Re: MMOG PBM stategy game, your opinion?

From: Knight37 <knight37m@email.com>

Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 04:16:14 +0000

spambucket666au@yahoo.com.au (steve) once tried to test me with:

> Hi.  Im researching the potential audience for a Massively Multiplayer
> Online Game that would be run like a PBEM game.  i.e. a week or so
> between orders, but a webpage GUI to parse, validate and send the
> orders rather than having to enter text orders manually.  Also the
> orders would be processed by the game engine, rather than a person.
>
> The emphasis of this game would be on politics and 'empire' building,
> in that order, and unlike most other games, I mean in_that_order.  The
> 'empire' part of the phrase 'empire building' can mean an empire that
> is geographical, economic or religious in nature (or a mixture of all
> three).
>
> The game would allow for thousands of players, and be never-ending, in
> the MMOG traditon.
>
> So I have two questions:
>
> 1) How many people would be interested in such a game, AND paying a
> subscription to play it?  (In your opinion from playing MMOG games)
>
> 2) How much would be a good subscription price?  We are thingking of
> US$25 per quarter.
>
> thanks for your opinions, please reply to this thread, not my email
> address.

First reaction:

A game I only get to play once per week costs $25 per quarter, ie. $100 per
year? I get to do 52 "moves" for $100?

Knight37

"Quite an experience to live in fear." -- Roy Batty, "Blade Runner"

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MMOG PBM stategy game, your opinion?
spambucket666au@yahoo.com.au (steve)
Fri, 10 Jan 2003 02:36:15 +0000

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MMOG PBM stategy game, your opinion?
spambucket666au@yahoo.com.au (steve)
Fri, 10 Jan 2003 02:36:15 +0000