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Poll: Are you still buying BT books and games?

Voting closed: 23 Jun, 2009, 18:40:21 pm
Choice Votes Percent
Yes! I buy everything! 171 59.2%
Yes, but only for the boardgame itself. 61 21.1%
Yes, but only novels and/or BattleCorps. 8 2.8%
No. I only buy old BattleTech products. 6 2.1%
No. I only buy old MWDA/AoD products. 1 0.3%
No, I'm not buying anything anymore. 7 2.4%
Other; I'll explain below. 35 12.1%
Total Voters: 289
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Lieutenant
Posts: 1208
Initiate Plan R

Re: Do You Still Buy BattleTech Products?

I've been buying everything but clickytech. It's been slowing down a bit since I've got most of the TRO's and haven't been buying the Jihad stuff yet. Not sure if I will but I'm not sure that I won't. But I will be buying the core books I don't have and probably a couple more for my nephew. Haven't really been interested in the newer styles mechs. They look... well, strange compared to the classics
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Major
Posts: 5663
have a candy

Re: Do You Still Buy BattleTech Products?

I exercise a degree of care and restraint in my battletech purchases, though I still feel a compulsion to absorb new information like one of those infomercial wowshamy thingers. It's a balancing act between destitution and liking to know stuff.

Technically, my last battletech related purchase was a quartet of CAV minis (right scale and fifty percent off!)
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Captain
Posts: 2437

Re: Do You Still Buy BattleTech Products?

I only buy a few things these days, usually the core rule books, one or two source books, and maybe a DA novel (but that has tapered off because of a few books were horrendously bad). I no longer have room to buy everything, nor the money to have it sent to Japan, nor do I play as often as I did, so, unfortunately, my interest in everything from books to minis has waned a great deal.
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Major
Posts: 4042
Mmm, coffee.

Re: Do You Still Buy BattleTech Products?

I get mostly board game rules and novels. The Starterbooks, Handbooks, and HotSpots books I do have, I've only gotten because I've had the money lately.
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Private
Posts: 45

Re: Do You Still Buy BattleTech Products?

Have owned the box sets since 86, Finally got sucked it as the Unseen became such.  Have since filled out the collection to have everything printed except the original Battledroid box set, and continue to pick up each supplement almost as soon as it comes out, will sometime wait and order 2 or 3 together, but currently am up to date and anticipating the release of the RPG.  Managed to amass a collection of about 1000 mini's, but as fundage has dried up am only buying about 1 fig a month nowadays.
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Lieutenant
Posts: 1513

Re: Do You Still Buy BattleTech Products?

Always used to buy everything but now tend to just get the TROs and the occasional other product if I fancy it.

Will buy the new novels if/when they appear...
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Moderator
Posts: 27338
I see Ninja Turtles!!!

Re: Do You Still Buy BattleTech Products?

I buy the boardgame stuff mostly- I'm fine with novels and such, but its money I don't have usually for a BC subscription and such.
Lootbag Commando
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Catalyst Demo Team
Posts: 11625
Borders don't mean much anymore.

Re: Do You Still Buy BattleTech Products?

I'm pretty much out of stuff to buy. Aside for some of the really, really old unit books... I've got them all. *sigh*

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Lieutenant
Posts: 1036
Oh Scrap...

Re: Do You Still Buy BattleTech Products?

Yes I still buy Battletech products.

I'll buy new books every now and then, but I have been on a Miniatures binge for the last two years. Just bought Blake Documents and awaiting its arrival.

I don't subscribe to Battlecorps.

I will be splurging a bit this summer by ordering the Art and Fiction book and 25th Anniversary Box Set when they release. Really don't want to miss out on those.

Oh and StratOps one of these days.  Wink

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Catalyst Demo Team
Posts: 1138
Hey look, a penny!

Re: Do You Still Buy BattleTech Products?

I buy both new and old products for Battletech. I would have to say minis are the bulk of my purchases followed by source books. I do have a few novels and have bought a couple but they are low on the list. I have been known to buy the occasional clicky tech infantry stand though.
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Catalyst Demo Team
Posts: 3909
Yup, Systems Normal, All Frakked Up

Re: Do You Still Buy BattleTech Products?

I am eagerly awaiting knew things, and every so often buy one of the few old ones I missed.

The only thing I don't buy immediately (anymore) are the miniatures. Though I am starting to build up again.
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Sergeant
Posts: 166

Re: Do You Still Buy BattleTech Products?

Except Record Sheets Books I try to buy everything that is published in dead-tree form, though once in a while I'll pass up on a product if said product fails to garner my interest.

Ciao
Hessian
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Sergeant
Posts: 119

Re: Do You Still Buy BattleTech Products?

I love the Jihad but my funds are limited so I don't buy many books.  I try to pick up a mini or two each month, but that's about it at the moment.

I will be splurging a bit this summer by ordering the Art and Fiction book and 25th Anniversary Box Set when they release. Really don't want to miss out on those.

Ditto.  Absolutely need to get those.
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Catalyst Demo Team
Posts: 21480
I am the Master's Will...

Re: Do You Still Buy BattleTech Products?

If it can be bought, then I'm all for getting my hands on it.
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Master Sergeant
Posts: 220

Re: Do You Still Buy BattleTech Products?

