Too bad they didn't delay it to actually correct Quickbeam.

Not sure how all this works with shipping and printing. But we learned about Quickbeam missing his uniqueness symbol long ago, due to some people getting their packs early. This means at least some packs were already printed at that time (in other words: past the stage where correction is possible). Best guess is all packs were already printed way back then, when some people got theirs early. The Quickbeam you now hold in your hand was already printed when those first pictures went online.

So the error was likely discovered after printing occurred. With that in mind, it would be a terrible financial decision to trash them all and get them reprinted. So no, I wouldn't expect the delay had resulted from needing to get him corrected.

What if FFG doesn't even know about the error? Haha

I thought the delay was for Quickbeam. I guess now we wait to see how the announce the rest of the years products, and we'll see if they really are slowing down now that the saga is over.

14 hours ago, GrandSpleen said:

Not sure how all this works with shipping and printing. But we learned about Quickbeam missing his uniqueness symbol long ago, due to some people getting their packs early. This means at least some packs were already printed at that time (in other words: past the stage where correction is possible). Best guess is all packs were already printed way back then, when some people got theirs early. The Quickbeam you now hold in your hand was already printed when those first pictures went online.

So the error was likely discovered after printing occurred. With that in mind, it would be a terrible financial decision to trash them all and get them reprinted. So no, I wouldn't expect the delay had resulted from needing to get him corrected.

If they were all printed by July 11, 2017, I wouldn't expect them to reprint it just to fix Quickbeam. Issuing an errata is far more logical. However, if they were all printed by July 11, 2017, I'd expect the pack to be released before February 2018. Taking at least seven months for a printed product to get to stores doesn't seem like a great financial decision either, though maybe they thought a massive unexplained delay in the middle of a cycle is preferable to a massive unexplained delays between cycles. But it's clearly taken *much* longer to get to market than they thought a year ago, and if they were printed on the original schedule the delay is mystifying.

I can't wait to see how the "choose your own encounter set/quest/path" turns out.

1 hour ago, dalestephenson said:

Taking at least seven months for a printed product to get to stores doesn't seem like a great financial decision either,

I'm operating under the assumption it was out of their hands.

24 minutes ago, GrandSpleen said:

I'm operating under the assumption it was out of their hands.

I don't believe that for a second. I believe that with Caleb working on the DCG they knew that Rhovanion wasn't going to be released until this summer and so the started to delay the releases instead of having a 9 to 12 month break.

Yeah, I suspect that they knew they needed a big delay sometime (although it's anyone's guess as to why) so they decided to put it in the middle of a cycle rather than between them in order to stave off "the game is dead" rumours. We still have them all the time, but I feel like they would be much worse if we had the delay between products and didn't have anything "still in the queue".

So now things return to normal? Whatever normal is

22 minutes ago, Ywingscum said:

So now things return to normal? Whatever normal is

No way. There is simply no way that there won't be more demands on Caleb's time. We have a new normal now which will be slower than the old normal. (As inconceivable as that is.)

The wait between packs is just ridiculous now. I only get to play games once or twice a week at the moment, but since the last pack was released, I've finished up my saga campaign, got into Arkham Horror LCG and am now half way though the third campaign. At this point I'm starting not to care about this game anymore. I've found this cycle quite lacklustre, and prolonged waits between mediocre scenarios isn't helping.

Much harder than Cirith Gurat and much harder to play right too. Take your time reading the cards folks.

4 hours ago, Bullroarer Took said:

Much harder than Cirith Gurat and much harder to play right too. Take your time reading the cards folks.

So meanwhile I wait for release at my country, has this last AP taken the title of "closing the cycle the hard way", like we've been used in the past (except one or two cycles)?

Yeah, I would say this is ending on the hardest note.

This really is a fine quest. High marks to the designers!

Guys, just grabbed from my FLGS The Crossings of Poros here in Spain and take a look at Quickbeam (Ramaviva).

This has been the second strange thing that has happened not only on this cycle but I think on the entire game since release: first, a front image different to the rest of, at least, USA/English version for The Dungeons of Cirith Gurat (you guys have an orc? I have the dungeon warg). And then, Quickbeam hero with the "unique" icon.

What a strange site to live.

It is the same for french: different front image (french trad team says it is because FFG US change the front on last minute) and quickbeam have the right design (unique).

Also the German version has the correct unique symbol on Quickbeam. In addition, Asmodee UK has blocked the distribution of the english pack stated to be released the 8th of February. Maybe they are adding the correct card?

27 minutes ago, wolframius said:

Also the German version has the correct unique symbol on Quickbeam. In addition, Asmodee UK has blocked the distribution of the english pack stated to be released the 8th of February. Maybe they are adding the correct card?

But the english pack seem to be released with the mistake on the US. It will be strange if, in Europe only, we get the right version, even in english ^^.

But the english version of this pack is not yet available in Europe?

It is in The Netherlands, but I haven’t picked it up yet, so can’t say if Quickbeam has the Unique symbool or not.

I have one (Czech republic) and Quickbeam is NOT unique.

Well he was not so hasty afterall (or at least his pack).

Since the ally version is unique, it doesn't,t change anything.

7 hours ago, OlorinCZ said:

I have one (Czech republic) and Quickbeam is NOT unique.

Well he was not so hasty afterall (or at least his pack).

What language?