Shadowrun 2e PDF looking iffy?? 😭

[@diabolicdiabetic]

If only someone had given their pristine condition 11th printing core rulebook for Shadowrun 2nd Edition directly to CGL to scan... 'cause y'know - they don't have those FASA files.

[@NetworkedOuija]

This still hurts me to think about. Our boy needs to get a PO Box so we can drop him a new crisp 11th printing heh

[@elpresidente5699]

They took your book BEFORE checking if they could actually publish it? Holy shit Catalyst needs to be liquidated.

[@NetworkedOuija]

Definitely shows a disconnect between the people and the company. They definitely arent hooked into their classic fan base. It would be wild to see how fast those would sell on the Classic Shadowrun Discord or the likes.

[@BrowenWhitefire]

Ouch. Well I'll do my part and buy a few of the new 1st edition reprints.

[@HandlesAreStupid2024]

Catalyst aint been so hot recently. Hopefully this works out for us OG runners.

[@GravityFail87]

I'd be up to remake a 2e PDF, love to work with 1-2 other people and we could bust it out over a few weeks

[@temjinpilot]

They don't want 2e to take the market share from 6e. Ya' know? The latest and greatest, chummer.

[@bringbacknames]

They could do a preorder. This would satisfy their curiosity.

[@beartasticc]

Just wild logic that they are gonna base the likelihood of releasing it off of sales for a totally different editionn🙃 is 1st edition even as popular?? Its the only one ive seen being asked for repeatedly

[@MarkGoldfine]

Bummer... Thanks for the update 🤘 Whatever we can do to make this happen, I'm on board 😎

[@The3rdCraigRobinson]

Ah man, uncommon L by CGL. Hope they come around. Appreciate the update. I've been stoked to replace my lost 2e core book and will show up on day 1 for a POD option.

[@TheOldDragoon]

So, something to think about. The 2nd Edition PDF is out there- I got it as part of a PDF Bundle. It exists. Catalyst *has* it.

[@PinkFohawk]

Dude totally! I don’t understand why they can’t put that up on Drivethru right now? And then update the file if they decide to get a better scan later.

[@TheOldDragoon]

@PinkFohawk Right? It's the one edition we all want. I've got a Holostreets project I want to do, but I wanted to use 2nd Edition. If nobody who doesn't already have it can get it... kinda limits the audience.

[@KillianWargear1921]

Is it the 11th printing though dragoon?

[@leefellows8770]

Feel like a missed opportunity is some kind of Shadowrun 1st through 3rd in a slipcase. Like a collectors item for pre order or something. I understand it takes work and maybe the opportunity cost is too high in their eyes to put time into it vs more 6e stuff But if they put something out like that on pre order and the numbers show it doesnt have enough interest they at least have something they can point at like "we tried, its just not viable to re print classic shadowrun"

[@PinkFohawk]

Dude totally. That kind of thing is perfect for Kickstarter too - don’t have enough interest? It doesn’t get funded. No harm no foul.

[@Metricsteel]

Ill do my part

[@TheOldDragoon]

Hey! It's my question!

[@PinkFohawk]

I need to buy you a freakin beer man

[@puddel9079]

If they actually took a gamble, there might actually be a return on CGL's investments.

[@hfreezenr9]

Catalyst Game Labs making baffling, if not outright iffy, business decisions? I am shocked etc.

[@The_Mad_Chef78]

I've never understood game companies that don't look at what second hand copies sell for to gauge a reprint. FFG Star Wars is notoriously bad at this.

[@KarmicXRestrictions]

Man this really seems silly especially since they need all the good will they could get right now

[@magikot]

After the fiasco that was Shadowrun: EdgeZone, CGL needs to get rid of Rem. She is a terrible project manager and terrible at community and customer engagement. If anyone wants a high quality and legitimate PDF of 2E, it's available for free on the Internet Archive.

[@kynwric]

Aren't they doing a 1st edition reprint? Because that comment about sales sounds more like they're talking about a printed book and not a PDF.

[@PinkFohawk]

I really, really hope so chummer. The question was about the PDF specifically so hopefully it was just a confused/poorly-worded answer. What it sounds like though, was the process of the scan itself was the major pain in the ass, so they’re questioning whether it’s worth even doing for 2e at all. Again, could be wrong. I’m hoping in the meantime they can at the very least drop the 2e PDF they sold in the megabundle onto Drivethru, and update the file if they choose to improve it with a better scan at some point 🤞🏻

[@BG-bm3sn]

😢