As finances allow, I'm alternating between the new rulebooks and the old boxed sets, with a few MW pieces thrown in for fun.
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Major
Posts: 4577
Space is where they play.

Re: Do You Still Buy BattleTech Products?

I buy all the new books, and all of the new Aerotech Mini's. Any new t-shirts at the conventions and new books are my first buy. I would like to buy more but money, life and space is the largest problem. I would like to have a goal of 500 Aerotech Warships before I stop, but I know I wont.
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Lieutenant
Posts: 1036
Say little. Act casual.

Re: Do You Still Buy BattleTech Products?

Other. Most of my BT-dedicated income is spent on MW/AoD minis, followed by IWM minis, then novels. I'm not much of a player these days so I don't buy source/rulebooks, and I've thought about buying a TRO just to have a few times but never did.
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Lieutenant
Posts: 1438
Je m'en fous

Re: Do You Still Buy BattleTech Products?

I have bought a few things recently, but haven't even been that interested in them. Don't think I'll buy much in future save for perhaps miniatures and maybe TROs. Though as I said I didn't do more than flip through  my last TRO. Kind of a waste of space on my shelf really.
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Warrant Officer
Posts: 589
SAFE - Finest intel outfit FWL's enemies ever had

Re: Do You Still Buy BattleTech Products?

I buy pretty much anything new and boardgame related from my FLGS... also will select sourcebooks from the FASA/gamepro days off ebay, etc.  I probably spend a few hundred dollars a year on BT stuff.
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Catalyst Demo Team
Posts: 7786
Unicorn For Hire

Re: Do You Still Buy BattleTech Products?


Buy pretty much everything (if not when it comes out, when I get around to it), have subscription to Battlecorps, buy old stuff I am missing (not much) when I find it, occasionally pick up minis (but have enough to work on for now)
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Major
Posts: 5942
Gotta be a way to cram on a few more guns here...

Re: Do You Still Buy BattleTech Products?

I buy pretty much everything: minis, maps, books, fiction...
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Colonel
Posts: 13354
One Nation Under Doom

Re: Do You Still Buy BattleTech Products?

Absolutely, I've bought everything for BT. And will continue to do so. Just because I can't play much any more, doesn't mean I can't enjoy reading about the latest rules and/or source material with each and every purchase.
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Lieutenant
Posts: 832
Nelson's Longbows, Defenders of New St. Andrews

Re: Do You Still Buy BattleTech Products?

I buy the vast majority of background books (i think the only ones i haven't bought are the Interstellar Players books).
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Lieutenant
Posts: 927
Who's next ?!

Re: Do You Still Buy BattleTech Products?

Whenever i can find something new I buy it!  

Ditto, thougth mostly for the boardgame aspect as usually it's the easiest to find.
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Lieutenant Colonel
Posts: 8242
Word of Canada

Re: Do You Still Buy BattleTech Products?

I try to buy everything, when I can get my wallet to agree with me.  New or old, I'd like to have one of each (except for LAMs, don't care for those).
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Corporal
Posts: 76

Re: Do You Still Buy BattleTech Products?

I buy stuff when I can, minis, rule books, source books, novels, etc.
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Lieutenant
Posts: 870

Re: Do You Still Buy BattleTech Products?

I love the Jihad but my funds are limited so I don't buy many books.  I try to pick up a mini or two each month, but that's about it at the moment.

Ditto.  Absolutely need to get those.
Thirded.
Though I worry that everything will come out at once. Everything I will "Absolutely need". That's why I hate the dominance of Gencon on this industry.

Meaning I'd have to drop some ridiculous coin. Might eat up a whole paycheque.
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Lieutenant
Posts: 1036
Oh Scrap...

Re: Do You Still Buy BattleTech Products?

Though I worry that everything will come out at once. Everything I will "Absolutely need". That's why I hate the dominance of Gencon on this industry.

That's why I said splurge this summer. When I first heard about Anniversary products I figured all these things would be available for order the week of Gencon. I've been building up a reserve the last several months.
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Warrant Officer
Posts: 696
"One-Eyed" Jack Farrell

Re: Do You Still Buy BattleTech Products?

To answer the question why I don't buy Catalyst products anymore:
It'll be done when it's done.
http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,46343.0.html

Almost 2 years and we've heard this before.
http://www.classicbattletech.com/forumarchive/index.php/topic,26942.0.html
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Master Sergeant
Posts: 228
Anyone got a rubber band or a paper clip?

Re: Do You Still Buy BattleTech Products?

I buy minis on occasion, but mostly books and novels. I don't buy frequently as I am in many other games, but instead do more of the rpg side of the Battletech.
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Major
Posts: 4610
Your Friendly Neighborhood Maskirovka Agent

Re: Do You Still Buy BattleTech Products?

I buy everything that interests me for the RPG and Wargame aspects of BT.
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Captain
Posts: 1839

Re: Do You Still Buy BattleTech Products?

I still buy rpg/setting sourcebooks. Though generally nothing Jihad specific, although I did buy the Blake Documents recently out of idle curiosity.

I'd happily buy novels set in earlier 'historical' eras, were such works to ever be published.
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