I think that the Kessel run events were a great thing for FFG to do, especially since there was a delay for wave two to ship.

I guess it is a lot different for me because I still have not even played the game at all. I can understand that some people would be frustrated because they could not make it to the KRTs because of work or other time constraints and therefore feel like they were not given the same opportunity to get their hands on a sweet new ship before their friends do but, I do not think that information "leaking out" through unboxing videos or posts on FFG, AFM or BGG has any real effect on turning away new players.

You might be wondering why I am posting at all considering that I have not even played yet. Well it's because I am deployed to Afghanistan right now.

You see, when I found out about the game in October from a friend on facebook, I was a little over a month into my deployment. He had bought a core set and reccommended that I check it out. In-between patrols I was able to get online and follow the progress of the game and after watching the WORLDS match and the FFG tuorial on youtube, I followed the link to here and was able to glean as much info as I could about the game. I was hooked based off of the info alone and I pre-ordered everything I thought I would need for some solid squads through Miniature Market in November. When there was talk of a delay for wave two, it obviously didn't affect me as much because I still hadn't even touched the game and when my order is filled by MM it is just going strait to my wife anyway. I may not even get to play my first game until the summer. When the KRTs started, I saw it as an awesome way to see more battle reports and all of the wave two spoilers and just learn more about the game.

I have read just about every post and I think there really is no way that the KRTs ruined anything for anyone who has never played the game and that the KRTs served instead as a catalyst for a competitve, yet, extremely helpful community that provides insight to anybody on what they can do better with their squads (wave one) specifically for the KRTs. Competition will always be a great motivator especially when what you win is coveted by those who don't have it.

Those who were able to compete and win in the KRTs had a pretty common theme that I saw on these boards as well as at AFM and BGG though; they all were willing to share their lists and strategies to anyone who would ask and inform anyone who would want to know about wave two's possible advantages while completely unaffecting anyone who had not yet owned a ship. Even when it came down to posting about how the wave two ships maneuver or how they wave one ships perform with wave two upgrades, those who had won in KRTs helped build excitement for those who did not yet have the game or wave two ships by being open with their personal experiences with the new ships. 

Just my thoughts. I cannot wait to get my dirty grunt hands all in this game and play a few rounds with my wife when I get back. 

    I think it was a good for the game, it made expectation about the second wave, and a some of us give us the oportunity of know the new ships, and take advantage in some tornaments in our stores, for example in the store that I buy, they have a league, and I use the ship that I won, with good results, so in balance it give us a good chance to know the new products, and I hope that FFG do the same for the third wave, greettings.

Kaxel Vofer said:

I would be pissed if I played competitive games against players that had ships not available to the public.  Fun matches I wouldn't mind as much (just would like to see the ships in action:).

Personally I wouldn't give a dime to a store that runs leagues, allowing the Kessel Run Wave 2 ships (well at least until now when they are available to public).  I don't even play leagues, its just the principle.

dandirk said:

      We won legally, anmd If you have some advantage you will use, I don't see the problem, the Kessel Run is a open event that anybody could be enter, and anyboby could win, so I don't se the disadvantage on this, greettings.

I'm more worried about current events that FFG is running. Like game night kits. They are so weak. 

Kaxel Vofer said:

Models not out for general release are not legal for orgsnized play.