09-13-2013, 01:47 PM
(09-13-2013, 11:05 AM)Harlequin Wrote: But the title MUST contain the Essence of what we are about to pull in the NEW player and that has to be the PRIMARY aim of this endeavour.
As I ponder this statement, I think that there is truth to it - although I also think that there may be more than one way to accomplish imbuing the new magazine title with the essence of what we are about.
What is the "essence" of what we "are about?"
Turn-based gaming, to be certain. But, is that the essence, or is there something more?
Fun? Entertainment? Camaraderie?
What about choosing sides? I mean, basically speaking, isn't the whole underlying purpose of going to the time, effort, and trouble of crafting a new magazine of this nature from scratch to invade the gaming world anew?
PBM is back. Right? Turn-based gaming takes many forms. Right?
What is the full measure of this essence of which you speak? For that matter, what is the bare core of the same?
The magazine is going to open the door of adventure to the reader. Right?
Or, is the essence simply - and only - turn-based gaming, the kind made famous by play by mail, but not limited thereto?