> Off on a tangent, has anybody else noticed that since the PBEM started,
> traffic on the TML has dropped further and further off? Are ALL our
> heavy posters busy playing multiple characters? :)
I used to send something once in a while, but haven't in a long
time. The main reason being that, frankly, I don't own very
much Traveller stuff -- just the OT boxed set (which is why I'm
not currently trying to get into the PBEM :-) -- and while this
is fun on its own, I was just thinking about buying heavily
into MT stuff to "get current" and doing some things with it
when GDW managed to convince me the game's a dead end -- no
future. No reflection on the typical reader of this group, who
seems to be able to support the game well with little or no
help! The main reasons I still watch the list are for (1) the
fun physics, and (2) to watch the PBEM(s) (BTW, to the writers
who collate(d) that stuff -- *great job*! I can imagine how
much work it must be...). Let me know when some commercial
organization (not necessarily GDW) decides to support something
vaguely resembling OT or MT again, and my interest'll perk
right up...
Maybe we should buy the licenses and do it ourselves? Anybody
interested in working on TDR (under some other name, obviously
:-) on a percentage basis? The SPARC on my desk here at home
would make a fine desktop publishing station with just a little
work, and --
...Sorry, pipe dreaming again. Pay no attention to the loony behind
the CRT. We now return you to your regularly scheduled reality...
Bart Massey
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"Set FGMPs on stun!"
"Yes sir -- if you'll just turn your back for a moment,
I'll check that setting..."