Renegade Legion line
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 5:00 am
Hello to all,
I just found out tonight about this place. I have been a fan of FASA games since my grandmother bought me my first box set of BattleTech in 1986. I had been going on and on about Transformers the Movie and she found it and, being a grandma and not really knowing the difference, bought it for me since it was a game I could play with my friends. And, boy, did I ever do that. Everything from one and one Solaris matches to 36 on 36 with a company of tanks and CAS from overflying fighters, my friends and I did it all.
Being exposed to that kind of game prompted me to look into other types of games, and with FASA I didn't have to go far. Renegade Legion was the next thing I tried and it was awesome. A different, yet still full backstory and a different style of warfare. I especially loved Leviathan and would design entire fleets that were specialized to do various types of attacks. I have had a love of wargaming ever since.
Now, with that all said, I have recently been enjoying the current boom of people getting into wargaming and boardgaming in general. And I have always kept tabs on, and played, Battletech, Shadowrun and many others. But there has never been a reissue or relaunch of Renegade Legion. It prompted me to look int why and there isn't really a lot of explanation. As far as I can determine, the license is with FASA Corp, which I understand to just be a legal entity to hold IPs. But if it has this IP, couldn't it license it out? With the resurgence of boardgames, it would seem to be something that could really take hold, if it can find a market of course.
I am not sure if the old FASA guys watch this board or not, but really I am asking anyone. Has there ever been any sort of statement regarding Renegade Legion and whether it might be resurrected at some poine?
Thanks for your time,
Sallidar
tl;dr What's up with the Renegade Legion license?
I just found out tonight about this place. I have been a fan of FASA games since my grandmother bought me my first box set of BattleTech in 1986. I had been going on and on about Transformers the Movie and she found it and, being a grandma and not really knowing the difference, bought it for me since it was a game I could play with my friends. And, boy, did I ever do that. Everything from one and one Solaris matches to 36 on 36 with a company of tanks and CAS from overflying fighters, my friends and I did it all.
Being exposed to that kind of game prompted me to look into other types of games, and with FASA I didn't have to go far. Renegade Legion was the next thing I tried and it was awesome. A different, yet still full backstory and a different style of warfare. I especially loved Leviathan and would design entire fleets that were specialized to do various types of attacks. I have had a love of wargaming ever since.
Now, with that all said, I have recently been enjoying the current boom of people getting into wargaming and boardgaming in general. And I have always kept tabs on, and played, Battletech, Shadowrun and many others. But there has never been a reissue or relaunch of Renegade Legion. It prompted me to look int why and there isn't really a lot of explanation. As far as I can determine, the license is with FASA Corp, which I understand to just be a legal entity to hold IPs. But if it has this IP, couldn't it license it out? With the resurgence of boardgames, it would seem to be something that could really take hold, if it can find a market of course.
I am not sure if the old FASA guys watch this board or not, but really I am asking anyone. Has there ever been any sort of statement regarding Renegade Legion and whether it might be resurrected at some poine?
Thanks for your time,
Sallidar
tl;dr What's up with the Renegade Legion license?