Well, the latest dreamblade is an expansion and shows me that Wizards of the Coast hasn't changed at all when I thought maybe they were making a solid game and not a total money sink.
I'm becoming enamored of Shadowrun 3rd edition again and am finally getting my local group going. 4th edition is a horrible change and both the new edition and the upcoming video game seem determined to do away with anything which made Shadowrun a success previously. Fanpro also can't keep their sourcebook material straight, I bought Shadows of Asia and realized that not only is it nonsense and has nothing to do with the middle east of folklore, ancient history, or probable future but it is totally inconsistent with established SR3 canon as well.
Oh well, there is no shortage of good SR3 material and I could probably happily play one of the best genre games of all time for a lifetime with what is currently written. It is just a disappointment that the franchise is abandoning both its strengths and also it's storyline continuity (one of its greatest strengths).
IMHO Microsoft and FASA should yank their respective franchise licenses from current developers and give them to people who will take the franchise to be an industry leader and money making success that it should be.
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