Re: PBMR-Grandel Aritcle

From: Michael Johnson <dragon-1@pacbell.net>

Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 00:00:00 +0000

> All I have are the published copies of the original comment, the Grandel
> letters and numerous letters-to-the editor (oh, plus the many venom soaked
> postings on aol). If you have information that supports this being a case of
> biased reporting with a reasonable reaction from Grandel then please post it.

Since Flagship altered the letters from Grandel Inc you really don't
have anything but lies so why publish them?

As for the "venom soaked postings on aol" that is players role playing.

There were a couple players that were all but destroyed a year or so
ago
and are very unhappy about it. I guess they felt that 2 players (that
haven't
really taken the time to learn the game) should be able to destroy what
was the
most powerful alliance in the game that had 6-8 members.

> Check my other posts. Any mention of the '1992 controversy' would have been
> used as a historical bookmark in the article. The fact that you and a couple
> other AOL GP players deny the past doesn't mean it shouldn't be mentioned as
> reference in an article on the current state of Galactic Prisoners. At least
> give me some facts to back up your position.

Since all you have are the altered letters from Flagship you really
have
no facts to base a history on.

If you are interested in the current state of GP what does the "1992
controversy" has to do with what is currently going on?

> I assume you are retracting your offer to provide information on the current
> GP. If any other GP player (present or within the last year) would like to help
> flesh out this article by describing the evolution of the game, number of
> players, email capabilities and an evaluation of moderation and service, please
> respond by email. I'm not asking for a biased review from a disgruntled player.
> The game has had excellent ratings for years and I expect players' opinions
> will bear this out. I just feel any game that's been in the shadows for so many
> years (perhaps do to the 'controversy') yet still rates so high would make an
> interesting 'Update' article.

No one knows how many players are in the game. No email. Best GM ever.

The "controversy" has nothing to do with GP being in the shodow for so
long.
The employees at Grandel Inc we working over 280 hours a week and
decided to cut it
down to 120 hours a week.

> I've seen some PBM companies go out of business without refunding balances.
> That's about the extent of any unethical dealings I know of (which is bad
> enough). I know nothing of any PBM company or PBM publisher actively trying to
> destroy, tear-down or in any way hurt any other PBM company. If you do, and
> have any facts to back it up, please let us know.

I'm not going to give names but there have been a couple companies or
individuals that asked there players and/or friends to give GP a poor
ranking in
Paper Mayhem and give there company and game a high ranking. I know this
because
some of the players that were asked to do this were allies of mine.

I've play tested a game were most of the bugs were worked out of it.
When
it was time for it to hit the market the GM release the original version
of it and
asked the players for suggestion to improve the game. As they came in he
used the
improved version from the play test and made the players think that they
contributed
to the game. His players were recommending the game to there friends
because this GM
"Listened to them". Do you consider this to be unethical?

> You don't give the current PBM industry enough credit.

Wrong. I've been in PBM since 83. I've seen it slide down to what it
currently is. I've seen many company act dishonest to there players.
Lately it has
improved from what I hear but it is to soon to say if it is just a bump
in the road
or is really getting better.

Michael Johnson
dragon-1@pacbell.net

References

PBMR-Grandel Aritcle
kmgraphiks@aol.com (KMGraphiks)
Sun, 26 Jul 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: PBMR-Grandel Aritcle
kmgraphiks@aol.com (KMGraphiks)
Mon, 27 Jul 1998 00:00:00 +0000

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PBMR-Grandel Aritcle
kmgraphiks@aol.com (KMGraphiks)
Sun, 26 Jul 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: PBMR-Grandel Aritcle
kmgraphiks@aol.com (KMGraphiks)
Mon, 27 Jul 1998 00:00:00 +0000