Discussion on GURPS 4E Revised or Database

[johndallman]

Originally Posted by Raekai

But the work is already "done". It just needs to be organized, right? Sure, it might be semantics, but it's kind of true. Everything is there, it would just be an amazing new way to present material.

No, it's not "done". It would involve a complete redesign of their publication strategy and their "trade dress." It would involve a lot of re-editing of all the GRUPS products and a overturn of all their publishing processes. It would also be a scheme that, at present, has a lot of potential for failure, because it doesn't address the desires of a lot of buyers for hardcopy and would involve abandoning the FLGS market. And if it's to run on tablets without a full-time internet connection, it gets harder.

It is too soon to be trying something like this; it's not too soon to think about what would be involved, but SJG will want to decide in private about what to do.