The state of pbm From: nospam@here.please (Evilb) Date: Tue, 07 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000 There is no doubt that ppl are very passionate about the pbm hobby. 'Professional' (I prefer the word commercial), GM's defend themselves and the quality of their games, whilst all the while, there is an ever growing tide of free games pouring onto the scene. Many ppl agree that pbm, for want of a better phrase 'isn't what it used to be', although others flatly refuse to believe this. I'm currently developing be free pbem that I hope will pull my little corner of the market further towards the PC games market. Ppl have asked what will happen to all those without a PC, or a net connection. Well, I'm not trying to cater for everyone, but at the same time, using todays technology, I can easily cater for international players that a few years ago, would have been impossible to do. I may even introduce a play by disk method for those without a net connection in the future, I don't know yet. I'd be very interested to hear from players in current computer moderated games, what features they like, and what they'd like to see. The game engine I'm writing will not be specific to any genre, but will use templates to style it to a particular era, so where possible, make your suggestions generic. Players will use Windows based client software to view their turn reports so suggestions don't need to be limited to anything that can be done using traditional paper based games. I'd like this to be an interactive process, and I will chart progress in this group, as it occurs. Referenced By Up