tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post6044048341480953490..comments2024-03-26T02:31:48.024-05:00Comments on Trollsmyth: Where the Pros Aretrollsmythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01895349218958093151noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-21084006559961528422009-07-08T19:32:00.881-05:002009-07-08T19:32:00.881-05:00I definitely (sadly) have been in the buys books/a...I definitely (sadly) have been in the buys books/argues online group more often than has friends to game with group.<br /><br />There's plenty of players were I live now. But for most of my life the biggest thing anyone could have done that I'd pay money for was provide gamers and provide a place to play which usually attracts the gamers.<br /><br />I don't agree that everything in the world is profitable. The definition of "hobby" is some activity lots of people do despite no one knowing how to make money off it.<br /><br />You rightly point out the RPG Industry isn't about the hobby of playing RPGs at all. It is really a segment of the book industry and their business is selling books.Norman J. Harman Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01319655075997712313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-84190275269415945812009-05-15T23:42:00.000-05:002009-05-15T23:42:00.000-05:00*chuckles* But I do what i can? ;3*chuckles* But I do what i can? ;3taicharahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213053468697534564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-88070866860400493862009-05-15T22:38:00.000-05:002009-05-15T22:38:00.000-05:00The do-it-yourself part is what I find most appeal...The do-it-yourself part is what I find most appealing about the hobby. What I could see a cadre of professionals providing is software infrastructure for tabletop-style gaming over the net; good software is hard enough that it would be worth paying more than pocket change for, and it can legitimately provide full-time occupation. But coding interfaces and maintaining databases isn't really what "professional game designers" are about.Joshua Macyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10838733328132877699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-18653726756889084572009-05-15T22:24:00.000-05:002009-05-15T22:24:00.000-05:00Definitely agree with the industry having differen...Definitely agree with the industry having different objectives to what hobbyists want.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457050225967190052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-48315401825386481672009-05-15T18:33:00.000-05:002009-05-15T18:33:00.000-05:00Excellent post, pretty much hits the nail on the h...Excellent post, pretty much hits the nail on the head. I don't get much, if any time to play and yet I still pick up the pathfinder adventure path, 4th ed. when it came out just so I could check it out and recently Dark Heresy. The last with no real intention of playing it, just love the setting and the obvious production value of the book.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06234869701106258699noreply@blogger.com