Fast Forward Issues?

[Voadam]

Thundershot,

Jeff Ibach has a comparative review of supermodules inlcuding the treasure quests, check the front page Monday the 15th entry for the link.

 

[JoeGKushner]

Thundershot,

Jeff Ibach has a comparative review of supermodules inlcuding the treasure quests, check the front page Monday the 15th entry for the link.

His reviews are usually okay but I don't recall him every going, "This is not a worthwhile investment at any price." I'm kinda leery of reviewers that don't spend enough time with the negative qualities of a product.

 

[thundershot]

Psion: I'll be glad to take that extra copy of TQ off of your hands. What? Hey, it never hurts to ask.

Voadam: Thanks, I'll check it out.



Chris

 

[d20sites]

Here is some more products to look forward to:

Fast Forward Entertainment
FAF2013 Swords of Evil September 2002 $19.99
FAF2014 Dungeon World Enemy Capital November 2002 $26.99
FAF2015 OrcFest August 2002 $14.99
FAF2016 The Encyclopedia of Demons & Devils II August 2002 $29.99
FAF2017 Occult Items of Power October 2002 $29.99
FAF2018 Graveyards & Crypts November 2002 $26.99
FAF2019 Deep in the Troll Fens December 2002 $12.99
FAF2501 BronzeMen October 2002 $19.99

 

[Leopold]

what information can be told about dungeon world? What is it about?

 

[Mystic Eye]

His reviews are usually okay but I don't recall him every going, "This is not a worthwhile investment at any price." I'm kinda leery of reviewers that don't spend enough time with the negative qualities of a product.

Hey Joe,

Actually he did and I believe it was with the modules from Fast Forward that came out prior to the big hardcovers.

I personally have not seen these modules first hand so I can't speak about them I just recall a scathing review from Jeff on the series. If I am wrong about which line it was I am sorry but I think I got ther right one. Regardless, he bashed some series in a big way.

 

[Erik Mona]

The problem with Fast Forward comes down to the unbelievable arrogance of the company's "masterful and award-winning design team."

It appears that, like nature, the "we're lazy and in it only for whatever money we can squeeze out of the gullible public" throne abhors a vacuum. Now that Crunchy Frog/Team Frog/Nighshift Games seems to have thankfully vacated that once august seat of d20 power, the fine folks from Fast Forward are only willing to take over the bronze hemorrhoid donut. I'm interested to see how long they reign.

--Erik

 

[Dahak]

The problem with Fast Forward comes down to the unbelievable arrogance of the company's "masterful and award-winning design team."

It appears that, like nature, the "we're lazy and in it only for whatever money we can squeeze out of the gullible public" throne abhors a vacuum. Now that Crunchy Frog/Team Frog/Nighshift Games seems to have thankfully vacated that once august seat of d20 power, the fine folks from Fast Forward are only willing to take over the bronze hemorrhoid donut. I'm interested to see how long they reign.

Wow... now that's what I call a scathing review! Personally, I think it's not arrogance driving this... it's just sort of a counterpoint to Necromancer Games' viewpoint. Fast Forward Games could best be summarized with the phrase "3rd Edition Rules, 2ND EDITION Feel". Just like the TSR regime during the 2nd Edition era that they had a hand in developing, their buisness model seems to include not being concerned with rules consistency, releasing a lot of splatbooks (Splats of Power!) and hinting at limited printings.

Personally, I was not a big fan of 2nd Edition AD&D. On the other hand I'm a collector of hardcover rulebooks. This puts me in a quandry. The decision I've reached though is that Fast Forward is dead last on the purchase list. As I've finally started to fall behind in d20 hardcovers, with many great products nearing release, it will probably be a long time before Fast Forward sees any more of my cash.

 

[d20sites]

Here is an excerpt from the Fast Forward Friday Fax posted on GamingReport.com.

http://www.gamingreport.com/article.php?sid=3489&mode=&order=0

The View From Southern Wisconsin
We realize that with so many products coming out, there are occasions when there isn't enough time in the day to keep track of everything that we should. That being said, we have done a tour of retail locations in Southeastern Wisconsin and have found that our recent release, FAF2008 Treasure Quests is sold out everywhere we go, and we are having a hard time finding FAF3000 Metamorphosis Alpha, also. Our phones are ringing, and our internet sales are jumping, but we would much rather direct all of our customers to retail stores that have our product. We would like to suggest two things. The first is that everyone take some time and see if you have any FAF2008 Treasure Quests in stock. This book is getting rave reviews from everyone that picks it up. Also, see how you are doing with FAF3000 Metamorphosis Alpha. Our "first day of sale" on our web site after the release was the highest single sales day for an individual product that we've had. That tells us that people couldn't find it locally. The second is that we have a retailer locator on our web site (www.fastforwardgames.com) that we are more than willing to add store names (and web site links) to. We ask that you carry our product, and that you don't discount our product over 15% off. Please send your information to sales@fastforwardgames.com.

 

[d20sites]

Are retailers buying many copies of Fast Forward products? OR is it that retailers are only getting/selling 1 or 2 copies and they're "sold out"?

Where are the "rave reviews" about Treasure Quests?

Does the increase in online orders indicate that retailers don't want to handle questionable products from certain companies?