01-17-2017, 01:05 PM | #1 | |
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[GURPS 4.5/5 ED] GURPS Kickstart ? (Answer: NO)
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1. GURPS 4.5 Kickstart; 2. GURPS 5ed Kickstart; 3. CABAL 4ed (with RPM inside) Kickstart; Last,but not least, can we say that Dungeon Fantasy Kickstart was a success ? If yes, makes sense to have more GURPS KS campaigns, right ? |
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01-17-2017, 01:14 PM | #2 |
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Re: [GURPS 4.5/5 ED] GURPS Kickstart ?
In this thread, CEO Phil Reed said that there are no plans for a 5th edition.
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01-17-2017, 01:17 PM | #3 |
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Re: [GURPS 4.5/5 ED] GURPS Kickstart ?
It makes sense to have the right GURPS Kickstarters, not just to run them for their own sake. A Cabal book revised for the Infinite Worlds setting could indeed be a good thing, but there's no obvious need for a GURPS 4.5 or 5, and edition churn is a bad thing, IMHO.
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01-17-2017, 01:25 PM | #4 |
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Re: [GURPS 4.5/5 ED] GURPS Kickstart ?
We probably wont hear if SJG consider the Kickstarter and published hard copy books a success for awhile yet. As for a 4.5 or 5.0 Edition it has been stated many times there are no plans at this time and liekly wont be until a new publishing medium appears they want to use.
So wishing for it is pretty much a waste of time. That said...... An Alt GURPS collection, including things like the list Kromm posted of things he would have liked in Fourth Edition (I think it was the anniversary issue) and maybe some new material would be really cool and likely highly desired. As for GURPS Cabal that could be part of a Horror RPG set and might happen if they felt the DFRPG was a good move.
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01-17-2017, 01:33 PM | #5 | |
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Re: [GURPS 4.5/5 ED] GURPS Kickstart ?
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So many companies engage in this practice in order to generate buzz and new sales and hopefully attract new customers. However unless your new product is actually better than the old one you get bad press and push back afterwards. Various editions of D&D, New Coke, some foods, movie sequels, and others come to mind. Steve Jackson Games has a history that shows respect towards the customer base and does not try to sell us something "new" just for the sake of sales. They are more in the artistic vein and wont make a new edition just for sales but only when they feel they can add enough value to make it truly worthwhile.
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01-17-2017, 01:43 PM | #6 |
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Re: [GURPS 4.5/5 ED] GURPS Kickstart ?
The truth is as far as kickstarters go and boxed sets I wouldn't be interested in getting a GURPS 5th edition (or a 4.5) set.
i'm more interested in getting sets that simplifies GURPS for other gamers and creates genre sets. 1. Maybe some sort of simplified Science Fiction genre that fits for the Star Wars crowd. I normally would call it Space Opera something that could be reskinned easily to give that same feel. 2. Maybe a 1920's Adventure with some rules to add Magical things to it. i don't see RPM as adding to that simplification goal. I guess they could suggest something that isn't I might join a kickstarter for the right computer tools. I would love to see a really good tool for helping to create a game. It would winnow down the rules and the skill list (where you could grab a few extra then allow you to download nicely formatted lists for the players to be able to just check the list so the players don't get bogged down.
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01-17-2017, 01:45 PM | #7 |
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Re: [GURPS 4.5/5 ED] GURPS Kickstart ?
GURPS 5th edition is "projected" to be published in 2029.
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01-17-2017, 01:54 PM | #8 |
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Re: [GURPS 4.5/5 ED] GURPS Kickstart ?
I don't expect a 5th edition before a fully integrated Character Maker/Virtual Table Top/Personal Database is practical. That would open a lot of possibilities with releases designed for that integration from the start.
Now, I'd be all for a kickstarter for something like an official GURPS 4E Virtual Table Top if it had good support for setting switches and adventure modules (and imagine the E23 market for adventures or map packs).
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01-17-2017, 02:08 PM | #9 | |
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Re: [GURPS 4.5/5 ED] GURPS Kickstart ? (Answer: NO)
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In other words, if I may liken the whole DF RPG campaign to childbirth, what you saw on kickstarter.com was the conception. Right now, we're still barely into the first trimester. Quote:
(I just edited the thread title to drive that last point home.)
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