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Old 03-21-2018, 11:00 PM   #1
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Default March 22, 2018: More GURPS Goodness Back In Print!

March 22, 2018: More GURPS Goodness Back In Print!

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Old 03-21-2018, 11:43 PM   #2
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I'm very happy to see GURPS 3rd back in print via POD. I ordered the Basic Set and Compendium I.

Super Fast delivery and very high Quality!

Now my question: What about Compendium II, Magic, Grimoire and Martial Arts?
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Old 03-22-2018, 02:43 PM   #3
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Magic and Martial Arts appear to be available already, unless you mean for 3rd edition. I think these are 4th.

http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/ondemand/

It shows what is currently slated for 2018 release as well. Maybe they'll add more. I don't know, but that's a quick way to look.

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Old 03-22-2018, 07:58 PM   #4
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Why does anyone want the GURPS 3E rulebooks these days? 4E has been out for 13.5 years.
Because they do, and it's their money. Believe it or not, there are folks who don't like 4E.
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Old 03-23-2018, 03:36 AM   #5
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Because they do, and it's their money. Believe it or not, there are folks who don't like 4E.
The great thing about POD, like PDF, is that once the setup cost is paid there's little to no intrinsic ongoing cost, so it's affordable for products that will sell very slowly over a long time. It's the long tail thing all over again, for people who have space for physical products.
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I think every major RPG has fans who enjoy previous editions, whether they prefer it to the current one or just like to revisit the older stuff on occasion.

It’s nice that it’s becoming common to be able to purchase previous editions of RPGs.
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If there is enough demand it is good business sense for SJ Games to sell the 3E rules in POD. I'm just amazed there is enough demand. 3E doesn't feel like a retro gaming experience to me, it's just a poorer version of GURPS.
*shrug* Other people are different from you.

That said, I'll note that most of the 3rd edition books slated for upcoming release are genre and setting books for which there's no 4e equivalent: Transhuman Space, Middle Ages, Celtic Myth, Atomic Horror, and so on. 3rd edition Basic and Compendium I are the necessary rules foundation to make sense of other 3rd edition books. I think this is less about people continuing to play 3rd edition and more about making 3rd edition setting and genre books easier to use without having to rewrite them.
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3E doesn't feel like a retro gaming experience to me, it's just a poorer version of GURPS.
So you've said multiple times in this thread. At this point, it's becoming threadcrapping - move on.
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*shrug* Other people are different from you.

That said, I'll note that most of the 3rd edition books slated for upcoming release are genre and setting books for which there's no 4e equivalent: Transhuman Space, Middle Ages, Celtic Myth, Atomic Horror, and so on. 3rd edition Basic and Compendium I are the necessary rules foundation to make sense of other 3rd edition books. I think this is less about people continuing to play 3rd edition and more about making 3rd edition setting and genre books easier to use without having to rewrite them.
Exactly!

But back to Topic: Any plans for a POD release of Compendium II, Magic and Martial Arts?

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But back to Topic: Any plans for a POD release of Compendium II, Magic and Martial Arts?
You can see the books they've got slated for POD release here; scroll down to where it says "Releasing Through 2018." The slated books are notably devoid in rules-heavy texts like that, so I'm guessing the answer is the usual ambiguous "We have not announced any plans to do that."
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