Age of the D&D Player Base

[HP Dreadnought]

I saw a thread speculating about how old the D&D player base is and whether WotC is marketing to the correct ages. Let's find out who they should be marketing to!

How old are you?

 

[Paraxis]

I'm 31, I have a 9 year old son though who I hope to introduce him to D&D with the new 4E.

So I guess they are marketing it to him too, in the fact that I will buy more 4E stuff if he likes what he sees and I aprove of the content.

So far I'm 95% happy with what I've seen, so they will have 2 new customers. I do plan on getting my son his own PHB if we do go with 4E.

 

[Aust Diamondew]

Wasn't there a poll done some time ago where people answered by birthdate?

And wasn't there already an age poll done more recently anyway?

 

[Masquerade]

I saw a thread speculating about how old the D&D player base is and whether WotC is marketing to the correct ages. Let's find out who they should be marketing to!

How old are you?

EN World membership != D&D player base

 

[Thunderfoot]

EN World membership != D&D player base

True - but as in all marketing polls, you have to start with an established locations where you are MOST likely to find a regular user of a product. I would think that it isn't too far off the mark, especially since ENWorld is the largest, private D&D/Roleplay forum on the Web. So, the poll looks valid to me.

 

[Pygon]

I just turned 40 last month, so don't you be sayin nuthin.

 

[Lackhand]

I'd argue (and not just since I'm in a minority!) that EN World is not indicative of the broader D&D playing world.

We're WAY too austere, here, and clearly brighter and better looking than the average D&D player, too.

More seriously: EN World can't be indicative of the broader D&D playing trends, because we're all committed dorks. There are more casual players, by far, than there are of us.

 

[Umbran]

This has already been done in another thread such that the data taken does not go out of date as time goes by.

http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=131786

 

[Hussar]

Yeah, I'm thinking that this same poll done on Gleemax might, perhaps, render a somewhat.... erm.... fresher player base.

(Just turned 35 last month. sigh)

 

[FireLance]

This has already been done in another thread such that the data taken does not go out of date as time goes by.

http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=131786

That poll was posted in 2005 on the General forum, though. If you're interested in a current snapshot of the D&D player base that reads the 4e forum, the data might not be accurate.