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<blockquote data-quote="TheSword" data-source="post: 9249278" data-attributes="member: 6879661"><p><u>Short Answer:</u></p><p></p><p>The same thing there’s always been. Folks doing the best they can with what they’ve got, and having fun doing it.</p><p></p><p></p><p><u>Longer Answer:</u></p><p></p><p>The OGL issue didn’t turn off many folks who weren’t already wavering and the vast majority of players barely recognized it. Older players may leave but they will be replaced by a new of generation of the kids and grandkids of older players who just enjoy the game for what it is and do’t get into the politics of who makes their consumables. If folks aren’t really buying stuff then them switching to not buy 4e or Pathfinder instead doesn’t actually matter.</p><p></p><p></p><p><u>Definitely Longest Answer:</u></p><p></p><p>Geek culture isn’t retreating. It’s mainstreamed. It’s no longer freakish or bizarre. The youth don’t spend as much money on nights out. They spend it on nights in with friends. Online resources and tools makes the gaming community more accessible than ever. Gaming becomes a great way lonely people can connect in a healthy way. D&D becomes a staple of schools, of therapy, of team building and the classy choice of actors and celebs to relax.</p><p></p><p>Computer games - which have always existed and are fundamentally different to the social game that is DND - will become more nuanced and character driven and it will be easier and easier to make the jump from CRPG towards TTRPG. In fact many tools will be transferable. The digital resources developed by WotC and others will narrow the gap in aesthetics between games and new generations will start to see them as synonymous. WotC will make money from these assets without compromising the fundamental ability of people to play the game without them.</p><p></p><p>D&D will continue to be the industry giant and eventually stabilize as new player acquisition will balance out with gamers leaving the hobby - but many will play causally or come and go from the game as their life and social groups dictate. A simpler evergreen system will make this easy.</p><p></p><p>D&D will continue the measured steady pace of release actively fighting bloat and continue to be good shepherds of the IP. This will still generate cries for more products but that’s a nice problem to have which will be serviced by the many 3pp who continue making niche products for compatibility. Those 3pp that distance themselves from 5e will expend great resources trying to maintain relevancy for their particular flavour of spaghetti sauce. Their obsession to make their own gaming languages will cause their player bases to crystallize becoming ever more fanatical and isolated from D&D. Eventually they return to the fold craving the wider community they used to be part of. Most folks won’t notice or care, but will refer to them as Grognards.</p><p></p><p>The anniversary edition will be well received and become the model for future edition updates. Evolution not revolution. It will generate millions more players.</p><p></p><p>People on En World will still be claiming that the sky is falling down around us - or at least it will any minute. Some day soon… just you wait… then you’ll see.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheSword, post: 9249278, member: 6879661"] [U]Short Answer:[/U] The same thing there’s always been. Folks doing the best they can with what they’ve got, and having fun doing it. [U]Longer Answer:[/U] The OGL issue didn’t turn off many folks who weren’t already wavering and the vast majority of players barely recognized it. Older players may leave but they will be replaced by a new of generation of the kids and grandkids of older players who just enjoy the game for what it is and do’t get into the politics of who makes their consumables. If folks aren’t really buying stuff then them switching to not buy 4e or Pathfinder instead doesn’t actually matter. [U]Definitely Longest Answer:[/U] Geek culture isn’t retreating. It’s mainstreamed. It’s no longer freakish or bizarre. The youth don’t spend as much money on nights out. They spend it on nights in with friends. Online resources and tools makes the gaming community more accessible than ever. Gaming becomes a great way lonely people can connect in a healthy way. D&D becomes a staple of schools, of therapy, of team building and the classy choice of actors and celebs to relax. Computer games - which have always existed and are fundamentally different to the social game that is DND - will become more nuanced and character driven and it will be easier and easier to make the jump from CRPG towards TTRPG. In fact many tools will be transferable. The digital resources developed by WotC and others will narrow the gap in aesthetics between games and new generations will start to see them as synonymous. WotC will make money from these assets without compromising the fundamental ability of people to play the game without them. D&D will continue to be the industry giant and eventually stabilize as new player acquisition will balance out with gamers leaving the hobby - but many will play causally or come and go from the game as their life and social groups dictate. A simpler evergreen system will make this easy. D&D will continue the measured steady pace of release actively fighting bloat and continue to be good shepherds of the IP. This will still generate cries for more products but that’s a nice problem to have which will be serviced by the many 3pp who continue making niche products for compatibility. Those 3pp that distance themselves from 5e will expend great resources trying to maintain relevancy for their particular flavour of spaghetti sauce. Their obsession to make their own gaming languages will cause their player bases to crystallize becoming ever more fanatical and isolated from D&D. Eventually they return to the fold craving the wider community they used to be part of. Most folks won’t notice or care, but will refer to them as Grognards. The anniversary edition will be well received and become the model for future edition updates. Evolution not revolution. It will generate millions more players. People on En World will still be claiming that the sky is falling down around us - or at least it will any minute. Some day soon… just you wait… then you’ll see. [/QUOTE]
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