Ok, first of all, let me start by saying that FFG is one of my favorite companies for board games. I am not sure if it is my number one favorite, but I can guarantee it is in my top three at least. I have probably purchased about 80% of their products over the years and have enjoyed most of them quite a bit.
With that being said, I have also been looking forward to Mutant Chronicles for quite some time as well, for awhile there when it was first announced, I was a little bit iffy on if I would be getting it or not because it was 'collectible', but then I convinced myself that isn't a 'bad' thing (I still have horror stories from MageKnight/MechWarrior/HeroClix), anyhow, all in all I have been really looking forward to getting this game for quite some time.
But what the heck is the deal with the game? When is it REALLY going to be released. For months and months now, every time I think I am going to be getting it, I am told (yet again) it is delayed a few weeks or a month or two. At first this was understandable, and I kind of just rolled with the punches on it, but now it just seems like it is getting ridiculous.
Back on the June release date (I think it was), they announced it was delayed until July and they were no longer making it collectible, ok... that sounds like a fair reason, that's no problem. Then July rolls around and I'm told it is another week or two off... so the middle of July rolls around and I am told it's now pushed back to the first week of August... the first week of August rolls around and I'm told it is pushed back to the weekend after Gencon... so I just went to my FLGS yesterday and they tell me they got an email from FFG to expect Mutant Chronicles in OCTOBER?!?! So that is now ANOTHER Month and a Half??
I'll be honest, I'd be a much happier customer if I was just told a realistic date to begin with, I'd rather wait longer and know the date, than having the game delayed time and time again when it was promised by a certain date. It is like taking a 5 year old kid and rolling back Christmas a few times, and not actually giving it to him until mid June.
As I said, I love FFG and I have been waiting for this game for some time now, I've got some money set aside specifically for this set's released, but I also have had my eye on World of Warcraft's miniature game, and that is something we only heard about fairly recently and they seem to be doing a much better job at getting the product ready and out when they say it will be. I intend to at least get a few boosters and a starter from that game, but if WoW actually is released BEFORE Mutant Chronicles, I'm afraid that I'll end up buying more WoW and putting that cash into that game instead and making MC the game I just get a couple of misc. things from here and there.
Please don't take this message as a negative slam towards FFG, I do understand that delays happen, but come on. How in June could they really think that they could have everything done in a couple of weeks? Why keep giving us dates a couple of weeks off to keep our interest in the game only long enough to announce it is being delayed again.
Had they announced in June something like this "We have decided it was in the best interest of the gaming community to make MC non-random, as a result we have a major repackaging that needs to occur before we can ship to retail, we are sorry, but the game will most likely not hit shelves until October, but well in time for the Holiday Season"... you know what, I would have been really happy to read that announcement and wait until October, but instead I have been told now 5 times since that announcement a date that has not been held true.
The funny thing about it, is when I was at my FLGS and asked, the owner rolled his eyes and let out a snicker, he said "you know how often I am asked about a FFG release date and it never holds true"... thats when he looked in his computer for the email from his rep at FFG saying to expect them in October.
Sorry for the rant, I had to vent and see if anyone else was in my same boat. :)
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