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<blockquote data-quote="Galloglaich" data-source="post: 4745238" data-attributes="member: 77019">Hi Robin, nice to see you here!&nbsp;I have a question of my own for you.&nbsp; I never did understand why the Dying Earth RPG never got more traction in the RPG community.&nbsp; You have a very good reputation as a game designer, Jack Vance has a very good reputation among gamers and fantasy literature readers, the game itself was exceptionally well put together, and I think Simon Rogers / Pelgrane did a pretty good job of promoting it, (at least I saw ads for it around).&nbsp; But somehow nobody ever seemed to know what I was talking about whenever I brought the game up.&nbsp; Someone upthread made a good point that you could compare it quite well with Paranoia, which was very popular and seems to be more widely known.&nbsp; &nbsp;So why do you think DERPG never found a similar niche?&nbsp; Objectively I think it's one of the top 5 or 6 RPGs ever made, I thought it had huge potential, and while I know it sold reasonably well, I just don't understand why it didn't make more of an impression on the gaming community.&nbsp; Did it do better in Europe?&nbsp; I know there are a lot more Jack Vance fans in Holland, the UK and France than in the US for some reason.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Also, any insight as to what is going on with the license?&nbsp; Did someone else buy it? or did it just expire?&nbsp;G.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Galloglaich, post: 4745238, member: 77019"] Hi Robin, nice to see you here! I have a question of my own for you. I never did understand why the Dying Earth RPG never got more traction in the RPG community. You have a very good reputation as a game designer, Jack Vance has a very good reputation among gamers and fantasy literature readers, the game itself was exceptionally well put together, and I think Simon Rogers / Pelgrane did a pretty good job of promoting it, (at least I saw ads for it around). But somehow nobody ever seemed to know what I was talking about whenever I brought the game up. Someone upthread made a good point that you could compare it quite well with Paranoia, which was very popular and seems to be more widely known. So why do you think DERPG never found a similar niche? Objectively I think it's one of the top 5 or 6 RPGs ever made, I thought it had huge potential, and while I know it sold reasonably well, I just don't understand why it didn't make more of an impression on the gaming community. Did it do better in Europe? I know there are a lot more Jack Vance fans in Holland, the UK and France than in the US for some reason. Also, any insight as to what is going on with the license? Did someone else buy it? or did it just expire? G. [/QUOTE]

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