroscape leave so soon... It makes you irritated that the wizards would sack Scape V 2.0 after only 2 years while if you look at the bright side it gives you a newfound hope- A hope that the Heroscape community will become stronger than it has in years.
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