Re: [GZG] Re: Full Thrust Playtest? (Simon White)

[Doug Evans <devans@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Whoops! I missed that paragraph.

I've seen plenty of folks still playing original FTII, and more power to
them. Most folks on the list have admitted to some adjustment to the rules,
and there's still plenty of options to make it  your own game. However,

4)  '...put out something that people can use cross-group at cons or during
visits or whatever...' deserves it's own bullet, even if other things stay
in flux!

5) A new publication makes it a new game in some folks eyes. Those who may
have stumbled on the few glaring inconsistancies may give it another try.
Others try ANYTHING new.

Smacks of marketing, but Jon's not above that, nor should he be.

It's hardly like the flavor-of-the-month module/army book you get from SOME
companies. ;->=

The_Beast

Mr. Lerchey wrote on 10/27/2006 07:45:42 AM:

> John,
>
> I think that publishing (even if it's only PDF published)
> FT3 still has merit.  It allows for a few things that just
> allowing folks to "house rule" doesn't.
>
> 1) It makes it easier to introduce new space gamers into
> the fold.  It's fine if you can find a group that already
> plays, but that's not always the case.
>
> 2) It allows for many scattered components found in FT,
> MT, FB1, FB2, and multiple web sites to be consolidated
> into one place.  I'll buy a copy just for that.
>
> 3) It allows Jon to be the final arbiter of which version
> of some things that are still in flux (figher rules?) and
> put out something that people can use cross-group at cons
> or during visits or whatever.
>
> Just another thought on it. :)
>
> John
>
>

Mr. Tailby wrote on 10/27/2006 02:50:35 AM:
> > With all the full thrust gaming groups taking their rules off in
> > different directions and the game essentially being open
> source for so
> > long is there really any point in publishing new rules mechanisms?
> > Different gaming groups have taken their version of the
> game and run with
> > it so it's not really one game any more but thousands ofdifferent
> > versions.
> >
> > John -----


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