Itachi Uchiha said:

You could always come down to Oneida. We're closer than Rochester, only 40 minutes from Syracuse. We have a nice little playgroup, we average 7~9 people. If you're at all interested, you can reply to me here and I can give you the information. The people here always give away our extra cards to people that need help getting into the game or getting back into the game. Either way, I hope you find something that works out for you.

  Yo, this is just a game. Lets be clear there first. Second, we all should remember that we as well as the early stg staff are to blame for our utter failiure in preserving this games integrity. Look people I get it. Many of us are mad or uneasy about the whole deal. But make no mistake this is the way we are going to survive as a whole. People please keep in mind that You not even be able to complain about, make suggetions about, or even quit playing if the game if it died before you could.

  Good or bad this is what we all have helped it become. We are at this place partially by choice. And if you don't believe me just think hard about this games current position and it's past one. Think also about the future of this game and how you can benefit this game and it's players. I do not completely disagree with panda on everything, he has some good points even if they lose validity due to his rudeness.

  I am happy with most of what I have seen from FFG and their work. However I am unhappy with the obvious symbol slant toward death and fire. I do understand that to power these symbols up required a good amount of work and card support, but I think it has past that point. Other than that people just try to enrich this game and all it's aspects. A good play attitude and environment where creativity is encouraged are very helpful, As well as player respect and honest play. By all means go hard and play to teach and learn more than win and this game should due well.

  All else can wait and will eventually come. Thanks to you folks at FFG and thanks everyone who has ever played and taught me.

  Peace.

lius said:

Wat. someone who can actually admit it?! + over 9000 cool points :)

Actually This is really rather great news for me.  I'm in San Diego, CA and UFS has been completely dead since about a year and a half ago when alot of BS went down at the venues around here. Scout was banned from a store, everyone in the play group started to quit because of that.  One team got into a fight with another at a different venue, etc.... UFS was reduced to just me and one other friend playing just for fun, half our decks made of proxies....

With BLOCK 4 coming out a possibly a new venue here we might be able to revive the game somewhat.