Re: PBM deposits & value for money

From: "Roy/DAYone" <roy@dayone.demon.co.uk>

Date: Mon, 06 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Ken Mulholland <Ken@timepatternspbm.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:VA.000008e4.00b93565@oemcomputer...
> In article <936605439.6560.0.nnrp-08.d4e5b7aa@news.demon.co.uk>,

> The reason for this is simple and obvious. Customers are not prepared to
pay > for what it really costs to run a PBM game.

Thats right, so why go-on running them when they're not perceived to be good
value for money for a large proportion of POTENTIAL playing market?

The technology that's available to increase peoples perception that they're
paying for a good thing is there.

Why don't PBM GMs use it?

How many supposedly professional GMs still use basic printers with basic
outputs and boring game materiel? How many GMs of professional games don't
use DECENT PAPER even? How many professional GMs use game designs which were
around up up to ten years ago?
A lot.
The pro and amateur games are very much alike - It's just that the unpaid
GMs are a little more honest in appraising what their efforts are worth.

>Why? because there are many
> amateurs out there who think it would be fun to run a PBM game.

Wrong.
Take away the amateurs and people will still see that PBM is low on VFM.

>They do so for peanuts or free (FREE!) but they soon get bored when their
ego-trip hobby
> turns into real regular work and then they quit. However the customers are
> always suckers for cheap deals...

I've been running free games for five years, Ken. When do you think I'LL get
bored??

Roy
www.dayone.demon.co.uk
email : roy "at" dayone "dot" demon "dot" co "dot" uk

References

Re: PBM deposits & value for money
Ken Mulholland <Ken@timepatternspbm.demon.co.uk>
Mon, 06 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
PBM deposits & value for money
ColinForbes <timewyrm@suilven.demon.co.uk>
Sun, 05 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: PBM deposits & value for money
"Roy/DAYone" <roy@dayone.demon.co.uk>
Mon, 06 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Re: PBM deposits & value for money
Ken Mulholland <Ken@timepatternspbm.demon.co.uk>
Mon, 06 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
PBM deposits & value for money
ColinForbes <timewyrm@suilven.demon.co.uk>
Sun, 05 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: PBM deposits & value for money
"Roy/DAYone" <roy@dayone.demon.co.uk>
Mon, 06 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000