Re: Moving to PBEM

From: "Roy Pollard" <plod@ntlworld.com>

Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 10:45:00 +0000

Thanks Steve,

I'm a bit dubious as to how you'd draw the suicidal conclusion on email over
mail. Can you clarify?
In my opinion using a more generic delivery system like email would reduce
the normal problems that sending a letter to(eg) Australia or South-East
Asia would create. My main problem is off-setting the satisfying thud of an
envelope hitting the mat with more practical matters. I guess having
franchises (franchises?) like Mad house would be better to compartmentalise
the world market - but again Day Ones nature would make that option
unworkable.

You're right on DO's being free being a different business model to the
likes of your own games - I think that at times we can get away with more
drastic changes because people keep in the back of their minds the fact that
its free 'so what the hell?'

Cheers

"MadCentral" <madcentral@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20000901062237.16410.00000029@ng-fk1.aol.com...
> >>'My question to the panel is' should producing PDF-format turns etc. be
seen
> as a replacement or an enhancement to the game, or should I carry on
sending
> out Laser-printed turns wedged in envelopes with far too many stamps for
> anyone to count?<<
>
> I could only say that if I dropped postal play and moved solely to email,
I'd
> lose a huge stack of players and potential players literally overnight.
If you
> are UK/Europe based and want to grow and stay healthy, moving purely to
email
> in the current climate would be a bad mistake.  That may change in a few
years
> (although personally I dont believe so) but right now, its suicide.
> Of course, Day One is free (isnt it?  Im not quite sure.)  Which is an
entirely
> different situation to my own, and so moving purely to email may not cause
a
> problem for you.
>
> Just my opinion, of course.
>
> Steve T.

References

Moving to PBEM
"Roy Pollard" <plod@ntlworld.com>
Thu, 31 Aug 2000 11:12:26 +0000
Re: Moving to PBEM
madcentral@aol.com (MadCentral)
Fri, 01 Sep 2000 10:22:37 +0000

Referenced By

Moving to PBEM
"Roy Pollard" <plod@ntlworld.com>
Thu, 31 Aug 2000 11:12:26 +0000
Re: Moving to PBEM
madcentral@aol.com (MadCentral)
Fri, 01 Sep 2000 10:22:37 +0000