[UA] Albino Love (OT)

[thanatos]

>===== Original Message From James Knevitt <ua at lists.uchicago.edu> =====
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Royal Minister of Stuff" <yokeltania at yahoo.com>
>
>> Seriously, though, elitism is a HUMUNGOUS problem in
>> gaming society.  I slip into every now and then and
>> one of the reasons I avoid Wwolfness is that there
>> just seems to be an air of "Better-than-thou" ness to
>> the whole milieu.  Maybe I'm wrong, but this is an
>> opinion thing, not a research thing.
>
>
>And who hasn't been guilty of dissing WotC every now and then? Cursed the
>viral d20 expansion? I know I do it all the time. Hell, if d20 out-and-out
>comes to UA (apart form AotM and other standalone products) I'm outta here.

I think it was Ray Winninger who first likened the average RPG company to a 
shark--it had to keep moving forward, or else it would drown.  RPG companies 
can't rely on backstock orders.  They need new and shiny things to attract the 
attention of distributors.  As an example, a friend of mine put out a 
magazine.  One distributor routinely sold out within the first week, issue 
after issue.  He knows this because he lives within driving distance of the 
distributor, and they let the public come in and buy off the shelf.  He 
constantly asked them if they wanted to reorder, or order more next time 
around, and each time, they said, "Nope," content to sell that many and no 
more.  The d20 boom is very nice, because it gives (gave) companies a shot in 
the arm.  Sadly, like all boom and bust cycles, the market is approaching 
saturation, but several interesting products have made it through the door, 
not the least of which is the CoC book.  WHat needs to happen is for retailers 
and distributors to remember which companies put out quality d20 products, and 
call on them when the boom goes bust.

"Selling out?  We have a word for that where I come from.  It means, 'Not 
Starving.'" - Doonesbury

The Empire Never Ended.
  -- _Valis,_ Philip K. Dick


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