Re: Recommended Games

From: madcentral@aol.com (MadCentral)

Date: Wed, 08 May 2002 09:18:55 +0000

>>While I'm not sure why web-based games should be on-topic in a PBM
Newsgroup...<<

For three reasons:-
(1)  If they are turn-based then they are still PBEM
(2)  If they are not turn-based then they are certainly close enough to merit
discussion as a related subject.
(3)  People can talk about whatever they like in this free discussion area.

>>Ultima Online is vertainly not web-based, though it is running a huge profit
(and so is Everquest).<<

Depends on your terminology.  It runs on a client program, but it makes heavy
use of the web for various aspects, hence it could be called "web based", but
you're right it's not the same as an actual 'runs from the browser' game.
Perhaps using the term 'browser game' would be less confusing.

>> I know of one web-based game that I suspect of
running a profit, and that's Planetarion - though I heard that they, too are
finding it hard to make enough money to survive on it.<<

Yeah, I'd hate to try and make a profit on a browser game.  Tough audience.

Steve T.

References

Re: Recommended Games
"Enno Rehling" <enno@despammed.com>
Tue, 07 May 2002 19:33:22 +0000