Tabletop rpg games becoming like the energizer bunny, that keeps on going and going and going ....

You know, i respect GMS in many ways, and i don't condone dismissing him lightly, as many have done in this thread. He's made a living from RPGs where many others have failed. It's only natural that every now and then he sounds an alarm call to the rest of the crazy fuckers out there that want to follow in his footsteps.

I say, hat's off and good luck to him and the others like him.

Quote from: The Butcher;411590If the industry is doomed!, what is this stupid fuck doing, still publishing and selling games? :rolleyes:

That was my thought. Perhaps he'll move on and spare us The Sharka.

Seanchai

Quote from: Seanchai;411653That was my thought. Perhaps he'll move on and spare us The Sharka.

Seanchai

I think you mean Skarka. Although maybe he has very sharp teeth.

Quote from: One Horse Town;411654I think you mean Skarka. Although maybe he has very sharp teeth.

I do mean Skarka. Apologies.

Seanchai

Quote from: One Horse Town;411651You know, i respect GMS in many ways, and i don't condone dismissing him lightly, as many have done in this thread. He's made a living from RPGs where many others have failed. It's only natural that every now and then he sounds an alarm call to the rest of the crazy fuckers out there that want to follow in his footsteps.

I think Skarka's a blowhard, but I've purchased and enjoyed many of his RPG products.

Quote from: Insufficient Metal;411657I think Skarka's a blowhard, but I've purchased and enjoyed many of his RPG products.

Sometimes there's a need for blowhards. This site here? You guessed it.

Dancey, Skarka, Mishler, etc ...

It's classic Skarka:

1. Post an unsupportable position (while frequently claiming that he has evidence to support his assertions - not that he'll let YOU see it, mind you).

2. Face a withering barrage of contradictory opinion.

3. In response, howls either that a) he's been misinterpreted; b) his critics are idiots; and/or c) the internet is full of poopyheads hateful and hostile to him - but especially RPG enthusiasts (whom he truly seems to loathe).

4. Repeat every 4 to 6 months.

Lord Hobie

Yet he remains, whilst many others in similar positions have folded.

Maybe there's a reason for that?

Quote from: One Horse Town;411661Yet he remains, whilst many others in similar positions have folded.

Maybe there's a reason for that?

You got me. I've lost count of the times he's said something to the effect of 'why do I continue to stay in this business?' on various fora.

Stubbornness, perhaps?

Lord Hobie

Quote from: Insufficient Metal;411657I think Skarka's a blowhard, but I've purchased and enjoyed many of his RPG products.

I think Skarka is a blowhard, and most of his RPG products are irrelevant to my gaming.

Quote from: One Horse Town;411661Yet he remains, whilst many others in similar positions have folded.

Maybe there's a reason for that?

QuotePalooka will battle anyone, anytime, anywhere - he seems to love it, even though he always takes a beating. After a terrific pounding at the hands of, for example, Kung-Fu Master, he'll just struggle to his feet and wobble back into the ring. His astonishing ability to absorb punishment leads one to suspect that during his long Warrior career Palooka has taken a few too many punches. Often, as an act of mercy, Nanny will step in to stop the fight.

Quote from: One Horse Town;411651You know, i respect GMS in many ways, and i don't condone dismissing him lightly, as many have done in this thread. He's made a living from RPGs where many others have failed. It's only natural that every now and then he sounds an alarm call to the rest of the crazy fuckers out there that want to follow in his footsteps.

I say, hat's off and good luck to him and the others like him.

That doesn't paint him in a particularly good light.

Quote from: One Horse Town;411661Yet he remains, whilst many others in similar positions have folded.

Maybe there's a reason for that?

His products seem small enough not to require huge investment or time (especially as pdfs). As opposed to some 300 page full colour impossile to read pdf. That's just an observation. The only game of his I ever owned was Underground. To be fair, that was pretty decent.