How technology changes game publishing

[Morrus]

It's a weird time to be publishing a game. I can - and often do - answer customer rules queries instantly using my phone wherever I am, whether that be on the forum, Twitter, or Facebook. Tech has definitely changed things!

20 years ago that would have been unheard if. Now, I can be at lunch and my phone pings, I see somebody has asked a rules question about one of my books on a forum or on Facebook or wherever and I quickly answer it and get on with my lunch.

Of course, it kinda means I’m working 24/7... but that’s the nature of the job, I guess. I don’t mind it.

Plus you get people marvelling at how fast your responses always are. The magic of mobile telephonic technology!

You can actually get an answer to a rules question from the designer *during the game*! That just sounds like magic.

 

[Gilladian]

That would freak me out!

 

[AnimeSniper]

No what would be freaky is that as you compose your question you get a notification that the author has already answered your yet to be posted question...

But back to the post on the awesomeness of technology it is a good thing especially if you can a print-on-demand/PDF site that has the game system you want that is sadly no longer in print due to being x-years old...