Re: [BNW] Re: bnw-digest.19990926

["Mark Metzner" <manitou_joe@hotmail.com>]

It is--if the books were planned a year down the line then the perception 
would be wrong--But  in this case those books, BNW Rulebook and Ravaged 
Earth were  out within a span of time that the proofs probably sat side by 
side for final approval--and that's a cheat, it intentional sorting of 
information in an attempt to make me spend 55.00 dollars on a game rather 
than merely 30.00.

I should be able to make that decision based on the quality of the
material--not based on the fact that if I want mentalist packages, or what 
have you that I need to buy the next book.

>>Wait a minute.  Time out.  This isn't really fair.  Matt and Co. have many 
>>books on the plate at one time.  Now, in Deadlands, Pinnacle has recieved 
>>a number of complaints about waiting for a month for a setting book after 
>>the core game book is released.  The fact that Matt had all three releases 
>>sent out at the same time, I think, was a good thing.  And so did all the 
>>stores that bought from my local distributor.  In other words, they sold 
>>more "sets" because people generally LIKE the idea that they can get it 
>>all in one big scoop.

Most companies release a separate setting book all it's own (ie Quick and 
the Dead, the Wasted West, Star*Drive, San Angelo, etc.).  It's
not Matt's fault, not Pinnacle's, it's the way of the industry.  If you 
don't like it, make your own world.  Fill-in whatever gaps you find in the 
main book with your own info.  But let's stop trashing Matt with all these 
posts that really boil down to insuinating that Matt and Pinnacle are being 
greedy and insensitive.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  
Otherwise, he wouldn't even be responding to your emails, much less be a 
part of any listserv.

I'll be blunt.  Matt's got to eat.  He's got a family to support.  Bills to 
pay.  So does everyone at Pinnacle.  In fact, so do I.  And so does everyone 
else.  No one should have to apologize about trying to make a living.  Hell, 
the more books he sells, the more he makes.  Yes, it'd be grand to have one 
book for 30 bucks that did everything.  But then every company who did that 
would have to close it's doors and go back to selling insurance or whatever 
to make ends meet.  Let's be realistic.

I think that Matt made his point.  He even offered to refund your money on 
it.  We've heard how you're upset and why, so let's kill this thread.  
Personally, I don't agree with your opinions, I think things are fine the 
way they are, and I was THRILLED to grab everything at once, rather than 
having to wait.

Seeya,
Mark M.





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