Re: PBeM RPG's: Free or Pay?

From: nospam.silverwolf@hers.com (Silverwolf)

Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1997 00:00:00 +0000

I do not mind paying for customer service, updates, and reliability.
My experience with free games is that you get what you pay for in
those areas.

Silverwolf

On 16 Jun 1997 18:16:44 GMT, soliiigm@aol.com (Sol III GM) wrote:

>  Something occured on a Role-Playing list that I am on that prompted me
>to ask a few questions here.
>  First off, we are talking about RPG's, not other types of PBeM games.
>  Someone basicaly asked what the incentive was to pay for what you could
>obviously get for free, and while I have no doubt as to the worth of my
>product, it started me thinking.  What does prompt a person to spend money
>when there are so many free products out there?  The obvious answer is
>that the free products are lacking something, but that is too pat, and
>there are too many exceptions to the rule.  So what is it, in truth that
>is the deciding factor?
>  Any comments??
>Eagle
>Sol III Game Master
>Sol III Play By E-Mail Role Playing Game
>http://members.aol.com/soliiigm/
>
>  There is a certain freedom to being totally screwed.  It means nothing you do is going to make the situation any worse.
>

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References

PBeM RPG's: Free or Pay?
soliiigm@aol.com (Sol III GM)
Mon, 16 Jun 1997 00:00:00 +0000