Re: Free vs. Professional PBMs, and how to pick 'em

From: soliiigm@aol.com (Sol III GM)

Date: Sat, 05 Apr 1997 00:00:00 +0000

VettRanger said:

.Even the majority of "professional" PBM games have been started on a wing
>and a prayer. Typically they are an enthused hobbyist with a computer and
>an undetermined amount of skill in using it. These games tend to last a
>little longer than the average 'free' game, altho sometimes their run is
>even shorter once the moderator finds out its a tough world out there and
>not a lot of people are going for his "unique" design thats been done and
>done 100 times before.

Is there anything new in the gaming world?  Is there anything 'unique'?
  I have my doubts.  Now, bear in mind that I am an RPGer, and therefor
considered a 'fringe element' by a lot of the people in PBEM, but in my
humble opinion, most "new" ideas that come into the gaming world make it
here by being carefully lifted (read blatantly stolen, but with 3 or mour
sources so that it is research, and not plagerism) from books, movies, and
other popular entertainment.

Eagle
Sol III Game Master
Sol III Play By E-Mail Role Playing Game
http://members.aol.com/soliiigm/index.html

Everyone once in a while, everything will go right.  Don't panic.  It passes.

References

Free vs. Professional PBMs, and how to pick 'em
vettranger@aol.com (VettRanger)
Wed, 02 Apr 1997 00:00:00 +0000