What GURPS needs... now

[philosophyguy]

Originally Posted by trooper6

This thread makes GURPS players seem conservative, short-sighted, and overly defensive. Other RPG companies are sponsoring streams to help get their games a higher profile...to advertise and increase interest. And the news from Green Ronin regarding the Tal'Dorei campaign guide shows that an exceptionally popular stream can translate to exceptional sales of game books. And the response to the idea that maybe GURPS should also pursue a sponsored stream and/or Roll20 integration? We don't need that. That wouldn't be GURPS. The response that we could use campaign adventures? We don't need that. Adventures are impossible, or GURPS players are the types who build everything ourselves...other types of products would be pointless to me, so why produce them?

Quoted for truth. I'm a relatively new advocate for GURPS. I started purchasing books about four years ago, began running games, and even started a blog (although that experiment has been paused for a while due to other life issues). But, if this thread is representative of the GURPS community, then I feel like I'm wasting my time trying to bring more people into this game because the community isn't so closed-minded. I'd like to think that's not true, but it's hard to think otherwise when idea after idea are shot down on the basis of "that's not what I'd like" or "that won't solve all our problems" or even "if you're having a problem then you're doing it wrong."

Here's a suggestion. If you're going to say why a solution doesn't work for you, be constructive. Explain what you did to overcome that challenge instead, and help build the resources this community can offer.