Re: [DL] The Good, The Dead, and The Supported

["Michael Sprague" <mds@rochester.rr.com>]

Chuckle, I play mainly the HERO System, and get the same grief.  Never mind
that HERO Games put out more stuff last year than in any year of their past
existence!  On the other hand, their stuff is finally starting to show up in
some of the smaller local game stores.

Hmmm, now that I think about it, maybe I am a bit elitist as well.  :-)  I
refuse to play anything d20, and I am very picky about which systems I
use/play.  The HERO System is number one with me, and it would be extremely
difficult for ANY other system to replace that.  But I also like the
Deadlands stuff, Shadowrun and to a lesser extent, GURPS.  I'm going to get
Savage Worlds and give it a shot as well, and the Tri-Stat System from GOO
looks worth a shot as well.

~ Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "David R Goecke" <mightygecko@juno.com>
To: <deadlands@gamerz.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 2:19 AM
Subject: Re: [DL] The Good, The Dead, and The Supported


> Someone mentioned forming a lynch mob? I'm in.
>
> I can hardly beleive the stuff I'm hearing. the guy rolling his eyes...
> it's almost like there's an elitist preppy group among gamers! While in
> highschool  when we were all being laughed at by the trendy kids in
> polo-shirts and sweaters for wearing our Optimus Prime t-shirts, there
> seems to be a similar group among us gamer geeks!
>
> "Pinnacle? Steve Jackson? *gufaw* Why, that's so unsupported. I only get
> my gaming needs filled by Wizards of the Coast."
>
> Pardon me while I bash him over the head with my spitoon full of Fate
> Chips.
>
> David "I got yer 'dead system' right here, buddy!" Goecke
>
>
> On Fri, 09 May 2003 16:45:04 -0600 "Michael Maguire"
> <mikejmaguire@hotmail.com> writes:
> > I received a similar spiel from my local store when I tried to order
> > in some
> > Deadlands books...  I was informed they weren't able to get them
> > since it
> > was considered a "dead" system.
> >
> > I took my business to a competitors store and had my books in hand
> > about 2
> > weeks later.
> >
> > My only comment to the manager at the first store was, "Dead? Wow...
> >
> > somebody should tell Shane Hensley that.   Most folks don't print
> > this much
> > stuff for a dead system."
> >
> > Suffice to say I don't bother shopping there anymore.
> >
> > Mac
> >
> >
> > ----Original Message Follows----
> > From: "Matthew Pulido" <talison@netnitco.net>
> > Reply-To: deadlands@gamerz.net
> > To: <deadlands@gamerz.net>
> > Subject: Re: [DL] Special Viewing of The Good, the Bad, and the
> > Ugly"
> > Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 23:28:12 -0500
> >
> > OT, I was talking to my game store asking about running Deadlands in
> > there
> > and the guy told me he considers it an unsupported system so he'd
> > prefer if
> > I didn't use store space for it.
> >
> > Talison
> >
> >
> >
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