D&D General Some Interesting Stats About D&D Players!

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GeekWire has reported on the recent D&D press event (which I've covered elsewhere). Along with all the upcoming product information we've all been devouring over the last day or two, there were some interesting tidbits regarding D&D player demographics.

• 60% of D&D players are male, 39% are female, and 1% identify otherwise
• 60% are “hybrid” players, who switch between playing the game physically or online
• 58% play D&D on a weekly basis
• 48% identify as millennials, 19% from Generation X and 33% from Generation Z
• The majority of current D&D players started with 5th Edition

 

[Micah Sweet]

Is it unfathomable that some older players don't feel neglected by the current content?

Of course. People care about different things.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Young and middle aged fans don't care about content?

I find that assertion indefensible

Of course they do. People care about different things.

 

[Reef]

Of course. People care about different things.

Yes, exactly. But that's why it's strange you're complaining that our age group is being ignored based on the current content. You might be feeling ignored, but it's definitely not an across the board age group thing. It's about your preference, not your age.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Yes, exactly. But that's why it's strange you're complaining that are age group is being ignored based on the current content. You might be feeling ignored, but it's definitely not an across the board age group thing. It's about your preference, not your age.

Sure, but you can't say there's zero correlation.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Maybe, just maybe, older fans care about content as well. Is it unfathomable to imagine that's what some people mean by caring about older fans?

Yes, but content is subjective. You don't speak for all older fans when you object to content. (The collective 'you'.)

 

[Micah Sweet]

Yes, but content is subjective. You don't speak for all older fans when you object to content. (The collective 'you'.)

Never said that I or anybody else did. But I reject the notion that a larger font size is what most older players who feel ignored really want to fix that issue. It is nice though.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Sure, but you can't say there's zero correlation.

You can actually. Or more accurately, you can say that there's no evidence that there's any correlation.

 

[Micah Sweet]

You can actually. Or more accurately, you can say that there's no evidence that there's any correlation.

You can say that, but I don't believe it.

 

[Reef]

Sure, but you can't say there's zero correlation.

I don't doubt some of our age bracket aren't happy. I'm also very sure there are some younger players not happy. I have seen zero evidence that our age group is being unfairly excluded, outside some posters who coincidentally are not happy and are older.

Every time the question of how they are specifically excluding our age bracket comes up, it's always a response of what that individual poster isn't happy about. I don't even think there is consensus among the not-happy-oldsters about what is wrong.

You are well within your rights not to be happy. Trying to claim you speak for an entire age bracket (when you obviously don't) is where the dissent is. And yes (as a happy oldster) I also do not speak for the entire age bracket. But I'm not claiming to. The fact we both exist shows that it's not as black and white as you seem to think it is.

 

[Dire Bare]

Yup.
After the PR fiasco with the OGL and the idiotic interview about emasculating men the majority of players in my area stayed at home and didn’t go to see the movie.

I doubt that.

Maybe the grumpy old players in your personal circle stayed away from the film. But D&D players in general? Nah.