Its now been 6 days since Kevin's last update....

Treefrog · Unread post by **Treefrog** » Tue May 23, 2006 3:54 pm

..... And I was wondering if there is word back from HG on his proposal? Or are we going to be kept in the dark?

Just wondering....

Grand Paladin · Tue May 23, 2006 4:27 pm

Just from a business point of view, HG will probably take at LEAST 2-3 months to review all proposals for a renewal of the RPG license- Palladiums' included.

Once all the business/financial arrangements are hammered out, I'm sure we'll be informed.

Treefrog · Unread post by **Treefrog** » Wed May 24, 2006 3:31 am

Grand Paladin wrote:Just from a business point of view, HG will probably take at LEAST 2-3 months to review all proposals for a renewal of the RPG license- Palladiums' included.

Once all the business/financial arrangements are hammered out, I'm sure we'll be informed.

Oh, okay.... I'm just very anxious for Robotech to return to PB that's all.....

Janus · Unread post by **Janus** » Wed May 24, 2006 10:04 am

If HG was smart they will go with Palladium. Kevin has done Robotech before and with fan help will only improve on what he has. Plus there is a huge fan base already in place waiting to buy. If they were to go with say D20 then my money would not go their way.

Marrowlight · Unread post by **Marrowlight** » Wed May 24, 2006 10:10 am

Y'know, I'm not sure it would take them that long....2-3 months I mean.

Grand Paladin · Wed May 24, 2006 10:21 am

Marrowlight wrote:Y'know, I'm not sure it would take them that long....2-3 months I mean.

That's a guess on my part, but whose to say that HG hasn't already screened other game company proposals? We can't really be sure of when HG has started asking for business plans for the license renewal from RPG companies like Palladium, and we can't assume that Palladium was call #1 on the list (although it SHOULD have been in my opinion).

Plus then there's the conversations/negotiations over the phone, in person, etc... that need to happen that will be added into a revised proposal. Blah-blah-blah.

GundamChief · Unread post by **GundamChief** » Thu May 25, 2006 3:11 am

just throwing it out there but, would it be wrong to guess that another reason for renewing Robotech be because he has a large stock of robotech books that haven't been sold yet, which would provide the company a sort of...money making oppertunity and put thier sales up again at some convention somewhere.

just a guess.

Janus · Unread post by **Janus** » Thu May 25, 2006 9:18 am

Hey I would buy doubles for my collection.

Treefrog · Unread post by **Treefrog** » Thu May 25, 2006 10:03 am

GundamChief wrote:just throwing it out there but, would it be wrong to guess that another reason for renewing Robotech be because he has a large stock of robotech books that haven't been sold yet, which would provide the company a sort of...money making oppertunity and put thier sales up again at some convention somewhere.

just a guess.

Is there anything wrong with this? Nope.

Grand Paladin · Thu May 25, 2006 10:10 am

Treefrog wrote:
GundamChief wrote:just throwing it out there but, would it be wrong to guess that another reason for renewing Robotech be because he has a large stock of robotech books that haven't been sold yet, which would provide the company a sort of...money making oppertunity and put thier sales up again at some convention somewhere.

just a guess.

Is there anything wrong with this? Nope.

There isn't anything wrong with that idea, but Palladium had a big sale about 5 years ago to clear out their inventory of Robotech product- so unfortunately it is not possible.
:-(

jedi078 · Unread post by **jedi078** » Thu May 25, 2006 10:13 am

Janus wrote:If HG was smart they will go with Palladium. Kevin has done Robotech before and with fan help will only improve on what he has. Plus there is a huge fan base already in place waiting to buy. If they were to go with say D20 then my money would not go their way.

I with you there in fact I would go the evil route (not going to say the "C" word) if d20 picked up the license.

jedi078 · Unread post by **jedi078** » Sat May 27, 2006 12:16 am

Kevin wrote:Reacquiring the Robotech RPG license feels good! I made a formal offer last week, had a brief chat this week, and expect to get down to brass tacks in the next week or two. Excited about this prospect and feeling good about our chance. And we have a couple other things percolating behind the scenes.

Does this mean PB has the Robotech license again or is it just "Hey I sent it in and feel good about it"?

