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<blockquote data-quote="teitan" data-source="post: 4747659" data-attributes="member: 3457"><p>I'd contest where you think the largest portion of D&D players came from. The first wave was frickin' HUGE and no later edition ever outsold what 1e and OD&D were selling in a five year or so period in the early 80s. Second edition wasn't nearly as successful and a large chunk of the player base was carry over from 1e and Basic D&D. Some new players came on but the game nearly died. You can blame Williams, sure, but the fact is that the stuff didn't sell as well as they'd hoped. The third wave began with the WOTC buyout and the Baldur's Gate games resulting in a huge surge that was further fueled by 3e being such a huge improvement over 2e. 2e nearly killed the game. Not saying it was a bad game, D&D will never be as huge as it was in the early 80s.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="teitan, post: 4747659, member: 3457"] I'd contest where you think the largest portion of D&D players came from. The first wave was frickin' HUGE and no later edition ever outsold what 1e and OD&D were selling in a five year or so period in the early 80s. Second edition wasn't nearly as successful and a large chunk of the player base was carry over from 1e and Basic D&D. Some new players came on but the game nearly died. You can blame Williams, sure, but the fact is that the stuff didn't sell as well as they'd hoped. The third wave began with the WOTC buyout and the Baldur's Gate games resulting in a huge surge that was further fueled by 3e being such a huge improvement over 2e. 2e nearly killed the game. Not saying it was a bad game, D&D will never be as huge as it was in the early 80s. [/QUOTE]
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