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Unread post by Shawn Merrow »

Nice review though I see RPG.net hasn't changed.
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Not to derail this, but for every supporter of (insert system here), there is a detractor over there. On both sides of the fence there intelligent, polite, and rational people while others are raving psycho loons. Palladium games do get beat up on a little bit more than others, but not as much as they used to.
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Unread post by gordyzx9r »

It's kinda funny, I actually have this book and didn't realize it...I got it in a grab bag and it immediately went onto the shelf (I've browsed through it once). I just don't care for the Y2K spin. AtB is the flahship of my RPG library and I'm glad you didn't berate it. What surprised me was the replies, I knew there were some people who are disenchanted with Palladium out there, but wow...they don't pull any punches. To bad Sound Off can't be that open of a forum.
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I really really enjoy this game. Its a great diversion from the normal Palladium game.
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As a side note, Almafeta has been banned from RPG.net for stirring up trouble (unrelated to Palladium stuff). I think he has also disappeared from here for the same reason.
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Mike Taylor wrote:As a side note, Almafeta has been banned from RPG.net for stirring up trouble (unrelated to Palladium stuff). I think he has also disappeared from here for the same reason.


Almafeta still posts over at SJG's forums (gurps).
Almafeta i remember used to post alot on the AtB forum here. I do remember Almafeta's post count being much higher too...
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Unread post by LostOne »

Good review. I personally think System Failure could have been a huge money maker for Palladium if they had let Bill Coffin run wild with followup books. But by making it a one shot, Palladium sabotaged themselves.

Seriously, I've never in my life had more fun with an RPG that only had a single book. Imagine how great it could have been if Bill Coffin had been allowed to expand on the world the way he wanted.
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LostOne wrote:Good review. I personally think System Failure could have been a huge money maker for Palladium if they had let Bill Coffin run wild with followup books. But by making it a one shot, Palladium sabotaged themselves.

Seriously, I've never in my life had more fun with an RPG that only had a single book. Imagine how great it could have been if Bill Coffin had been allowed to expand on the world the way he wanted.


Yeah I want more NORAD occs to be honest...
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Beanie wrote:Even though Y2K was an enormous flop (thanks a lot world) I think there is still a market for this game...


uhm, you mean, Y2K should have spelled worldwide disaster, cause that would have helped the RPG? youre pretty harsh. :D

anyway, I agree that there would have been a market, maybe there still is. but that would have required sourcebooks and support and both was out of the question for PB. Zombies, anyone?
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