07-24-2018, 06:40 PM | #21 |
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Canada
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07-24-2018, 06:54 PM | #22 |
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: USA, Arizona, Mesa
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Re: Public Announcement
This announcement has so many terrible emotions clashing in my heart right now.
I think the most poignant point, though, is the loss of the fantastic entry point for GURPS freelance writers. This is going to hurt, both for those wanting to start writing professionally and for those whom Pyramid has been a timely side hustle. |
07-24-2018, 08:45 PM | #23 |
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Republic of Texas; FOS
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Re: Public Announcement
I was just considering re-subbing! Not soon enough, apparently.
It feels kinda like when the online weekly Pyramid went away... Time to buy some back issues. In the meantime, good luck. Adapt and thrive and keep up the good work.
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07-24-2018, 09:12 PM | #24 | |
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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I don't think concern is unwarranted. I find it difficult to interpret this choice as a sign that the GURPS line is doing better than ever.
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07-24-2018, 09:53 PM | #25 |
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: New Orleans, LA
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Re: Public Announcement
I went to Libertycon in 2009 where Steve Jackson gave a panel. I asked about Gurps' future and when that came up he made a comment about Pyramid that strongly indicated to me that it was a money sink...I am surprised it lasted as long as it did.
I think they're trying to "rally" Gurps by trimming things that aren't working for the line and this unfortunately seems the case with Pyramid. |
07-24-2018, 10:39 PM | #26 |
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Mannheim, Baden
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Re: Public Announcement
This is terrible. I've been subscribed ever since I could afford it (with a break for being broke and the Pyramid-3 being more expensive) and the prompt monthly delivery has been a joy to me. I realise you're doing this for business reasons, but it still feels like [Mod edit: We can do without the violent metaphors, thank you]. I am devastated.
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07-24-2018, 11:31 PM | #27 |
Join Date: Mar 2018
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sad news...
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07-25-2018, 12:28 AM | #28 |
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Cambridge, UK
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Re: Public Announcement
I suspect that what's happened is that print-on-demand, plus PDF sales on DTRPG, are making it look more profitable to spend person-hours on revising and collating the large mass of Pyramid v2 material, rather than editing new stuff.
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07-25-2018, 12:57 AM | #29 |
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Alameda, CA
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Bummer. I subscribed for a year earlier this week.
I understand why. I hope Pyramid will return.
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07-25-2018, 01:36 AM | #30 |
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Central Texas, north of Austin
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Re: Public Announcement
I think it would be cool if a "magazine" like Pyramid could return intermittently once a critical mass of varied material presented itself. Something in the vein of Ogrezine.
By not being forced to meet a deadline each month, maybe resources can be used to bring the strongest creations a little less regularly. It would still be cool to have an offering that could collect diverse material and user submissions that would not have to be as focused as the implied GURPS PDFs. |
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