Re: The Death of PBM

From: "Rob Harper" <stateofmind@breathemail.net>

Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Greg Lindahl <lindahl@pbm.com> wrote in message
news:7r5u09$k66@news2.newsguy.com...
> You seem to think you can tell the difference between commercial and
> free games. The purpose of the blind test is to show you that you
> can't always do that.

Uhh?  Looks like there's a lot of talking at cross-purposes going on here.
While there may be no real difference between commercial and non-commercial
games -- and I've seen plenty of *really* good freebies over the years --
some people are willing, and would even /prefer/ to pay good money to play a
game.  Why?  Because the fact that they are supporting the GM financially
makes it much less likely that the GM will pack up and do something else the
moment he gets bored with the game.

Before you flame me, I'm not saying that non-commercial GMs are all
fly-by-nighters (look at Roy for one example of a hobbyist with great
longevity), just that payment *can* make a game more stable in the long
term.

Is that what you meant, Paul?
--
Rob.
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References

Re: The Death of PBM
paul@nospam.demon.co.uk (Paul Walker)
Tue, 07 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: The Death of PBM
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Wed, 08 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Re: The Death of PBM
paul@nospam.demon.co.uk (Paul Walker)
Tue, 07 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: The Death of PBM
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Wed, 08 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000