| From: | mneideng@****.caltech.edu (Mark L. Neidengard) |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: FW: Invae |
| Date: | Thu, 18 Apr 1996 23:40:55 -0700 (PDT) |
>
>that would depend on what he means(or you mean) by a radical departure
>from the world premise. If you ever read the UB sourcebook, you're aware
>that the UB had infiltrated bugs into all levels of megacorporate and
>governmental beurocracy, including the upper levels. Thus the idea that
>they were there in those positions isn't a question or change from
>anything, rather a stated FASA reality. Doesn't mean you(or I) have to
>like it, but it was real at one point.
So _that's_ why there was such a flap over the Universal Brotherhood. I
suppose it's a good thing I didn't know what that sourcebook contained until
now, or I would have ranted sooner. =| I could do so now, but it would be
somewhat after the fact. =)
>
>I suspect(personal opinion now) that most of the corps have purged
>99.99999% of the bugs from thier ranks, and the same with the
>governments. That doesn't mean that there aren't a few left and that
>there aren't new bugs put in place since August 2055, just that there
>aren't very many left.
If this whole UB thing is canon, I'd _urge_ this interpretation in the
interest of sanity and damage control.
>I partially agree. I don't think that there's even a thousandth of the
>number of bugs that Randy suggests(sorry, Randy, but that's my take on it
>based on the Bug City sourcebook), but I'm not sure that Randy needs to
>offer up too many specifics about what he wants to do. After all, that
>spoils the surprise. :)
I agree that there are problems with full disclosure, but there are certain
surprises that I don't particularly like. I'd rather have beef with an idea
at the outset and try to reach a collaborative solution early, rather than
butt heads later when there is little or no hope of a consistent solution to
differences. I think our periodic differences of opinion (and the, I hope,
amiable solutions we've reached) highlight the wisdom of early feedback.
>
>Brian
Mark
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