Re: Bye everyone!

From: matt_scuri@hp.com

Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 00:00:00 +0000

In article <7acsn6$1j7d@news1.newsguy.com>,
  lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl) wrote:
> "Jon B." <jbbiz1@aol.com> writes:
>
> > What exactly has happened to PBM/PBEM to cause it to deteriorate and become
> > boring; beyond the obvious - realtime "video games" which have effectively
> > destroyed the strategic/thinking mind?
>
> Then why are PC "strategic wargames" so popular? More and more have
> play-by-email options. Why is VGA Planets so popular? Things are
> changing, sure, but I don't find the field boring at all.
>
> >>>First off I have never posted to this group before, but I do have a fair

backgrounds in PBMs/PBEMs.  I started way way back when PBM was the ONLY way
to play Space Empire type games.  I remember paying a fortune ($15 startup
fees, $5-20 dollar turns) back in 1983-87 to play Supernova (which I helped
design, Stellar empires, and a few others.  I am a whole lot happier playing
Stars! and VGA Planets since 1) Turn fees are zero thus limiting my
investment to initial purchase of a program ($49.95 at most) 2) Turns are
faster and more accurate (I remember feeling very ripped off when I filled
out bubble sheets and punch cards for orders, seemed unfair to charge me for
running something through the computer) 3) I can play several games at once
and THEY END!!! With a Victor! Waddya know!  4) The community of turn-based
strategy PC games is very very well established and growing <check out the
Stars! or VGA Planets newsgroups sometime> and lastly the complexity of these
games is much greater than the average PBM.

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References

Re: Bye everyone!
"Jon B." <jbbiz1@aol.com>
Mon, 15 Feb 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Bye everyone!
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Tue, 16 Feb 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Re: Bye everyone!
"Jon B." <jbbiz1@aol.com>
Mon, 15 Feb 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Bye everyone!
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Tue, 16 Feb 1999 00:00:00 +0000