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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ColonelHardisson" data-source="post: 383938" data-attributes="member: 363">Who's denying it? Conversely, you can't deny that 3e's fanbase and sales completely dwarf that of HackMaster, which indicates that 3e not only drew away fans of older editions, but created new fans also.Now, some (such as some HM fans) would say that is because WotC somehow forced 1e and 2e fans to switch. I've seen such rationales made - no new material for 1e and 2e being the main gripe. I have to say that's just not logical. There is so much material out there for 1e and 2e, you could spend a lifetime playing those editions and not run out of useful material. The books are out there still, and pdf's of most of them are available for download. So, those who want to play 1e and 2e can do so, quite contentedly.Plus, if so many were disaffected by the advent of 3e, why isn't HackMaster beating out 3e in sales? Because HackMaster appeals to a very specific audience. An often very vocal, but still specific, audience. This isn't a knock at HM or its fans at all. Sales and numbers of fans don't equate to relative quality. That is, a game can be great even if only 2 people play it. So HackMaster fans should shelve the inferiority complex, dump the pointless "HM is better than..." or "HM is the game 3e shoulda been" mentaility, and play their game. They may find that a lot of 3e fans love HM too - if you've been to these boards for any length of time, you'll know that I've been cheerleading HM from the beginning (or nearly so), and have tried to clear up the various misconceptions about it.</blockquote>

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