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@jamescutts like many things it’s GW or nothing …

I’m soo glad that webshops are a thing now.

I do remeember seeing Battletech tech manuals (or whatever they were called) in the one gaming store I used to know before 2000 .. (almost 25 years ago). This was of course at the time that Rogue Trader was not yet known as 40k.

I don’t know if Battletech ever gained a foothold in these parts to be honest. I have the distinct impression that tabletop gaming is mostly boardgames in these parts.

The collectible gaming craze caused a lot of long lasting damage for anyone not into that sort of stuff, but it made perfect sense for shops for obvious reasons. Magic:The Gathering is probably the only one that survived when that trend started.

@grantinvanman Hasbro itself may be big and unlikely to fail, but D&D isn’t their biggest product. For now D&D still is the big boy in rpg market, but pathfinder was made possible because they alienated their customer base once already. Recent shenanigans with their attempt at changing the licensing for their game may have cost them as well.

Battletech is unique as there hasn’t been a successful offshoot of the concept. And that’s probably because it is its own IP as well as a game. D&D and RPG’s in general are easier to exploit whenever the primary owner fails to meet fan demands (having gone ‘open license’ before they got too greedy/stupid also helped a lot).

(is there an open source like game for Battletech inspired games ? )