Re: Galaxy Variants

From: jacko@jacobean.demon.co.uk (Jacko)

Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 00:00:00 +0000

mike@geophys.hokudai.ac.jp (Mikhail A. Menshov) wrote:

>Frans, why don't you just create some other game instead. Galaxy is
>a very self-consistant game and adding all this nonsence without first
>giving it much thought is very unlikely to produce anything better then
>the original.
>
>Good luck in your searches, but none of the latest new ideas has
>impressed me as something good for the game;-)

Who do you think you are?  GOD?

Frans has obviously put a lot of thought and hard work into his game
changes and you come along, without even playing in the game, and slag
them down.  How do you know that nothing better can be produced until
it is tried.  There are few people who have the imagination and
tenacity to attempt these innovations and you sound off with a really
encouraging blast.  With this sort of attitude, why should people
waste their valuable time and effort on people like you.

Many pbem games benefit from addons that give the game a little twist
or a new dimension.  VGA Planets is a classic example.  A great game
in its own right, with a dozen or so addons that can be 'mixed and
matched' to tailor a game to the players desires.  There are many
games being played out of the box and with various combinations of
addons.  The wealth of variety is great.

Finally, I am playing in the Matrix game and it's great.  Not that
that's important in itself.  The game is an experiment and in my
opinion it works.  If however, it did not, that would not matter
either because all the players know it is an experiment to see if the
concept has any value.  If it did not work the only people who would
have wasted any time would be Frans and the players, not narrow-minded
types like you who only discourage rather than encourage innovation.

Once again Frans, thanks for the effort and the game.
--
        So long and thanks for all the fish ...

-= Jacko =-
           jacko@jacobean.demon.co.uk

References

Re: Galaxy Variants
mike@geophys.hokudai.ac.jp (Mikhail A. Menshov)
Sat, 08 Jun 1996 00:00:00 +0000