From:	Bruce gyro@********.co.za
Subject:	Deciper press release link
Date:	Fri, 10 Sep 1999 16:16:23 +0200

From: Mad Hamish <h_laws@**********.utas.edu.au>
Date: 10 September 1999 04:12
Subject: Re: Deciper press release link


>At 09:40 8/09/99 +0200, Bruce wrote:
>>
>>Earthdawn wasnt all that great to begin with. As evidinced by poor
>>sales.
>
>If sales make something great AD&D and Vampire are better than SR.
>And Rifts is better than Ars Magica...

Well, actually the fun people have playing makes a product great.
People who have fun
with something they buy will recommend it to friends and so on... ie.
It will sell, your
perceived notion of quality aside. So maybe Vampire is a better game
than SR
in my opinion. Does that matter? Does that make SR a lesser game to
the rest of the
list members or the RPG buying public? NO.

>>I get the impression that you feel that SR3 was not needed. Think
>>again
>>
>Not needed, but useful would be my view of it.

It was needed in the sense that it compiles the rules from several
core rather neatly and makes essential rules changes that make the
game playable and presentation changes that make the book attractive
to potential buyers. It was needed by FASA in terms of sales to keep
the line alive and on our side in terms of going forward with a solid
set of rules.