Here is a quick tale of woe
I had forgotten to pack my FAQ (which is out-of-date) when visiting a friend to play MW
We needed to reference it to clarify how Tanglevine interacts with Blue Gremlin and Grey Wraith
So we went to the web
Googled mage wars and clicked on the first link which was titled "Mage Wars"
www.magewars.com/jsiteThis auto-redirected me to
http://www.arcanewonders.com/category/magewarsjsite/404 Error
Lower down in the search list, we found this link
http://www.arcanewonders.com/category/magewarsThe old helpful intuitive menus had "Downloads" big and bold before - but not anymore
In the new one, after searching each of the branches, many of which led to blank dropbox links or pages that seemed to be missing pictures, texts lines with huge gaps, I finally came across
\Mage Wars\All About Mage Wars\Resources and Downloads (which is weird submenu to keep a key need)
Only to find a link to the Spellbook Builder and nothing else there!
So then we clicked to the Forum - aah, something familiar at last!
Logged in as me
Resources and Downloads sounds promising
Sadly there is no thread where I can see FAQ
Eventually I find a thread (only one NOT in bold) with a FAQ link
http://forum.arcanewonders.com/index.php?topic=12725.0Dropbox says "Nothing Here"
This wasn't the only link as we got the same message here
http://forum.arcanewonders.com/index.php?topic=13215.0Starting to worry I've been blacklisted by Arcane Wonders!
So then I go to Rules Discussion \ Frequently Asked Questions \ Updated FAQ
http://forum.arcanewonders.com/index.php?topic=13306.0No help here either
By now, our game delayed incredibly, my friend has gone past laughing and has nothing but scorn
We make up a rule decision (Gremlins and Greay Wraith just slip out of Tanglevine) and finish the game
But he's not impressed, does not want to play again and I can't blame him really
Please get your act together, Arcane Wonders!
This is lack of intuitive access to basic resources with so many red herring paths is just plain shoddy!
It looks so amateur, it's embarrassing.
I am so furious that I spent some time building these playtest books and it's been a waste of time
Before DVD, there was VHS.
When VHS first came out, there was also Betamax and it was smaller with better picture quality.
But it went the way of the dinosaurs because of rubbish marketing, distribution channels etc.
This website experience we just had should NEVER happen to anyone who plays this game
It will only push people away
I'm posting on the public forum cos I'm furious and I'm sure I'm not the only one with this frustration
I'm off to the FFG site where everything is intuitive, they have downloads flagged right from the start etc
Get with the 21st century.
If you aren't going to invest in a tablet version (and miss that boat), at least make the website better!
Such a shame when the game has so much going for it. Just like Betamax.
