Re: Just wondering.....

On Fri, 4 Jul 1997, Oerjan Ohlson wrote:

> As long as the points cost reflects the poor designs, I don't mind...

IMHO, that's the point. If the point values are good, it just means a 
change in tactics, and therefore the designs aren't truly inferior, as 
the *game* comparisons must always be point-for-point, not 
pound-for-pound (unless you use mass as a point system as some games do
:-) 

I use "inferior" here to mean "not worth the cost". Even the best ship
in 
the universe can be an inferior design if it's hideously overpriced.

Thus clarified, would anyone *buy* a product filled with knowingly 
inferior designs, just for the flavor or maybe for the challange of it?

E.g. "I know the Xyzzys suck, but their ships look cool. They die with 
panache! I like losing with style ('cause I can't win anyway)." or "I'll

play the Xyzzys so you might have a chance to win. I won't take a point 
handicap so this would look more equal than it really is."

Maybe some would, but I don't think the market's too wide...

Thus as a designer you're faced with the hard task of inventing
something 
new and different but equal, or simply raising the stakes and erring on 
the side of making newer stuff superior.

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