Re: [AD] US Playtest of Dungeon Now Starting

From: David desJardins <desj@math.berkeley.edu>

Date: Sun, 01 Nov 1998 00:00:00 +0000

Kerry Harrison <madhouse-usa@play-by-mail.com> writes:
> High text content, VERY high graphic content, make this a game which
> has already grown to be one of the larger open-ended PBMs in the world
> (500+ active players worldwide so far) and its *still in playtest*!!!
> What more do you need to know?

Why is it a *good* thing that the game is still being playtested?  I
think most people who pay to play games expect to get a finished game
for their money.  To me, a playtest implies that the rules or game world
might change without notice, that the game might be discontinued and
restarted, or that other steps might have to be taken to address those
problems identified in the playtesting process.  (If you know there
aren't any such problems, then what does it test?)  I wouldn't think a
player would be very happy to be paying $4 a turn to play a game, and
then find out after several turns that his or her character has to be
restarted from scratch (for example) in order to fix a problem
discovered in the game.

David desJardins

References

[AD] US Playtest of Dungeon Now Starting
"Kerry Harrison" <madhouse-usa@play-by-mail.com>
Sun, 01 Nov 1998 00:00:00 +0000

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[AD] US Playtest of Dungeon Now Starting
"Kerry Harrison" <madhouse-usa@play-by-mail.com>
Sun, 01 Nov 1998 00:00:00 +0000