We as the consumer have the ultimate say. If everyone quit playing
because of the bugs then I suppose Rich would fix all the problems in
the game before starting another. But basically as I understand it Rich
does not like changing running games.
Maybe he is just fed up with running this game completely?
Basil
Seehawk42@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 1/27/99 5:48:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, ssifu@hotmail.com
> writes:
>
> > Is this entire story going to start again ??
> > I think Rich is doing a great job running the
> > turns and since he is the GM, he will decide when
> > a bug should be fixed and when it is not nessecary
> > or too difficult to fix a bug.
> >
> > So please let him do his work instead of always
> > complaining.
>
> Dragonlord,
> you're missing the entire point. I would love to "let him do his work" but
> he's not. You are absolutely correct that only Rich can determine what a bug
> is a bug and when it should be fixed (I said so much in my previous email) but
> when he makes the determination he needs to inform us. Right now most bug
> reports are not even acknowledged by the GM so we players continue to grope
> through the game not knowing if we're "abusing" a bug or utilizing a feature
> and never knowing when or if the bug/feature will be fixed and yanked out from
> under us.
>
> I can't begin to imagine how complicated it is to write the code and run such
> a game. It must be a daunting task and I recognize that Rich must be busy.
> But, as we players are required by the rules to report possible bugs, I think
> it should be required for the GM to acknowledge such reports and keep the
> players updated on the repair. A simple 1 paragraph "note from the GM" at the
> top of the Oly Times each week would do the trick.
>
> Eric Nelson