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From: Alexander P. Macris
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 6:29 AM
Subject: [Open_Gaming] reply to Lizard
>How do you derive "All game publishers are inferior to WOTC" from "Random
>individual, apparently unconnected with a gaming company and with no stated
>game design experience, who wants to start with the D20 SRD and produce a
>better game in the same genre as D&D, targetting the same market, but with
>higher quality and lower cost"?
>
Random individual gives his background: I recently designed a miniature
wargame, Modern Spearhead, which sold out of its entire initial print run
and is now in its second printing. This is my third published design work. I
have also produced three separate computer game titles, coordinating
artwork, programming, and storyline. And I am CEO for an online computer
game company whose stated goal is to use digital distribution to topple the
retail boxopoly... So, you will forgive me if, when I see a $20 retail boxed
RPG, I think "I could do this better, or less."
As a datapoint. If my choices are:
1. The PHB as it is today for $20
2. A PDF download of the PHB (as it is now) for $1
I'll take option 1. $20 is not very much for convenient hardback book. As it
is it seems that nearly all of the PHB is going to be in the d20SRD which
will be available for free, I think you'll need to add considerable value to
the product to attract buyers.
-kenan
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