on the money man 100 percent
--- Albert Farr� Benet <cibernyam_at_...> wrote:
> Well, after so many years of GW games, ones sees how
> it works and is not
> surprised at all when they "delete" or "forget" a
> game to sell it again with
> a few core changes but a whole new layout.
> After so many years (and growin' old, of course) one
> realizes that is
> absolutely not necessary to agree with GW comercial
> attitude but it has to
> be assumed that, for them, this is just bussiness,
> and nothing more.
> After so many years (again) one does not bother
> about new releases, new
> editions or new stuff BUT one does care to keep
> contact with other players
> and to accept new challenges.
> After so many years (ehem...) one sees that:
>
> - Most of GW players-Addicts which started at 13-15
> years leave their hobbie
> in 2-3 years.
> - The other, keep playing for some time (say 4-5
> years) and then there are
> three possibilities:
> 1 they leave miniature painting and boardgaming fed
> up with GW comercial
> attitude (welcome to reality), or for personal
> reasons (work,
> girlfriend,...)
> 2 they discover 15 mm historical miniature games
> which are cheaper, easier,
> more balanced and more interesting (if you like
> history,politics or
> military) like DBM, DBA,... or even play Fantasy
> battles with 15 mm rules (
> oh!... these miniatures are REALLY cheap)
> 3 they slow their gaming frecuency due to economic
> reasons, work,
> university, girlfriend,... BUT keep gaming every
> ____ (put your case)(like
> myself). These tend to become inmobile with a
> certain core rules (which, in
> their opinion, are THE BEST) and don't care very
> much if GW has a new
>
Super-mega-hyper-Imperator-Titan-which-crunches-the-opposite-army-before-you-say-Pen�lopeCruz.
>
> This is because, after some (or so many, if you
> like) years of gaming, one
> knows how to play a balanced game and well,
> ...ehem... is good at it.
>
> SO...
> Dr Cibernyam thinks that, it doesn't matter what
> form new SM (or Epic) will
> have, while we (I mean, myself and anyone who wants)
> keep playing and
> enjoying it. If there is no new Epic, we use older
> rules. If New Epic is
> Worst than the last One (Is it possible?) then we
> use older rules. If New
> Epic doesn't change very much (the most probable
> future), we look at it, say
> "it's the same" and keep playing the same. And...if
> New Epic is cooler than
> ever (and I become a Hollywood star, and there is no
> famine in the world,
> and Jar-Jar-Bins is horribly mutilated...) then we
> can take it's highlights
> and adapt them to Net Epic.
>
> I don't know know if you agree with my opinion,
> but... they do it for
> bussiness, I do it for fun and enjoyment.
>
> I would like to know if the chronologic situation
> described above is the
> same in your cities, countries, etc... for in
> Barcelona and Majorca,
> absolutely is.
>
>
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Received on Tue May 16 2000 - 12:25:24 UTC