1 hour ago, IceHot42 said:

That is what is known as an intentional leak. They have a retailer con called GAMA Expo where they...wait for it...purposely leak stuff. That is the entire purpose of that con. So I wouldnt know why you over react when things get leaked surreptitiously through other indirect means.

Hey, I never said I don't enjoy participating in scrounging info out of leaks. I just don't think asking for them is necessary.

The French Marvel champions card game groupe just spoil me about what could be the scenario box. it’s sure it’s a scenario box because from a asmodee encounter. But maybe not nest one (If I trust another source) even if the « the ... of ... » stick.

And I am piss because I didn’t want to know this soon. So stay careful.

Spoilery Speculations...

How do you do spoiler tags?

43 minutes ago, IceHot42 said:

How do you do spoiler tags?

Surround the text or image that you want to hide with [ spoiler ] and [ /spoiler ], but without the spaces.

You can tell if it has worked by looking at the preview of your post. The hidden text should have a box around it, similar to when you quote someone.

On 3/10/2020 at 12:17 AM, SpiderMana said:

FFG has everything spread out at a consistent announcement pace, usually announcing products around 3 months before release. When leaks like the Black Widow/Strange/Hulk leak happen, their announcements for the next three months suddenly don’t pack the same punch and it’s more difficult for them to keep anticipation up for the game for everyone.

I'm not sure there's much evidence for this. Anticipation for this game seems to be very high. The biggest problem FFG has isn't leaks, it's their inability to manufacture product. Most players can't find anything but the core set, and they're lucky if they can find that. If anything, leaks build even more anticipation IMO.

On 3/10/2020 at 12:17 AM, SpiderMana said:

A perfect example is how, after the next three heroes were leaked, our attention immediately jumped to the story box, and we’re all even more impatient to know what it is. We might even feel entitled to know, because it really feels like we haven’t gotten any news in a couple months. Sure, we might be impatient either way, but the leaks certainly exacerbated that issue.

This is all conjecture. If people feel entitled to information, that's their problem. There's no evidence that any damage has been done to the brand that hasn't been self-inflicted by FFG itself, as mentioned above, about not producing enough product. I can only imagine how much FFG, and by extension Asmodee, are losing because they simply don't manufacture enough product. Asmodee has a supply and demand problem. Their answer is to simply jack up prices, which is a terrible response to consumer demand.

• Asmodee Board room: "Too many people want our product! What should we do?"
• Bill from accounting: "I know! Jack the prices up so less people can afford our product and therefore less people will want to buy it."
• Asmodee Board room: "Excellent, that's the solution!"

Now for some of my own conjecture: The leaks FFG is experiencing are a symptom of a much larger problem FFG and Asmodee are dealing with. Layoffs, price gouging, and slow production are also all symptoms of poor leadership at the top. You want to stop leaks? Asmodee/FFG have to start dealing with the real problem.

22 hours ago, SpiderMana said:

Whelp, looks like we've got a leak anyways (Though it appears to be from an official FFG presentation, so I'm wondering if it came from a con? I'll come back when I know.)

Hawkeye and Spider-Woman are front and center? Not sure what to make of that--I'd assume a Hawkeye Hero but that makes less sense if you assume the same of Spider-Woman? But we'll see. Looks like Zola's the other one on the box, and maybe Wasp but whoever that is looks a bit like Jess is punching them.

Are you joking!? You just got finished saying how bad leaks are for FFG and you post the biggest leak of the year. Thanks for the post by the way, but I have to laugh at the hypocrisy just a little.

I think you guys throw the word leak around a bit too casually. Team Covenant posted a different shot of the same slide on their Twitter feed. This is at the GAMA trade show. On a presentation slide. In front of a public. This is emphatically not a "leak", unless they told everyone holding their cellphones up "Hey please don't post this presentation in which we carefully chose what to show you". But I strongly doubt this was embargoed in this way (they knew it would fail) and all this looks like to me is an unofficial confirmation/announcement to generate excitement.

Yeah, that's not a leak. That's an official announcement (with damned little details) from a trade show, where there was no expectation that the information wouldn't be shared outside the trade show.

So spoilery speculations....

2 hours ago, IceHot42 said:

So spoilery speculations....

I wonder if we have to unlock certain heroes through scenario play that once were not so heroic

eg Hawkeye and Jessica Drew

Is that really speculation with them on the box art?