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<blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 3013406" data-attributes="member: 8835">Actually, I'm very qualified to make that comparison.&nbsp; I've been programming for 20+ years, I've seen all the editions of D&amp;D, and all the major OSes.&nbsp; From my perspective, RPG engines are very analagous to Operating Systems.And computer software doesn't become obsolete, it becomes replaced by newer versions with more features (and new bugs).&nbsp; I've got a client who still runs a DOS program to manage his shop.&nbsp; The old apps and games still do what they did, and are just as useful as they were before (especially if you have the old hardware).&nbsp; It's just a matter of there being newer replacements that do more than the old.P&amp;P gets my point, I believe.&nbsp; I'm not making a value judgement on OSRIC itself.&nbsp; It may be the best written version of 1E to ever exist.&nbsp; However, because it targets an older system that has a modern replacement (not the last and unsupported version), the market for such a product is constrained, compared to writing for the newest system.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Janx, post: 3013406, member: 8835"] Actually, I'm very qualified to make that comparison. I've been programming for 20+ years, I've seen all the editions of D&D, and all the major OSes. From my perspective, RPG engines are very analagous to Operating Systems. And computer software doesn't become obsolete, it becomes replaced by newer versions with more features (and new bugs). I've got a client who still runs a DOS program to manage his shop. The old apps and games still do what they did, and are just as useful as they were before (especially if you have the old hardware). It's just a matter of there being newer replacements that do more than the old. P&P gets my point, I believe. I'm not making a value judgement on OSRIC itself. It may be the best written version of 1E to ever exist. However, because it targets an older system that has a modern replacement (not the last and unsupported version), the market for such a product is constrained, compared to writing for the newest system. [/QUOTE]

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