Re: PBM deposits & value for money

From: Raven <Raven@arpeggio.demon.co.uk>

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

Ken Mulholland <Ken@timepatternspbm.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>The reason for this is simple and obvious. Customers are not prepared to pay
>for what it really costs to run a PBM game. Why? because there are many
>amateurs out there who think it would be fun to run a PBM game. 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...

Whilst I'll agree there are quite a number of people who fall
        into just the description you make above, it is certainly not
        the universal truth of free PBM's. It is somewhat of a lottery,
        Especially PBeM (Any spotty faced 12 year old can set up a game
        and you have no idea till the game folds a few turns later
        'cause they reached the limits of their attention span)

Many people who run Free games do so because the enjoyment of
        the game is its own reward. Many such games (The one mentioned
        in my .sig, for example) have been running for several years
        without the person/persons getting 'bored' and are still running
        strongly today.

--
Raven (Brit)
(Raven@arpeggio.demon.co.uk)

Some net based Trek RPG's make claims to be 'the best', HOW, when its the
quality of the players that determines such a thing? The Holoworld fleet has a
freindly atmosphere and some damn good players. Interested in making it even
better? Email for details or see for yourself by taking a look on
Alt.holoworld.rpg.startrek!

References

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
Re: PBM deposits & value for money
Ken Mulholland <Ken@timepatternspbm.demon.co.uk>
Mon, 06 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000