| From: | Steven A. Tinner bluewizard@*****.com |
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| Subject: | SR Future Products and such |
| Date: | Tue, 17 Aug 1999 22:54:12 -0400 |
>players from around the globe. Tom was not a pud. He had some problems, I'm
>sure. As everyone does. Please recall that he was one of the people that
>invented this game to begin with. You gotta' give the guy some credit.
I can agree with that. Dowd set up a nice framework, but IMO the world is in
better hands now.
>(and somehow I don't see FASA Interactive as being a step down. I'm
>practically positive that FASA computer games make more than the RPG line).
Well, anything can be a step down if you're being forced to go. ;-)
I have no idea personally if that's the case, but there are rumors that
point that direction.
As for the profitability. I beg to differ.
When you consider the time frame needed to make a single Battletech game (At
least 1 year or more) and compare that to the few months of actual work that
go into a single SR book.
Factor in the need for multitudes of programmers, compared to a few writers
for SR, and add in the fact that there's a TON of fans that CAN and DO write
games on spec for FASA (several cents per word payment) compared to the BIG
money that programmers earn.
Computers that can handle a big programming job cost $$$ The old Apples that
SR is composed on are dirt cheap.
Consider the massive advertising needed for Mechwarrior 3, compared to free
previews in Dragon and Inquest for SR.
And lastly recall that ALL of FASA Interactives titles have been
produced/distributed by thrid or fourth parties, who all get a share of the
revenue.
I can almost GUARANTEE that FASA's rpg lines make more cash per item than
FASA Int.
Of course, since video games have a wider audience, they are sure to sell
more units, making a higher total gross.
Wanna know who probably makes the most cash for FASA?
Ral Partha! ;-)
Steven A. Tinner
bluewizard@*****.com
http://listen.to/tinner
"God is my co-pilot, but the Devil is my bombardier."
