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<blockquote data-quote="Silverblade The Ench" data-source="post: 5998140" data-attributes="member: 19083"><p>How many kids actually <em>have </em>parents who will game with them?</p><p>Who don't beat them or abuse them?</p><p>Who escape crap lives in books & games?</p><p></p><p>Stop for goodness sake folk, thinking the "<em>rest of the world is a D&D bubble</em>"!</p><p>it's NOT.</p><p>How did many of you get into D&D back in the day?</p><p>Many places it was damn near illegal because of loony social mores', </p><p>some it was "strange/new/forbidden" and thus a thrill</p><p>Some found D&D by accident, or by books</p><p></p><p>But the world is different now.</p><p>For D&D to thrive, new generations must embrace it.</p><p>They will NOT embrace it in enough numbers via books and "iffy" computer games</p><p>games are the prime medium for them today.</p><p>They need blockbusters to thrill and excite and entice them.</p><p></p><p>Soon, those who began playing D&D at the start, will be dying or too old/sick to play, terrible social changes are coming in some places, etc.</p><p>Blunt, but true.</p><p></p><p>I think the HOMELAND trilogy by RAS is fantastic, I enjoyed the Dragonlance series of novels, others I liked too (Corsair for example)</p><p>But I could barely be bothered ot read the latest Drizzt book. It...I don't want to hurt RSA feelings, as I respect him, but...blech. It had no punch at all. <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/worried.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":-S" title="Uhm :-S" data-shortname=":-S" /></p><p>And that sums up D&D to me at the moment, it has run out of <em>OOMPH</em>.</p><p></p><p>Rehashing the Realms...meh, big deal. So what.</p><p>All reminds me too much of the catastrophically bungled let down of the end of Mass Effect 3.</p><p>Highs and lows and goes out with a damp, ludicrous squib, not even a bang :/</p><p></p><p><em> <span style="color: Red"><strong>GET SOME GAWD DAMN FIRE IN D&D, AGAIN, FOR FRIK'S SAKE, PLEASE?!!![/</strong></span>I] <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/erm.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":erm:" title="Erm :erm:" data-shortname=":erm:" /></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>and no I don't have kids, my cousin's kid and I get on great though cause we're both nerds <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></em></p><p><em>He is interested in playing D&D, but, the complexity, time vs how easy it is to fire up "Fallout"?</em></p><p><em>The sandbox type games are great ways ot get youngsters into the <em>idea </em>of oh,more than a mere shoot 'em up, a story, do what you want...<em>Roleplay</em>.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Personally I think WOTC should get someone like Obsidian to do a Fallout3 style Dark Sun game, 'cause THAT would be interesting, have <em>VAVAVOOM</em>!</em></p><p><em>Done right, you get a blockbuster, that drives the olde "steel spike" in the wall, that the "rope of interest" attaches to...that leads to the "DLCs/sequels" and...interested new folk.</em></p><p><em>NEW players...<em>NEW</em>....</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>sorry for the negativity but, sigh, I love D&D like you all do, but I also see how D&D itself is becoming...irrelevant...forgotten... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></em></p><p><em>it's somewhat different to the "CRPG" era that ended up with TSR's death...and then D&D's rebirth, with <em>vavavoom</em>! under WOTC's early period.</em></p><p><em>But it is ismilar, case of the "terminal blahs" is coming down over D&D</em></p><p><em>many will deny this....stop it. You ain't doing any good denying the truth.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Consoles, or D&D...what do you think many kids in ordinary families will play?</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>I want D&D to be around <em>loooong </em>after I'm gone.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silverblade The Ench, post: 5998140, member: 19083"] How many kids actually [I]have [/I]parents who will game with them? Who don't beat them or abuse them? Who escape crap lives in books & games? Stop for goodness sake folk, thinking the "[I]rest of the world is a D&D bubble[/I]"! it's NOT. How did many of you get into D&D back in the day? Many places it was damn near illegal because of loony social mores', some it was "strange/new/forbidden" and thus a thrill Some found D&D by accident, or by books But the world is different now. For D&D to thrive, new generations must embrace it. They will NOT embrace it in enough numbers via books and "iffy" computer games games are the prime medium for them today. They need blockbusters to thrill and excite and entice them. Soon, those who began playing D&D at the start, will be dying or too old/sick to play, terrible social changes are coming in some places, etc. Blunt, but true. I think the HOMELAND trilogy by RAS is fantastic, I enjoyed the Dragonlance series of novels, others I liked too (Corsair for example) But I could barely be bothered ot read the latest Drizzt book. It...I don't want to hurt RSA feelings, as I respect him, but...blech. It had no punch at all. :-S And that sums up D&D to me at the moment, it has run out of [I]OOMPH[/I]. Rehashing the Realms...meh, big deal. So what. All reminds me too much of the catastrophically bungled let down of the end of Mass Effect 3. Highs and lows and goes out with a damp, ludicrous squib, not even a bang :/ [I] [COLOR="Red"][B]GET SOME GAWD DAMN FIRE IN D&D, AGAIN, FOR FRIK'S SAKE, PLEASE?!!![/[/B][/COLOR]I] :erm: and no I don't have kids, my cousin's kid and I get on great though cause we're both nerds :P He is interested in playing D&D, but, the complexity, time vs how easy it is to fire up "Fallout"? The sandbox type games are great ways ot get youngsters into the [I]idea [/I]of oh,more than a mere shoot 'em up, a story, do what you want...[I]Roleplay[/I]. Personally I think WOTC should get someone like Obsidian to do a Fallout3 style Dark Sun game, 'cause THAT would be interesting, have [I]VAVAVOOM[/I]! Done right, you get a blockbuster, that drives the olde "steel spike" in the wall, that the "rope of interest" attaches to...that leads to the "DLCs/sequels" and...interested new folk. NEW players...[I]NEW[/I].... sorry for the negativity but, sigh, I love D&D like you all do, but I also see how D&D itself is becoming...irrelevant...forgotten... :( it's somewhat different to the "CRPG" era that ended up with TSR's death...and then D&D's rebirth, with [I]vavavoom[/I]! under WOTC's early period. But it is ismilar, case of the "terminal blahs" is coming down over D&D many will deny this....stop it. You ain't doing any good denying the truth. Consoles, or D&D...what do you think many kids in ordinary families will play? I want D&D to be around [I]loooong [/I]after I'm gone.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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