Re: PBeM

From: Phil Shulkind <phil@phildee.demon.co.uk>

Date: Tue, 08 Apr 1997 00:00:00 +0000

Gary Jones <GJones@manassa.demon.co.uk> writes
>So what on Earth are we arguing about? We both seem to agree that turn
>length is not *the* factor which makes a good turn, but that it does
>seem to matter, and yes some GMs *do* 'boast' (oops!) about turn lengths
>in their advert (my turn is bigger than yours?).

Sorry, I wasn't aware that we *were* arguing about anything?! I thought I
said before that length was just one factor, along with things like writing
quality. The fact is that the longer a turn is the longer it takes to write. If
the GM is trying to make a living they're going to work out how much
they need to make per turn / hour for the game to be financially viable.
They can either knock out turns of two or three hundred words at a rate of
three or four an hour for a low turn fee, or write longer turns at a rate of
one an hour (or more time than that sometimes) for a higher fee. Seems to
work well enough, all types of players are catered for by the various games
available.

>All I was trying to point out was that PBM & PBeM are different mediums
>and the players have different expectations because of that (which I
>think is what is being discussed elsewhere on the thread).

Surely they're just different carriers. What the difference between a PBEM
turn in an RPG and a PBM one? Only that a) the GM doesn't send you a
printed copy, and b) neither player nor GM needs to worry about
envelopes, stamps etc. That's why we charge 50p less for email turns in
our role playing games. Also of course there's no significant delay in things
going to and fro when email is used.

Phil Shulkind
PHILDEE ENTERPRISES
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References

Re: PBeM
Phil Shulkind <phil@phildee.demon.co.uk>
Mon, 31 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0000

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Re: PBeM
Phil Shulkind <phil@phildee.demon.co.uk>
Mon, 31 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0000