Re: Stoicism in the face of OOP?

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From: Shannon Appel (appel@chaosium.com)
Date: Wed 01 Apr 1998 - 21:40:38 EEST

>I find that a very odd statement. You mean that Team Issaries are
>monitoring the auction prices of Griffin Mountain, and deciding
>"$100? Way too little, let's wait until it hits $200, _then_ reprint
>it." (Yes, I know this is gross parody of any actual Chaosium attitude,
>and ignores several inconvenient facts about the practicalities of such
>a reprint (or revamping, as it would have to be).)

To be more succinct: if there are a thousand illegal reprints, the
market for a new version of said material will be substantially
reduced. Maybe not by a thousand, but by hundreds of copies without a
doubt.

This is the same reason we have to be careful about how far we expand
the web site. If we offer too much for free, that same material will
have a smaller audience if actually reprinted.

Expect to see us continue to walk that line. We'll offer material we
consider introductory, vital, or unlikely to be reprinted on the web
site. It will continue to expand. I believe you're going to see some
bits and pieces of Griffin Mountain end up there. We'll hold other
material back because we desire the ability to do a _Hero Wars_
supplement based on it.

Shannon

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