I think that widespread dissemination of information about the game, such as on this digest, would be counterproductive. I think it should only be disclosed in actual playtests or in the context of the game's ongoing development.>>
Peter Metcalfe:
<<Bolloxs. There has already been discussion of the game FYI and to imagine
that the game is so fragile we must avoid all discussion of it lest We
Utterly Ruin It by Malicious and Spiteful Criticism is rather hypersensitive
methinks.
BTW did you tell people at the German Con to avoid discussing it for similar reasons? If not, why not?>>
I have to completely agree with Peter on this one - and I speak as somebody who doesn't really care, since I'll get to find out what I want to know at Convulsion next month anyway. If the game can only be discussed in the context of playtesting, then one wonders why Robin bothered holding a seminar on it at GloranthaCon (in addition to the playtest sessions) or whether people in the playtests were barred from discussing it with anyone else at the Con.
Good grief, I think most of us here are adult enough to realise that the game is unfinished and that they can deal with it responsibly and in a constructive fashion. If people unable to attend the playtests (and there must be many Gloranthaphiles who can't) are banned from making any contribution to the development of the game, why bother having playtests at all?
As I say, it doesn't really bother me, but since it seems to bother some other people (presumably mostly those who can't attend Convulsion) I don't see why it shouldn't be discussed. Are you (all those who've made such comments, not Simon specifically) seriously claiming that nobody can discuss these things intelligently outside of a playtest session and that the game will somehow be sabotaged if they do? The only argument I've seen is that people might object to the game because it does or does not include specific features they like/dislike. Well, if that's true isn't this just the sort of thing Issaries should know? Restricting the number of people permitted to register their views hardly seems likely to encourage this!
Unless Issaries specifically orders me not to, I for one, will be quite happy to e-mail some outline details of the new game to anyone who is interested. Together with a note explaining that the details are not finalised and may be subject to change. I just can't see your problem...
Forward the glorious Red Army!
Trotsky
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