| From: | GRANITE granite@**.net |
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| Subject: | Why ED failed (Was - Deciper press release link) |
| Date: | Fri, 10 Sep 1999 17:09:10 -0700 |
> of '93") that ED failed, but the big one was that it was inaccessibile to a
> good number of gamers.
A really big reason there was nothing that could save ED IMO was the
lack or real advertising..That problem infects all of the lines for
FASA as well as other companies..Yea sure..all us gamers know about
the lines..and even obscure one shot systems..BUT..Real..Nope wrong
word..Norm...No..Regular people haven't got a clue that RPing
exists..For that matter those that have half a clue don't realise
that there are other games beyond D&D much less that D&D still exists
as a gaming world..So how the heck are they expecting to draw/drag in
new customers..The only game I have ever seen advertised in TV is
AD&D..and Magic TCCG [flat crack]..That was a long time ago and I
believe that the advertising was restricted to the local area..IF a
company wants to keep a game alive they have to advertise it..I still
see adverts for Life and Monopoly on TV..Who are our gaming companies
to think they don't have to do this too...Ok..I'll stop ranting..but
I have seen more things dissapear due to this fundamental rule of
business..Nobody will buy things they don't know about..
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