https://youtu.be/J-1Jm5Z1Sfs?t=41m

Talks about the IP purchase at about the 41st minute. In it, he mentions his placement at the Second Day of Thunder (lol) and says that L5R will still be the interactive story game.

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So, rebooting the game from the second day of Thunder ? Not a big surprise, but still. We are having now a Star trek-style double universe.

So, rebooting the game from the second day of Thunder ? Not a big surprise, but still. We are having now a Star trek-style double universe.

Wut?

So, rebooting the game from the second day of Thunder ? Not a big surprise, but still. We are having now a Star trek-style double universe.

I'll admit, I did not listen to the full interview, just from the point where it picks up at L5R and forward, but where was this said? This is not an attack, I just could not find it myself so I am curious.

So, rebooting the game from the second day of Thunder ? Not a big surprise, but still. We are having now a Star trek-style double universe.

I'll admit, I did not listen to the full interview, just from the point where it picks up at L5R and forward, but where was this said? This is not an attack, I just could not find it myself so I am curious.

Nowhere is this said. His only talk about 2nd day of thunder was his and his friends performance as players back then.

What it establishes is that the man who was a mover and shaker in making the acquisition has a long and personal understanding of the game and setting. He doesn't actually say what he will DO with the system beyond the, very sensible, assertion that the core "identity" as an interactive game will remain, that they have plans, and they are very excited/pleased with the whole idea.

They are all things he should say at this time from a marketing/legal/practical standpoint--say enough to keep the audience interested, but not enough that he can be called on it later if something doesn't work out as planned.

But they are also very positive statements in light of what the future might bring.

Nowhere is this said. His only talk about 2nd day of thunder was his and his friends performance as players back then.

I misunderstood what he was saying at the time.

Nowhere is this said. His only talk about 2nd day of thunder was his and his friends performance as players back then.

I misunderstood what he was saying at the time.

Haha! Goddam youuuu! This is how rumours start!!

The fact that the game will remain an interactive story is very good news. Now, we just have to figure out what that will actually mean from FFG's standpoint.

The fact that the game will remain an interactive story is very good news. Now, we just have to figure out what that will actually mean from FFG's standpoint.

I think it is pretty clear that the Flight Crew program is the first step to get more FFG related personal across the country, for the specialized events. He mentions how much the Plugged In Tour and Chronos Protocol set back the Netrunner team.

The fact that the game will remain an interactive story is very good news. Now, we just have to figure out what that will actually mean from FFG's standpoint.

I think it is pretty clear that the Flight Crew program is the first step to get more FFG related personal across the country, for the specialized events. He mentions how much the Plugged In Tour and Chronos Protocol set back the Netrunner team.

Across the world. Not just the US.

The fact that the game will remain an interactive story is very good news. Now, we just have to figure out what that will actually mean from FFG's standpoint.

I think it is pretty clear that the Flight Crew program is the first step to get more FFG related personal across the country, for the specialized events. He mentions how much the Plugged In Tour and Chronos Protocol set back the Netrunner team.

Across the world. Not just the US.

Chronos was around the world: https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2013/12/19/who-will-control-the-chronos-protocol/

The fact that the game will remain an interactive story is very good news. Now, we just have to figure out what that will actually mean from FFG's standpoint.

I think it is pretty clear that the Flight Crew program is the first step to get more FFG related personal across the country, for the specialized events. He mentions how much the Plugged In Tour and Chronos Protocol set back the Netrunner team.

Across the world. Not just the US.

Chronos was around the world: https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2013/12/19/who-will-control-the-chronos-protocol/

I know. My reference was about the flight crew program comment

I'm still hoping that this means we'll see an event similar to the Netrunner, Game of Thrones, and Call of Cthulhu conventions that FFG has held on site in the past, for L5R.

Because that will be probably fairly crazy if they do.

I'm still hoping that this means we'll see an event similar to the Netrunner, Game of Thrones, and Call of Cthulhu conventions that FFG has held on site in the past, for L5R.

Because that will be probably fairly crazy if they do.

I'm still hoping that this means we'll see an event similar to the Netrunner, Game of Thrones, and Call of Cthulhu conventions that FFG has held on site in the past, for L5R.

Because that will be probably fairly crazy if they do.

even so, I would be much in support of this, provided they held off on introducing it until they have the tactical boardgame L5R fans have been awaiting for almost a decade ready to go.

I think they'd be crazy if they didn't do an event for L5R. It would be a fantastic way to really help during the transition and to potentially bring in new people.

I'm still hoping that this means we'll see an event similar to the Netrunner, Game of Thrones, and Call of Cthulhu conventions that FFG has held on site in the past, for L5R.

Because that will be probably fairly crazy if they do.

Did they do this for games that weren't being actively published?

I'm still hoping that this means we'll see an event similar to the Netrunner, Game of Thrones, and Call of Cthulhu conventions that FFG has held on site in the past, for L5R.

Because that will be probably fairly crazy if they do.

Did they do this for games that weren't being actively published?

Nope. Nothing like this will come up before the game is out.

The fact that the game will remain an interactive story is very good news. Now, we just have to figure out what that will actually mean from FFG's standpoint.

I don't think it's a coincidence that he talked about how much he loved it when story was passed via word of mouth rather than fiction.

Except, from a marketing perspective, that made it much harder for new players to really penetrate what was going on.

Except, from a marketing perspective, that made it much harder for new players to really penetrate what was going on.

So much the better for them to sell a "World of Legend of the Five Rings" book down the line, or whatever it would be called (a la The Worlds of Android).

As has been noted elsewhere, the story isn't the product. The story is the marketing. Executed well, it should whet the appetite for the cards and the RPG and whatever else FFG plans to sell. A little mystery wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing, although it could obviously be pushed too far into obfuscation.

From that perspective, word of mouth stories from big events could be great marketing for future sets they foreshadow. Speaking of which, FFG does little fics on the rules inserts for their other games' monthly card packs, so I'd be surprised if they didn't do the same thing for L5R along with more word-of-mouth style things if they go that route.

Except, from a marketing perspective, that made it much harder for new players to really penetrate what was going on.

So much the better for them to sell a "World of Legend of the Five Rings" book down the line, or whatever it would be called (a la The Worlds of Android).

As has been noted elsewhere, the story isn't the product. The story is the marketing. Executed well, it should whet the appetite for the cards and the RPG and whatever else FFG plans to sell. A little mystery wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing, although it could obviously be pushed too far into obfuscation.

From that perspective, word of mouth stories from big events could be great marketing for future sets they foreshadow. Speaking of which, FFG does little fics on the rules inserts for their other games' monthly card packs, so I'd be surprised if they didn't do the same thing for L5R along with more word-of-mouth style things if they go that route.

AEG Tried this again about 10 years ago. It was an utter failure. It disenfranchised players as important story points never got out to the whole comunity, especially when small groupd of players refused to share the stories. AEG has almost always had stories for events. The queastion was how tied in where they. When the game started the internet was not out their and people did not know what they were missing it had little effect. But the last time AEG tried to do important story for events it exploded in their face.

Today's word of mouth is the internet and to not just share them direct is to be acused of playing favorites and if selling the product is what you want to do you can not be in that game.