Covenant only stops R's from characters, so it doesn't stop Kazuya.

darklogos said:

Thats just it! there ARE no stores in my area who are willing to carry this game! I have to go out of my way to look for places, (Closest one being Rochester NY) while me in Syracuse Ny has NO stores who want this game. When I tried to talk them into it, they claimed "They had the game for a short time and not many people liked it... Which I understand and tried to assure them things would change but.. no.. So a 2 hour drive is the closest thing to a tournament I have! Plus with no one to practice with things get stale when I have a fun deck idea...  and NOW all of my favorite cards Neo Raging Storm and Neo deadly Rave will be useless... because the ONLY store I can go to is a 2 hour drive... and when you lack a car there it makes things troublesome...Can one REALLY blame me for being done?

Itachi Uchiha said:

Wait... no love in Syracuse?

Give me a week and see if I can pull out some magic for you. Which shop(s) do you play out of there?

Also... just to help me out on this - do you actually purchase your product locally, or do you order from online distributors to save $$$

Antigoth said:

Well as of the last month nothing has been purchesed by me... I have almost no support of the new sets (due to lack on money...) But Play The Game (Read The Story is the only gaming store in the Area... and I used to be a scout and TRIED to convince them that the game was good! This just sucks! I loved this game and it really seems like now the work load is FAR greater than the Fun factor...

If 2 hours trip is to much then ask the store clerk if you could run demo's on a few saturdays or sundays. Yes its work. That is a scouts job. Your volunteer labor for the game. Thing is we need a scout forum for people to share ideas in how to develop their communities. This way we can share ideas and not have it easily go off course or trolled.

When i move to Kansas City there isn't any places in a reasonable drive from where I live. This means 2 hours + so I understand how you feel. But if I want the game to take off in K.C. then I would have to start fresh.

The problem is gaming in general is dying. Card games aren't selling as well pre 2001. The economy and modern gaming is killing the card/mini game format because doing it is way to expensive. If FFG did this game online there would still be lots of problems. I used to be trainer/playtester for an online game called Alteil. Online card gaming has tons of problems and issues but they don't have to worry about keeping a game alive in an area to keep players because you play globally.

Itachi Uchiha said:

K... give me a week... I make no promises... but I'll see what I can do.

I needed to ask simply because if the only local won't buy product becuase they only buy from Potomac (I've had areas where shops have stopped carrying the game for that reason, and the players didn't think it was right that they should be expected to support their local shop... it was crazy and stupid, and I've learned to take nothing for granted.) then me even trying would be a no go. I've got a few local contacts in your area from Raw Deal... so... cross your fingers and wish me luck.

Is there any update, by the way, about the regionals winner's deal? I remember Steve saying he'd make a post in the SoTG about people emailing to reconfirm addresses or such.

i hope he makes that post soon i really want me prizes

yeah i was hoping we would get some tekken promos or whatever before/as it is released.

I guess FFG staff may be sort of busy with all these changes.

Im sure Steve is doing all he can and we will be taken care of :) 

Smazzurco said:

How about FFG staff is busy with Gencon and all it entailed.

Antigoth said:

If only I went, perhaps I could stop hating the convention and really enjoy myself, perhaps I would even become the social butterfly that is so opposed to my general IRL personality. Perhaps, even, a Hatman of sweetness and joy, one that uses his power to spread love and acceptance through Photoshop.

But no, I stand alone and bitter and cursing silently at FFG for pretty much ignoring everyone for the biggest trad gaming convention in the world, if not the biggest gaming convention in the world.

Oh well.

Homme Chapeau said:

Gencon is only the biggest gaming convention in North America.

For all the slagging of FFG not paying attention to those not at Gencon...

I'm assuming you haven't bothered to watch the videos available at the following links:

http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ffg_content/media/genconplayer.html

Antigoth said:

Uh... there is no way you wouldn't know that post was tongue-in-cheek. I tend to be far more virulent when it is about things I genuinely do not like.

Homme Chapeau said:

I also posted that for those who haven't been to Gencon to view and try and get a scope of just what FFG does at Gencon.

I have to say that video was really cool!