Re: Newsgroup suggestions - for moderators

From: kmgraphiks@aol.com (KMGraphiks)

Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0000

> I've nothing against that in particular, but the comments about 'why pay for
> turns' seemed a bit out of touch to me.

You really think so?

Here's the passage in question...
"With all these free PBM games available, why pay for turns? Generally, but not
always, a game run for profit by a commercial company will be around longer,
will offer better service, and will provide a more 'polished' gaming
experience. We realize that exceptions abound, and that many commercial games
have 'gone under' without refunding their customers' accounts. The best advice
is to find a game you like and then, if it's not free, decide whether you can
afford it. No PBM company makes a lot of profit: the turn fees are usually not
much above the cost of labor and supplies. If you do think a company is
charging a high turn fee, let them know and remind them of all the free games
out there..."

Personally, I think it's a pretty even-handed approach to free vs. pay games. I
may have to reconsider that last line though. I had a couple of games in mind
when it was written but didn't consider that some players who just hate to pay
anything might harass their moderators over perfectly reasonable turn fees.

> Not that free games are bad.  They are a lot of fun.  Fine to pass the time.
> But I'm sorry, comparing Food Chain to, say, Middle Earth... is plain silly.

True, but I'd favorably compare VGA Planets to lots of the simpler pay games
out there.

Ken Mitchell
Ken Mitchell Graphics
The PBM Report
http://www.tightbeam.com/pbm-report

References

Re: Newsgroup suggestions - for moderators
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Tue, 15 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0000