What is the future of Dungeon Fantasy? - Page 11

The Cardinal · 08-25-2009, 05:37 AM

I'd buy a subscribtion in a heartbeat!

Items of interest:

- Dungeon Fantasy

- all "toys": spaceships, guns, vehicles of all kind, etc.

- all monster stuff: bestiary, creatures of the night, etc.

...and I still would *love* to see a sf equivalent to DF: A sf/action/horror/military/bughunt game in the style of Pitch Black, Gears of War, Halo, Aliens, Predator, Lost Planet, Resistance, Doom, etc. - call it Dungeon Future or Bug Space or Space Hunt or whatever...

maximara · 09-01-2009, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Rev. Pee Kitty

Pomphis pretty much nailed this one -- doing that would be a small slap to everyone who bought the ebooks as soon as they came out. I'm not going to say 'never', but I'd be somewhat surprised. I think the books will prove their value equally well whether you buy them now or later, and whether you buy them singly or all together.

I don't see this as it happens with paperback books series all the time.

The Robotech novelizations and Aspen's Myth series are two examples I can think of right off the top of my head. The "bundles" are cheaper than the individual books were unless you bought them a long time ago.

This situation is even truer of comic books--generally TPB are cheaper then then the total price of the individual issues (hardcover editions are the noted exception)

mib2932 · 09-01-2009, 12:53 PM

I have a number of TV show "subscriptions" on Amazon. When a new episode comes out, they bill my CC, send me an email, add it to my video library, and push a copy out to my TiVo automatically.

Buzzardo · 09-01-2009, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by The Cardinal

I'd buy a subscribtion in a heartbeat!

Items of interest:

- Dungeon Fantasy

- all "toys": spaceships, guns, vehicles of all kind, etc.

- all monster stuff: bestiary, creatures of the night, etc.

...and I still would *love* to see a sf equivalent to DF: A sf/action/horror/military/bughunt game in the style of Pitch Black, Gears of War, Halo, Aliens, Predator, Lost Planet, Resistance, Doom, etc. - call it Dungeon Future or Bug Space or Space Hunt or whatever...

You know, a build-your-own subscription feature in e23 would rock. Or perhaps an auto-buy checkbox next to various product lines, so that every new DF (for example) item is added to my pile o' PDFs and billed to my credit card and the system sends me e-mail to tell me to download the thing. That'd be about the fastestest way for SJG to separate me from my money, and I'd get what I want, so it'd be a win-win.

The Fox · 09-01-2009, 01:43 PM

This is about the time in any thread where I come in and dash everyone's hopes and dreams. Sorry folks.

Subscriptions like the ones proposed here aren't something you're likely to see on e23. The reason being, of course, the ever-nebulous Technical Issues. Our backend simply is not up to the task.

Buzzardo · 09-01-2009, 01:56 PM

I figured you'd slink (that's what foxes do, right?) by to tell us it can't be done. But if we don't dream and ask, we won't get what we want when (and if) things change somewhere down the road, long down the road as it may be.

The Fox · 09-01-2009, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Buzzardo

I figured you'd slink (that's what foxes do, right?) by to tell us it can't be done. But if we don't dream and ask, we won't get what we want when (and if) things change somewhere down the road, long down the road as it may be.

Oh, absolutely! It's good to know what users want out of the service. I just didn't want anyone to get their hopes up, since I know for a fact this is beyond our feeble powers right now. (I swear, I should just stick Crusher of Dreams in my forum user title.)

Crakkerjakk · 09-01-2009, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by The Fox

Oh, absolutely! It's good to know what users want out of the service. I just didn't want anyone to get their hopes up, since I know for a fact this is beyond our feeble powers right now. (I swear, I should just stick Crusher of Dreams in my forum user title.)

But...but... you have too many...

Turhan's Bey Company · 09-01-2009, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Crakkerjakk

But...but... you have too many...

Small company. People wear lots of hats.

The Cardinal · 09-02-2009, 03:45 AM

Now for something slightly different...

Imagine this: a GURPS Dungeon Fantasy box set - for $50!

Would you buy it?
What should be in there?
Would you pay for a $60 or even $75 box set *if* it included more stuff? What stuff?

08-25-2009, 05:37 AM	#101
The Cardinal Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Germany	Re: What is the future of Dungeon Fantasy? I'd buy a subscribtion in a heartbeat! Items of interest: - Dungeon Fantasy - all "toys": spaceships, guns, vehicles of all kind, etc. - all monster stuff: bestiary, creatures of the night, etc. ...and I still would love to see a sf equivalent to DF: A sf/action/horror/military/bughunt game in the style of Pitch Black, Gears of War, Halo, Aliens, Predator, Lost Planet, Resistance, Doom, etc. - call it Dungeon Future or Bug Space or Space Hunt or whatever...

09-01-2009, 12:53 PM	#103
mib2932 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Isanti, MN	Re: What is the future of Dungeon Fantasy? I have a number of TV show "subscriptions" on Amazon. When a new episode comes out, they bill my CC, send me an email, add it to my video library, and push a copy out to my TiVo automatically.

09-01-2009, 01:43 PM	#105
The Fox Not-So-Secret Master /.\ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Austin, TX	Re: What is the future of Dungeon Fantasy? This is about the time in any thread where I come in and dash everyone's hopes and dreams. Sorry folks. Subscriptions like the ones proposed here aren't something you're likely to see on e23. The reason being, of course, the ever-nebulous Technical Issues. Our backend simply is not up to the task. __________________ Fox Barrett Ogre Correspondent

09-01-2009, 01:56 PM	#106
Buzzardo Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Austin, TX	Re: What is the future of Dungeon Fantasy? I figured you'd slink (that's what foxes do, right?) by to tell us it can't be done. But if we don't dream and ask, we won't get what we want when (and if) things change somewhere down the road, long down the road as it may be.

09-02-2009, 03:45 AM	#110
The Cardinal Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Germany	Re: What is the future of Dungeon Fantasy? Now for something slightly different... Imagine this: a GURPS Dungeon Fantasy box set - for $50! Would you buy it? What should be in there? Would you pay for a $60 or even $75 box set if it included more stuff? What stuff?