Theophilus
SOC-13
Any word from Hunter?
Solomani Ships TA?
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Andrew Boulton
The Adminator
When there is, you'll hear the cheers.
Theophilus
SOC-13
Past mid July, still don't hear any cheers.
Do hear a sound suspiciously like peseants sharpening pitch forks.
Now where'd I put my torch?
Do hear a sound suspiciously like peseants sharpening pitch forks.
Now where'd I put my torch?
Andrew Boulton
The Adminator
There was some slight progress, but nothing is confirmed.
Andrew Boulton
The Adminator
Oh, I am...
Andrew Boulton
The Adminator
I caught him!
I'm not going to say that the ETA is July 1st, 'cos that'll jinx it.
I'm not going to say that the ETA is July 1st, 'cos that'll jinx it.
Congratulations (on catching him).
I am looking forward to seeing your work in the finished product.
ranger2261
SOC-12
FREAKING YA,
about time, i can't wait for it.
about time, i can't wait for it.
Theophilus
SOC-13
Been there, Heard that, Believe it when I see it.
Theophilus
SOC-13
Then again, July 1st of what year?
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drh
Guest
Is this a T20 product? If so, why?
Mongoose Traveller is undoubtedly on the forefront of most Traveller fans' minds right now, much more than T20, and Mongoose allow people to release material using their Traveller rules under the OGL. You can't call them Solomani ships under the OGL though, so you'd have to make them more generic. So why not do that? If you aren't doing that then it seems that you're just cutting yourself out of a big market, aren't you?
Mongoose Traveller is undoubtedly on the forefront of most Traveller fans' minds right now, much more than T20, and Mongoose allow people to release material using their Traveller rules under the OGL. You can't call them Solomani ships under the OGL though, so you'd have to make them more generic. So why not do that? If you aren't doing that then it seems that you're just cutting yourself out of a big market, aren't you?
mike wightman
SOC-14 10K
It's a T20 product because all the ships were designed using T20.
It's been in the works for quite a while now.
And QLI can still publish OTU material without using the mongoose license IIRC since Hunter still has the rights to.
It's been in the works for quite a while now.
And QLI can still publish OTU material without using the mongoose license IIRC since Hunter still has the rights to.
mbrinkhues
SOC-14 1K
Long in the making, finally there. But could you delay it till August? I have a Revell M901 ITW and an Academy M981 FISTV on my buy list of July already 
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drh
Guest
That's fine. Just don't expect many people to care anymore. The T20 boat has long since departed, and while I'm sure that some people still play it, if QLI haven't come to an arrangement with Mongoose to provide OGL stats for the ships then I strongly doubt that this will sell well.
For someone who has complained about "trashing others", your post seems rather hypocritical.
Besides, T20 designs can be used as is in CT and MT; the USP ratings match pretty much across the board; they are just laid out differently. So, in essence, it's a CT and T20 book, with some usefulness for MT players as well.
Andrew: good! Finally!
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drh
Guest
Nice try, but you're reading it wrong. I'm not trashing anyone, just being realistic. T20 is not what most people are playing anymore. Maybe it was when this product was originally planned but the market has changed and the current version of Traveller that most people now turn to is Mongoose's. If they pick up a new Traveller product and then look at it and say "what, this doesn't have MGT stats?" then they'll probably just not bother with it.
But it's still not very useful for the majority of the current Traveller market. Nice for people who still play T20 and CT maybe, but not as useful for everyone else who is using Mongoose Traveller. Well, whatever.
So... what product will QLI be releasing after this?
mbrinkhues
SOC-14 1K
And for GT games I use the ships as background anyway (GT space combat's not that great IMHO) so the fluff and pictures is the important part for me
Gallowglacht
SOC-12
Seriously? This is going ahead? Awesome, well done Andrew. I'm delighted for you.
BetterThanLife
SOC-14 1K
Traveller isn't that huge a market anyway. Then it has been fractured with widely differing rulesets. Virtually each ruleset for Traveller has conversion from CT in one way or another. (Some better than others.) CT is as close to a Universal Traveller as there is. Pen and Paper RPGs have lost a major portion of their market share to MMO. (If it was still such a big business then Mongoose wouldn't be dropping their Babylon 5 license.)
