Re: Newsgroup suggestions - for moderators

From: madcentral@aol.com (MadCentral)

Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0000

>>You haven't played enough free games then. I can name a lot of RPG PBMs
running forfree that crap on their paying counterparts, because the GM is
fuelled by
anthusiasm rather than the desire to make a living.<<

Actually, I wasn't really referring to Interactive Fiction Style RPGs, but in
reflection I can see I didnt make that clear, so sorry about that.

Although, actually, I've played about fifty free RPGs and never yet found one
to match up with the pay-to-play ones I've been in.  Yeah, the writing is often
as good, but I like to be in a game with plenty of other real PCs run by
players... non-paying games don't run games with 100+ players... if you know
otherwise please tell me.  I simply don't think that somebody running a free
game when they have the time (even if quite reliable) for 15 players is the
same as something like, say, Exile... which is a truly cool RPG..   Or Chaos
Trail, which is also pretty neat.

>>Granted, there are lots of good pay-by-mail play-by-mail games, but to state
that
quality is exclusive to those which you have to pay for is insulting to the
other
free PBM GMs who strive for the same.<<

I didn't state any such thing.  Please don't put words in my mouth.  I hate
that.
I simply said they weren't the same kettle of fish... and they aren't.  Maybe
there's one rare game that is edging on commercial-level and maybe there are
some poor commercial ones qhich should really be free.  But you know, and I
know, that commercial PBM games are generally in a different ballpark entirely.
 If they weren't, thousands of people wouldn't pay to play them.. they'd play
the free ones... for free.  Stands to reason.  PBMers aren't dumb!

Taking my simple comments as a mark against free pbm games seems to be the sort
of thing that causes all these heated disagreements I see on Rec.Games.PBM.  I
like free PBM games.  I think they're cool.  But they have their place and
commercial ones have their place too.

Steve Tierney
-Madhouse UK

References

Re: Newsgroup suggestions - for moderators
Roy <roy@the-isles.demon.co.uk>
Tue, 15 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0000

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Re: Newsgroup suggestions - for moderators
Roy <roy@the-isles.demon.co.uk>
Tue, 15 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0000