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<blockquote data-quote="innerdude" data-source="post: 6619419" data-attributes="member: 85870"><p>I think ultimately I have to agree with @<em><strong><u><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=5868" target="_blank">Olgar Shiverstone</a></u></strong></em>. If there's not an "active" Trek RPG system at the moment, it's because there's not a game company out there that sees it as being able to produce a decent ROI.</p><p></p><p>The REASONS game companies view it that way may be some, all, or none of the reasons covered in this thread. If I were to hazard a guess, I'd say the two most likely reasons are highly intertwined---legal/licensing, and then determining which of the Trek series are relevant to be included in the system. </p><p></p><p>Even if you have a license for the entire property, and not just for say, Next Generation, what kind of game to make out of it? Do you try and make it a "fully canonical," kitchen-sink system where every flavor of Trek is represented in some way? Or do you only focus on the Kirk/Spock era, or the Picard era, etc.? </p><p></p><p>Either way, you're kind of setting yourself up for fan dissatisfaction. If it's kitchen sink, the die hards of one era or another may feel their favorite piece of the canon is underrepresented. If you focus on just one flavor/era, does it appeal to the fanbase at large? Plus, a kitchen sink system is going to be a huge, heavyweight, expensive game to produce.</p><p></p><p>And really, all this assumes that the effort of creating this game system will be valuable enough to differentiate itself in the market from any number of existing sci-fi systems that can be tailored to emulate a Star Trek system. Is there any reason to believe that a fully dedicated Trek system will be better at doing its job than simply using GURPS Prime Directive, Savage Worlds, Traveler, Star Wars Saga, D6 Space/West End Star Wars, Ashen Stars, or Fate (Starblazer Adventures, Diaspora)? Or how about this whole What's O.L.D. is N.E.W. thing that somebody on this web site seems to think is a big deal? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="innerdude, post: 6619419, member: 85870"] I think ultimately I have to agree with @[I][B][U][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=5868"]Olgar Shiverstone[/URL][/U][/B][/I]. If there's not an "active" Trek RPG system at the moment, it's because there's not a game company out there that sees it as being able to produce a decent ROI. The REASONS game companies view it that way may be some, all, or none of the reasons covered in this thread. If I were to hazard a guess, I'd say the two most likely reasons are highly intertwined---legal/licensing, and then determining which of the Trek series are relevant to be included in the system. Even if you have a license for the entire property, and not just for say, Next Generation, what kind of game to make out of it? Do you try and make it a "fully canonical," kitchen-sink system where every flavor of Trek is represented in some way? Or do you only focus on the Kirk/Spock era, or the Picard era, etc.? Either way, you're kind of setting yourself up for fan dissatisfaction. If it's kitchen sink, the die hards of one era or another may feel their favorite piece of the canon is underrepresented. If you focus on just one flavor/era, does it appeal to the fanbase at large? Plus, a kitchen sink system is going to be a huge, heavyweight, expensive game to produce. And really, all this assumes that the effort of creating this game system will be valuable enough to differentiate itself in the market from any number of existing sci-fi systems that can be tailored to emulate a Star Trek system. Is there any reason to believe that a fully dedicated Trek system will be better at doing its job than simply using GURPS Prime Directive, Savage Worlds, Traveler, Star Wars Saga, D6 Space/West End Star Wars, Ashen Stars, or Fate (Starblazer Adventures, Diaspora)? Or how about this whole What's O.L.D. is N.E.W. thing that somebody on this web site seems to think is a big deal? ;) [/QUOTE]
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