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From: "Brad Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, January 01, 1999 2:22 AM
Subject: RE: [Open_Gaming] Market Share
> > I keep reading messages from folks who seem certain that D20 is going to
> > both increase the number of D20 players and reduce the number of
> > players of
> > other games.
>
> I am far from certain, but the logic of the argument is sound. The whole
> think might flop in our faces, or it might just bubble along happily as a
> niche market without ever exploding into its full potential. We'll have
to
> wait and see.
Please illuminate me then. . . I don't see how the succes of D20 , which I
do think will be successful, is going to impact the rest of the established
gaming industry negatively. That is what I don't see. Say we have 100
total gamers in the world and 15 of them play games other than d20. I don't
see this "situation" changing. What I do see possible and actually hope for
is that the number of gamers rises to 200. There is a great possiblility
that there will still be 15 gamers playing the other games. It is even more
likley that another 5 or so from the additional 100 will end up playing
other games because D20 doesn't suit their desires. Sure this means that
where once 15% of the gamers were playing other games and now only 10% are,
but the actual number of "gamers playing other games" has gone up. This is
a win for those companies that make other games. They don't need to
increase the percentage of the market, just the numbers.
Later,
Ryan Fisk
Riinamiib Isirk (for the Vilani in the audience)
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