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I'm mad Damnit! - PAP

Benjamin Fiel

I'm mad Damnit! - PAP

by Benjamin Fiel » Tue, 02 Apr 1996 04:00:00


Subject: Re: I'm mad Damnit! - PAP


SG>Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 06:04:17 -0800
SG>>
SG>> This has been eating at me for over a month now....
SG>> Time to get it off my chest:
SG>>
SG>> Ok, Lets face it. NASCAR and ICR are both fantastic simulators in my
SG>> opinion for the more serious sim. nut. No arguments there...
SG>> HOWEVER! How many of you out there share my concern that this
SG>> merger/takeover/buyout or whatever the hell it is by Sierra is going
SG>> to spell DOOM for the gang at papyrus? I have been running sims./games
SG>> since the mid 80's on pc's. I own many Sierra titles. Alot of them I
[snip]
SG>> Now it would seem they want a peice of the Driving Sim. market! Is
SG>> this what we have to look forward too??
SG>>
SG>> Dont get me wrong!! PAPYRUS sims. are the BEST in my opinion.
SG>> Hell , everyone has thier gripes about the software companies. But I
SG>> can't ever remember exchanging mail with the people at Sierra about
SG>> thier products! And I see the papyrus gang around here all the time!
SG>> Well, we DID! up until (last post I remember was about 2 weeks ago?)
SG>> And I'm not bashing that great guy from papyrus who talks with us all.
SG>> For all I know he could just be busy with other things, vacation
SG>> maybe.. OR has sierra already put a***on our buddies?? Hmm....
SG>>  Ya gotta have a little account to access the website now?? Come on!
[snip]
  It seems Sierra had their own
SG>> agenda of what the public wanted and the Dynamix guys ended up bieng
SG>> their rats. Are we destined for software marketed as True to life
SG>> racing sims. (of all types) only to end up with modified versions of
SG>> stuff like "wacky wheels"?  "which btw: if ya like wacky wheels so be
SG>> it"
SG>>
SG>> I dunno, but I can't get the Sierra/Dynamix scenario outta my head.
SG>> What ever happened to Pride? The fella who Started Papyrus  had
SG>> a damn good thing going, I personally feel he blew it. If Sierra runs
SG>> papyrus into the ground as I fear they will, And I **DO** hope I'm
SG>> wrong. I'd ask the creator of the papyrus gang, "was it worth it?"
SG>>
SG>> And if any of the Sierra gang is watching especially the marketing
SG>> guys? ' Ya don't know a damn thing about what the Simulator community
SG>> really wants!'  ' Ya did a good job with Kings Quest/Police Quest stay
SG>> in that end of this buisness. Leave this end the hell alone!
SG>>
SG>> Worthless Ramblings...........
SG>> Andy
SG>> Debate welcome:

Rock on...
---
 t OLXWin 1.00b t A Life...Where Can I DownLoad One Of Those???

RustyI

I'm mad Damnit! - PAP

by RustyI » Thu, 04 Apr 1996 04:00:00




>SG>Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 06:04:17 -0800

>SG>>
>SG>> This has been eating at me for over a month now....
>SG>> Time to get it off my chest:
>SG>>
>SG>> Ok, Lets face it. NASCAR and ICR are both fantastic simulators in my
>SG>> opinion for the more serious sim. nut. No arguments there...
>SG>> HOWEVER! How many of you out there share my concern that this
>SG>> merger/takeover/buyout or whatever the hell it is by Sierra is going
>SG>> to spell DOOM for the gang at papyrus? I have been running
sims./games
>SG>> since the mid 80's on pc's. I own many Sierra titles. Alot of them I
>[snip]
>SG>> Now it would seem they want a peice of the Driving Sim. market! Is
>SG>> this what we have to look forward too??
>SG>>
>SG>> Dont get me wrong!! PAPYRUS sims. are the BEST in my opinion.
>SG>> Hell , everyone has thier gripes about the software companies. But I
>SG>> can't ever remember exchanging mail with the people at Sierra about
>SG>> thier products! And I see the papyrus gang around here all the time!
>SG>> Well, we DID! up until (last post I remember was about 2 weeks ago?)
>SG>> And I'm not bashing that great guy from papyrus who talks with us
all.
>SG>> For all I know he could just be busy with other things, vacation
>SG>> maybe.. OR has sierra already put a***on our buddies?? Hmm....
>SG>>  Ya gotta have a little account to access the website now?? Come on!
>[snip]
>  It seems Sierra had their own
>SG>> agenda of what the public wanted and the Dynamix guys ended up bieng
>SG>> their rats. Are we destined for software marketed as True to life
>SG>> racing sims. (of all types) only to end up with modified versions of
>SG>> stuff like "wacky wheels"?  "which btw: if ya like wacky wheels so
be
>SG>> it"
>SG>>
>SG>> I dunno, but I can't get the Sierra/Dynamix scenario outta my head.
>SG>> What ever happened to Pride? The fella who Started Papyrus  had
>SG>> a damn good thing going, I personally feel he blew it. If Sierra
runs
>SG>> papyrus into the ground as I fear they will, And I **DO** hope I'm
>SG>> wrong. I'd ask the creator of the papyrus gang, "was it worth it?"
>SG>>
>SG>> And if any of the Sierra gang is watching especially the marketing
>SG>> guys? ' Ya don't know a damn thing about what the Simulator
community
>SG>> really wants!'  ' Ya did a good job with Kings Quest/Police Quest
stay
>SG>> in that end of this buisness. Leave this end the hell alone!
>SG>>
>SG>> Worthless Ramblings...........
>SG>> Andy
>SG>> Debate welcome:


well i guess you got that of your chest

ian


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