I just preordered my copy, after much thought and the strength of the pre-release time that I got to spend with the game.

Anyone else?

I didn't get to check out one of the demos over the weekend - but suffice it to say that the responses thus far haven't made me want to cancel my pre-order from a month ago

My birthday is Saturday the 21st and I believe that my wife, after much eye rolling ( another game?), is pre-ordering this for me for.

I mean, it's awfully nice of her since the paychecks are in my name and all.

I was psyched about the release before I got a chance to see the game on Sunday, and see it is really all that I did. There was a major mix-up with the store where the game was to be demoed which left about six or seven of us standing around while Sean Patrick Fannon (game designer and creator of Shaintar for Savage Worlds) played the disgruntled customer role and actually managed to get the manager to have the GM bring the game up there so that we could at least try and run it ourselves. Unfortunately, Sunday was also my son's birthday and his party was at 3:00 so between 1:00 and 2:30 was really all I was going to be able to devote to the session. Needless to say, with all of us looking at the material for the first time it was kind of a fluster cuck at the table.

Myself and one other guy were really the only ones who had a clue about what was supposed to make up the mechanics. Clearly, we were the only ones who had really read the diaries, and if I had the time to be there long then I would've just volunteered to give the thing a shot from the GM's chair. I hope they made it through ok with at least a semi-positive view of the game and didn't just leave with a bad impression due to the circumstances.

Besides Sean, there was one other game designer there (Luke McCampbell?) and playing with game designers is probably akin to listening to an album with a musician.

You know what I'm talking about.

Everyone was super nice and really willing to give it a go so it would've been nice to see how it turned out. The store will be attempting the demo again this Saturday, but it is my birthday and I will be visiting my mother about two hours away for her Thanksgiving get together (more so for that than for my birthday; I don't really dig birthdays, but again, it gives my wife an excuse to buy me things with MY money so it's all good )

I wanted to give the game a go in person, but my mind was already made up anyway so it's not a deal breaker for me. Also, I already have one friend who used to play a decent bit of the original edition who has already been plying me with questions: "I saw that video that you posted on Facebook. Are you gonna get that? That looks freakin' bad ass!" So now I know that I'll have at least one interested party. Hopefully the action card concept will be enough of an easy translation from WoW-type mechanics and I can get my wife, who plays World of Snorecraft, to finally give RPG'ing a shot.

Here's hoping.

I've pre-ordered.

I've cancelled.

After the latest spoilers I've decided to wait some full review of this product.
I feel v3 an half-backed RPG aimed to lure players in a "buy frenzy" state to get the last action card.

DeathFromAbove said:

I think you should read the Emperor's Decree sub-forum. Player reviews gallore.

strayknife said:

Thanks!

I've done some reading. I'm happy about my choice of cancelling the order.

Good bye!

DeathFromAbove said:

Bye, bye. I've ordered 2 boxes plus the adventurer's kit. Looking forward to my first time running WHFR since 1st edition. If you come to Gencon or Dragoncon look me up. I'm planning on running something on the schedule. Any FF official con support in the works?

Saint&Sinner said:

I'm hoping to make GenCon. Looks like I won't be going to the theater convention I usually go to, so that would work well for me.