www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp - Jinteki gets new identity card.

 So if the one data pack a month is accurate, this confirms that "What Lies Ahead" will probably drop in December if the 2nd pack isn't dropping till next year.

Depends on how they define their 'quarters,' but you're probably right.

I think we'll see What Lies Ahead in November, though.

I'm happy to see the content flowing. I hope this means the game is doing as well as it seems. Now to convert some local players so I have people to play against.

I'm a little confused by the number of cards in the data pack.

3 copies each of 20 cards + 1 new identity or 3 copies each of 19 cards and a couple singletons? There being no reason to have 3 copies of the identity card.

photogasm said:

Quarter 4 is October to December.

anarchy said:

There will be 3 of each identity card. Same as there is 3 agendas and plots in A Game of Thrones.

Toqtamish said:

Not always.

photogasm said:

Since I'm fairly certain Fantasy Flight is not a Hedge Fund, Chinese or Hassidic, I am going to imagine they start counting in January.

Syphus said:

Many companies (especially retailers, my previous experience coming from being a GameStop mananger) have their quarters go through February to et all of the holiday shopping in for Q4.  I would, in fact, be shocked if FFG's Q4 ended in December.

Intentionally Anonymous said:

Since the game night kits for 3rd quarter were released in July. And 3rd quarter would be July, Aug, Sept. I think I am pretty safe in saying that 4th is October, November, December.

Meh, whatever.  Not worth further discussion.  Continue speaking in absolutes to your heart's content.

Past information on releases from FFG has confirmed that as far as they are concerned, Q4 runs until at least February. It seems there's a distinct overlap between Q4 of one year and Q1 of the nxt.

photogasm said:

No need to be pissy. Just basing it on available information. No one is speaking in absolutes. I was providing information to back up my belief of how the quarters were running. Assuming ChaosChild is correct sadly that means it might be an even longer wait till the quarter 4 OP kits come out and they are to include Android: Netrunner with the others.

ChaosChild said:

Or possibly just production delays, as happen all too often. 

It doesn't make good sense to have Q4 mean a different thing than the general meaning when you are talking to the public, as opposed to talking about your fiscal year.

Regardless, I'd like to see the first one released before we start discussing the second one.

Toqtamish said:

Not being 'pissy.' 

Just realizing that all we're doing is speculating anyway, and neither of us can be sure we're right, so it doesn't matter ultimately. 

All I was saying is that absolutes (always, never et al) are frequently wrong.  Some companies/undustries don't follow the standard when it comes to quarters/years.

Syphus said:

I think most likely for release dates they use the standard calendar quarter and their fiscal year is something entirely different. Especially since they say that this pack will be out the 1st quarter of 2013. So I think we are looking at a December and a January release date for pack 1 and 2.

However in regards to seeing stuff from the second one already, get used to it. FFG does this with all releases so they can allow at least a 3 month window for ordering from distributors and retailers. We will see continue to see previews for future packs in advance of the release of earlier ones. Before this cycle ends we will see another large preview showing the next cycle or a large expansion if they do a large expansion.