Re: Paying for games

From: rpeiper@webfreaks.net (Richard peiper)

Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 00:00:00 +0000

As an avid free and commercial PBeMer I feel I should comment.

In every game I am in I know exactly when they run off the top of my
head, and as such I sit avidly by waiting for the turn to show up.
When I hear that ding of new mail I quickly rush to see if that is the
turn coming out... if it is an hour late I am on the phone to the GM
asking what is wrong.

The *ONLY* reason why I prefer PBM over PBeM is for the
"immersiveness" of the PBM turn result with the graphics, colour, etc.
But most PBM results can be almost exactly duplicated using PDF or
other turn creators.

Richard

>What a load of rubbish.
>I'll tell you why. It's PBEM that has no future, not PBM. The reason
>is simple - people simply are not prepared to pay a reasonable turn
>fee to play email only games. How many times do you see the posting on
>here... 'help people I'm looking for a game that will give me so much
>pleasure that I will give up sex forthwith... oh yes, and it has to be
>free' or something along those lines? The reasoning is that it costs
>nothing for you to send me an email so why do I need to pay for it. Of
>course it's going to be harder and harder to find people to pay enough
>to keep a business running when all they get in return is an email.
>No, the future is PBM still as long as that market can adapt. My own
>football (football = soccer to you Americans) game has now been
>running for 6 years, we accept turns by email, we post match results
>onto the internet but the managers still look forward to the results
>package arriving with a great big thump on their doorstep. You just
>don't get that buzz getting an email! From my own experience my
>customers seem to think it's well worth paying for.
>
>
>Steve Walker
>Summit Soccerleague
>The Football Management Game
>http://www.summit.easynet.co.uk
>

References

Bye everyone!
Phil Shulkind <phil@phildee.demon.co.uk>
Sat, 13 Feb 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Bye everyone!
"Jon B." <jbbiz1@aol.com>
Mon, 15 Feb 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Bye everyone!
Shadowjack <peladon@peladon.demon.co.uk>
Mon, 15 Feb 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Paying for games
summit@easynet.co.uk (Steve Walker)
Tue, 16 Feb 1999 00:00:00 +0000