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RE: AP-PG product update!
Alan,
Just a couple of points in thinking about your post. While I agree wholeheartedly that Mike is not a businessman I feel that in some senses that is why there is still an Avalanche Press. A "businessman" would have sold off the copyrights, bailed on the paid for and undelivered product and moved on. It is to Mike's credit that he has held that a promise made is one that should be fulfilled when a businessman would have walked away.
As to Mike's response to the site, I would expect better relations but Mike has made it apparent that this is not his desired approach. This is disappointing as an embrace of the site would result in an even more robust fan club of the series. Over time, however, Mike has apprently developed a belief that this nucleus of players and developers could form the basis of a competitor. This belief is obviously wrong given the support we give to the series and the fact that many of us have participated in design, development of both of PG product. It is, however, very consistent given Mike's concern over anything that would threaten his copyright (see his resistance to Vassal).
In some sense, this community does provide a possibility for the series to continue if Avalanche Press does not survive. At the point that Mike turned sour on PG-HQ it did appear that Avalanche was on the rocks and that, if the series was to continue, it would be through a fan base. Now that the company is not in immediate danger of failing it might make sense to see if relations can be improved. With the large number of PG products in the pipeline reinvigorating the relationship could only be in Mike's best interest. As you have said, however, Mike is not a businessman.
No "minor" country left behind...
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