[evil homer]

I'm planning on running the Seattle season (4? I think) as the foundation of a home game.  Is Seattle 2072 a good starting place to fill in the gaps and give the missions some life outside of the 'living' system so to speak?

[Namikaze]

Absolutely.  A lot of the material in Seattle 2072 is great stuff for Season 4, and even for non-Missions games that take place in 2075.

[evil homer]

Thanks.  I'm looking for a meaty foundation to build on.  Most of the review's I've read have been very positive towards the Seattle 2072 book and I figure its current enough to make it work, especially because I don't see our group being overly concerned with continuity issues.  Keep the opinions coming.  I've already purchased the 6th world Alamanc for some world foundation stuff, so far I've been enjoying that as well.

[Michael Chandra]

The only real changes in Seattle since then, that I personally know of that is, seem to be caused by Season 4.

[Bull]

I would recommend the original Seattle Sourcebook as well, just for the sheer flavor of it all.  But yeah, generally speaking Seattle 2072 was our base source material for Season 4 of Missions, and we built up from there. 

[Namikaze]

Honestly, whoever wrote the Seattle 2072 book deserves a damn medal.  All of those that worked on it, from art to layout to content - it's one of my favorite Shadowrun books of all time.

[Michael Chandra]

Yeah, I've been checking in on it recently, to give my players more depth and make sure I don't contradict existing Organised Crime lore but work with it instead. It's an awesome book.

[Tarislar]

I don't have the original Seattle book, but I do have Seattle 2060.  Is there a lot different from then ?

[Bull]

Different focuses, mainly.  The original Seattle Sourcebook was the first, it it has some really serious style and panache.  New Seattle is a good book, and a very solid update to the original, but I always felt it lacked the flare the original had.  Seattle 2072 is closer in style to the original, is a fantastic update to the setting, and ultimately is all you really need, but I still recommend checking out the classics when you get the chance.

The original is available on drivethrough as a PDF for $8 if you want a good read sometime.

http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/109295/Shadowrun-Seattle-Sourcebook