World's Largest City [Merged]

[Jim Hague]

did someone roll a 3?

jesus... what have i become... making jokes like that

sigh

anyway

the book WAS released at gencon socal.

jim hague is very wrong.

i do not have a copy yet to review, because they only had about 10 or so early releases from the printer. but it should hit stores before christmas, if all goes well.

the cover looks good. although it printed a little light, but o'connor did do all the work again. the maps are fair. but i don't have anything else to report.

doug sun was the developer for this product and i respect his work. and i was in on the ground floor, so i can say that our game plan was to create something more easily intergrateable than the WLD was.

it's just over 600 pages, btw

for anyone who is keeping track.

how is everyone?

That's a bit of a step down from WLD, IIRC; I'd need to look at my copy on the shelf to be sure. I'm interested in seeing how this stacks up against more focused products like Ptolus and CSotIO. Given the flak that WLD's taken since it's release, I'm keen on finding out more on WLC.

As for being wrong, I do believe I already admitted that, jim. Then again, I was going off info from certain folks at AEG who I won't name regarding the status of WLC. Wouldn't be the first time I've been wrong, and it likely won't be the last. I'm still glad the product made it out.

 

[DM_Jeff]

did someone roll a 3? how is everyone?

We're fine. How are you? Long time no type. Still, I see I don't have to change the duration of the spell...

I too am looking forward to seeing this. Too many city books? Bah. That's like saying they're too many feats or something.

-DM Jeff

 

[jim pinto]

That's a bit of a step down from WLD, IIRC; I'd need to look at my copy on the shelf to be sure. I'm interested in seeing how this stacks up against more focused products like Ptolus and CSotIO. Given the flak that WLD's taken since it's release, I'm keen on finding out more on WLC.

As for being wrong, I do believe I already admitted that, jim. Then again, I was going off info from certain folks at AEG who I won't name regarding the status of WLC. Wouldn't be the first time I've been wrong, and it likely won't be the last. I'm still glad the product made it out.

for instance, you're wrong about the FLAK the WLD has received... since it's the two largest threads ever to hit this website, i'd say people like it a lot



nonetheless, many posts on this thread have made presumptions about the product and within a month, people can judge for themselves if the book is for them

fact: WLD was 840 pages

 

[Epiphanis]

World's Largest City

Its here -- with absolutely no fanfare whatsoever, AEG has released the World's Largest City, a two-inch thick hardcover with a bundled wall map and a $100 sticker price. And it looks like nobody noticed.

I heard about this project last year, but AEG has been incredibly closed-mouthed about it. After all the advertising and publicity they put out for World's Largest Dungeon, their aching silence about this is downright ominous.

When Malhavoc put out the humongous Ptolus book, and AEG responded with naught but the sound of crickets chirping, I had assumed the WLC project had been dropped -- who releases a $100 hardcover RPG supplement and DOESN'T pimp the hell out of it, marketing-wise?

But there it was on Thursday, sitting on the shelf of my FLGS.

Has anybody picked this puppy up? My knee-jerk reaction is that AEG's silence suggests its a red-headed stepchild they are embarassed about. But that doesn't really make much sense either-- why shell out for such an expensive print run if the product doesn't meet spec? After all, its not like AEG has been hyping it like mad and couldn't back out. Or is there something I'm missing here?

 

[Olaf the Stout]

Last I heard was that there were 5 pre-release copies sold at a Convention in the US recently. I'm not sure which one though. There was a thread on the boards about it a few weeks ago.

AEG are very strange with their promotion. The promoted the heck out of Warlords of the Accordlands and then proceeded to not release it, instead redoing it for 3.5e. When they did eventually release it there was barely a murmur from the AEG camp about it.

Olaf the Stout

 

[Keith Robinson]

I've just pre-ordered it from Amazon.

Just wait and see what happens now

 

[Crothian]

And it looks like nobody noticed.

We noticed but no one has had any info yet

 

[DaveMage]

I've just pre-ordered it from Amazon.

Just wait and see what happens now

If it's like the World's Largest Dungeon, Amazon should ship it in about 2 months.

 

[Olaf the Stout]

It's now available for purchase at Noble Knight Games. Looks like WLC has been released into the wider distribution channels now.

The funny thing is that the AEG website doesn't have any mention of WLC or WLD. Their online store doesn't have either product either. Why would you publish a product like those 2 and not even mention them on your website?

Olaf the Stout

 

[jim pinto]

there are now two threads going about this that i know of

i have no contention with answering questions about this product, but which thread should we be posting to?