Re: In praise of Cottage Industry

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<2A5C49585B46EC42BB99D3000F725D4707470B@col1smx01.dscc.dla.mil>, "Be
ll, Brian K (Contractor)" writes:
> 
> I would think that FT3 should be the first priority. Now before the
BDS

Frrrrrrp!  Freakin' Vacheads. ;) "Forget it, Rico.  Mobile Infantry
and Fleet don't mix."

> outcry, let me explain why. It is somewhat unfair to ask your
> customers to purchase a book that is over half obsolete. Many

True, but at least "the rules are out there."  I would say to John:
don't neglect the Vacheads, since they're helping to subsidize what we
know you really want to work on, the ground pounding rules, but here's
what I'd like to see in order:

FMASk (DROP ALL ELSE!)
  It seems to me that this game could really draw in new players.
  It's new, it's "lower scale" and IMO might be more attractive to
  40kers than SG2 was.
FMA DS2
  Clean up DS2, get it back into print, and do so quickly so that it
  doesn't delay BDS!
BDS
  Once DS2 has been brought up to speed, follow it with DS2/SG2/FMAsk
  alien rules.

> Concurrent with DS3 (or shortly after) should be BDS introducing alien
> ground tech for DS3 and SG2. It should also contain DS/SG
consolidation
> information (such as adding PDS to SG vehicles). 

I agree with this, but ss much as I'd like to see BDS, I can make up