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Old 05-03-2021, 08:41 AM   #39
Kromm
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Default Re: How to Be a GURPS GM: Managing Expectations

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Originally Posted by Anders View Post

Now I'm sad.
Me, too. The delusion that there are loads of realism- and simulation-oriented gamers out there, and that all GURPS needs for success is louder screaming to reach those people, has proven nearly impossible to dispel. Reality is that most gamers don't care about that stuff at all, so shouting that GURPS does that stuff well is actively repelling new blood. But those doing the shouting remain safely ensconced in echo chambers that agree with them and not with my previous two sentences.
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