Here is the link to the quoted thread: viewtopic.php?t=59202

Lt. Holmes · Unread post by **Lt. Holmes** » Sat May 27, 2006 2:47 am

jedi078 wrote:
Kevin wrote:Reacquiring the Robotech RPG license feels good! I made a formal offer last week, had a brief chat this week, and expect to get down to brass tacks in the next week or two. Excited about this prospect and feeling good about our chance. And we have a couple other things percolating behind the scenes.

Does this mean PB has the Robotech license again or is it just "Hey I sent it in and feel good about it"?

Here is the link to the quoted thread: viewtopic.php?t=59202

Be careful about getting your hopes up. I'm still waiting on Mechanoids In Space.

jedi078 · Unread post by **jedi078** » Sat May 27, 2006 3:09 am

Lt. Holmes wrote:
Be careful about getting your hopes up. I'm still waiting on Mechanoids In Space.

Me too, but I this Robotech we are talking about....of course I don't want to see re-prints but a total over haul of the game....

SailorCallie · Unread post by **SailorCallie** » Sat May 27, 2006 8:04 am

jedi078 wrote:
Lt. Holmes wrote:
Be careful about getting your hopes up. I'm still waiting on Mechanoids In Space.

Me too, but I this Robotech we are talking about....of course I don't want to see re-prints but a total over haul of the game....

Agreed.

jedi078 · Unread post by **jedi078** » Sat May 27, 2006 10:57 am

Alejandro wrote:I'm content to see Robotech just come out in RPG form again.

If Palladium was smart it would would go OGL on this new printing of books because new ones need to be written...not just reprinting old ones. As much as people around her hate the d20 system, they cannot argue it is the undisputed number 1 system around. Palladium's sales aren't anywhere near WotC's, nor is its fanbase. Placing in OGL additional stuff would allow for a much broader appeal; that way new players could still play Robotech yet start to understand Palladium's rule system.

If they like it, they would now be able to get into other Palladium products, like Rifts. And.....Rifts....

Well the d20 for PB debate can be found here: viewtopic.php?t=53080

Palladium's system is Palladium's because they don't use the d20 system.

Kagashi · Unread post by **Kagashi** » Sat May 27, 2006 1:05 pm

I can see a D20 conversion supplement for the players who wish to play D20, but I for one dont want that crap in my Robotech books. Anyway, KS is stubborn enough to not include it anyway (which in this case is a good thing).

Kagashi · Unread post by **Kagashi** » Sat May 27, 2006 6:36 pm

Alejandro wrote:
Kagashi wrote:I can see a D20 conversion supplement for the players who wish to play D20, but I for one dont want that crap in my Robotech books. Anyway, KS is stubborn enough to not include it anyway (which in this case is a good thing).

Failure to make compromises also leads to a company to have a very limited fanbase and I'm sorry...maybe you could enlighten me on Palladium's financial health again?

Never said it was the right approach to making money, but its the right thing to do for fans who loath the D20 system. Macintosh could have been IBM compatable a long time ago...

Rabid Southern Cross Fan · Sun May 28, 2006 7:51 am

Alejandro wrote:EDIT: Oh, and one thing to keep in mind. If Palladium can't get the money together to save itself...who do you think would be next to get the Robotech license? I'll give you a hint...the company's name starts with Wizards

And you've heard this from whom?

Anyway, there will be no d20/OGL appended to the Robotech RPG simply because of the massive legal landmine inherent in having 2 competing systems in 1 licensed game product.

jedi078 · Unread post by **jedi078** » Sun May 28, 2006 8:33 pm

Well this is a nice can of worms I opened up......

Treefrog · Unread post by **Treefrog** » Mon May 29, 2006 12:49 am

As someone who has played both d20 and the Palladium system, I'm not going to try the whole argument for or against either system.

I started this thread only to find out if there was any news about the proposal that KS had submitted to HG, and only that.

So please, let's focus on speculating about the contents of the proposal, and nothing else.

Novastar · Unread post by **Novastar** » Mon May 29, 2006 2:33 am

Alejandro: sent you a PM, so we don't de-rail the thread anymore...

I'm looking forward to new PB RT books, whether it's re-prints of some of the old books, new updated books, or just new material all together!