[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

RE: [DL] Re: SW 'Review'

From: Reemull <reemull@yahoo.co.uk>
> . i think it is getting a tombstone with brail for the markings. and
if
> you
> could read brail the tombstone would have enscribed upon its face,
> "here
> rests deadlands a great setting and system, until peg inc. ran it
> through the meat grinder called Savage worlds.

I think this is a little strong.  I would say that generally Shane's
instinct regarding Deadlands and how to go forward has been pretty
good,  problems have only arisen when "going forward" has meant him
passing the running of Deadlands on to someone else and even then he's
managed to bring it back from the brink.  In the past 3-4 years plenty
of other companies have gone to the wall and I think the fact that
Pinnacle and Deadlands still exist is because Shane is an ornery cuss
who invests in his company when pretty much everyone (maybe except the
fans) had abandoned it.

to this i must respond that you are correct shane has kept the game going when it more than likely should have faild.


Also from the sounds of it, although there are a bunch of loyal fans
who still bought Deadlands:classic/D20 books - it was an ever dwindling
number and it didn't really justify the continuing publishing of books.

to this i say you are more than right, i blame this on the fact that, in my opinion, gamers stick to the games they know, if a friend of mine had not picked the game up the game. and i am glad he did. the upside of this is that if gamers like the games that they play they are lifelong, and generally die hard fans. downside they dont branch out a whole lot.

So I guess using your analogy above, Deadlands was already in it's box
waiting to go under.  So SW may turn out to be the tombstone - however
it also might get Deadlands back out of it's box - time will tell.

i do hope that sw will save DL, but i dont think it will. i think DL loses its magic under the SW system.

As an aside regarding the rant that started all this.  This list has
always encouraged a Deadlands family sort of feel and in light of that
I think the profanity was out of order.  On a personal level I get the
list sent to my work email (well I need something to do over lunch :-)
) .  Such language sets the firewall alarm bells ringing - which I
could really do without.

and in regard to this i will try and watch my language, and i think i have done a fairly good job of recent. less some one pisses me off.

Thanks
Roy


your welcome
w.b. prescott

_________________________________________________________________
Enjoy the holiday season with great tips from MSN. http://special.msn.com/network/happyholidays.armx