Re: Re: disappointed

From: Benedict Adamson <yahoo_at_...>
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2003 21:44:04 +0000


jclebreu wrote:

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> And if i was so disapointed when i read this schedule, is perhaps i
> play for 10 years with the same characters (with runequest,
> herowars, and then a personal system),

To be frank, if you're the kind of person who's tried Hero Wars but plays their own system IN PREFERENCE to it, Issaries Inc. probably don't consider you as a core customer.

It's time for grognards to face facts: the commercial future of Glorantha is Hero Quest (= Hero Wars, 2nd Edition). Hero Wars is not currently in print (you can still get copies from stores, though), which means they effectively have no game system on which to hang supplements. Issaries Inc. has to publish Hero Quest to survive. They can not pay for the development of a different game system, or purchase the rights to an existing system (i.e. Runequest) even if they wanted to, which they do not.

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> Well, i know that issaries can't publish all the books they want,
> and the shedule is a question of choice, and i respect that.

Not merely personal preference; I suspect commercial realities are important too. I hope so; Issaries Inc. can not afford to employ even ONE person full time.

> But in my opinion, this schedule is dangerous

An assertion, like several of the assertions made recently about what Issaries Inc. should do, for which you present no evidence (rolls eyes), but merely equate what you would personally like with what Issaries Inc. should do (rolls eyes, again).

> (what will happen if
> not enough new plyers will be actracted by the new rules ?)

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I suspect the terrible truth is that Issaries Inc. will go bust, and Glorantha will die.

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