Have you guys seen the new LotR deluxe expansion? It has 165 cards and 3 of each player card! Maybe FFG is listening to the customers after all. All we can do is wait to see where they take SW.

Budgernaut said:

jhaelen said:

Yeah, I was afraid that was gonna be the case after I posted. I really know nothing about LCGs, but  a lot about SW.

PVP with a 3rd deck of events might be fun and would be significantly different from previous incarnations. If it's going to be PVP anyway  

pocoyo_joe said:

I do hope not, I'm hoping for something with a bit more strategy.

You can have both a finely tuned experience for casual players with cards at x1 x2 and x3 frequencies, and not annoy the players who want to have x3 of each card.  

Simply make the difference available as an expansion.  You want the casual experience, don't buy the expansion.  You want 3 of each card, the expansion contains just enough to do that without a bunch of cards you don't need.  Everybody wins.  No one has to buy stuff they don't want to get the stuff they do want.  How can there be any logical argument against this?

I would actually be buying 2 copies of the lord of the rings game if FFG had done this, but I simply cannot justify buying 6 copies of the base set to get every legal deck for two players without competing for cards.  FFG made a little more from me on my initial purchase of 3 base sets, but in the end they are losing out because I am only buying 1 of each expansion instead of 2.

I remember someone saying it will never happen because it costs too much, but that is simply rubbish, it would not cost more than any other expansion.  In fact, it would cost less because no new artwork is needed.

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jhaelen said:

Great, what is that FFG reasoning?  I can't find it.  Is it that an expansion with just the missing cards costs to much to produce?  How is it possible for that to cost more than a regular expansion?  The artwork and design for the cards had to be done for the base set anyways so how can it be argued that it costs more?

I seriously don't see how there exists any "reasoning" that leads to the conclusion an expansion that makes up the difference can't or shouldn't be done.  Shortsighted cash grab that costs FFG in the long run maybe, but not reasoning.  If anyone knows please enlighten me.