Re: The Death of PBM

From: "Roy/Day One" <nope>

Date: Tue, 07 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Blimey, someone talking sense... That's it, I'm kill-filing him

Mark Grimbley <doctor@grimbley.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:7r2u6t$ns6$1@news6.svr.pol.co.uk...
>
> Carol Mulholland <Carol@flagship-uk.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:VA.00001322.0092e9f1@superk...
> > Free and very-low-cost games have always been a significant
> > part of the PBM scene. I don't think that this is a novel
> > feature.
> >
> The point is that with the advent of the internet and proliferation of
home
> computers the sheer number of quality free PBeM's has grown to the point
> where commercial PBM's will find it extremely difficult to survive. So
while
> the original statement above may be true that it is not novel it has
> certainly become more significant.
> You might also want to consider that with the advent of online gaming
> (Archmage)  and online worlds such as Everquest and Ultima, why bother
with
> a turn based game at all?
> Before the computerisation of PBM's most games were hand processed and
even
> hand written, which gave the feeling of interaction between you and the
GM,
> computerised games are to a large extent sterile in their nature. This
fact
> alone probably explains the hugh popularity of Ultima and Everquest, real
> time interaction and feedback and a constantly evolving plot/world. How
can
> PBM's compete against that?
>
> There will always be a market for PBMs but I personally believe it will be
a
> decreasing market, and one where the commercial will eventually become
> extinct.
> if anyone has any comments I'l be interested to read them
>
>

References

The state of pbm
nospam@here.please (Evilb)
Tue, 07 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: The state of pbm
Carol Mulholland <Carol@flagship-uk.demon.co.uk>
Tue, 07 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
The Death of PBM
"Mark Grimbley" <doctor@grimbley.freeserve.co.uk>
Tue, 07 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000