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<blockquote data-quote="Kularian" data-source="post: 3240328" data-attributes="member: 25810"><p>Ooh! Ooh! I'm of the new crowd, <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> Well, I'm 20, but that's still relatively young. I'm pushing my sister (16) to get interested in it. In my neck of the woods, everything still seems A-OK.</p><p></p><p>I can understand your concern, but the problem isn't as bad as you think. While I personally think that D&D is changing, it's not going away. If you compare it the way it is now to back when I first started (AD&D), there is a huge variety of choices, and people can play pretty much any way they want to. Most of the younger crowd, (unfortunately, IMO,) leans more toward the 'video game' side. They use whatever resources are possible to make the 'best' character. But I'm pretty certain that as they grow older, they'll come to realize the true intent of D&D, and it will be <em>them</em> who are concerned about Dungeons and Dragons going down the toilet in the hands of the new generation.</p><p></p><p>The new generation is fine, and some book written by a gamer with possible bad publicity isn't going to discourage them in the least. If a kid enjoys playing football, why would s/he stop? No matter what sort of bad publicity is shown on the air, s/he still likes playing. More likely, a gamer is going to pick up the book, not some random person who might be interested in gaming. We can sympathize with the author, and probably find humor in it. Wizards of the Coast aren't going anywhere. D&D isn't as fragile as you think, <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> </p><p></p><p></ramble></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kularian, post: 3240328, member: 25810"] Ooh! Ooh! I'm of the new crowd, ;) Well, I'm 20, but that's still relatively young. I'm pushing my sister (16) to get interested in it. In my neck of the woods, everything still seems A-OK. I can understand your concern, but the problem isn't as bad as you think. While I personally think that D&D is changing, it's not going away. If you compare it the way it is now to back when I first started (AD&D), there is a huge variety of choices, and people can play pretty much any way they want to. Most of the younger crowd, (unfortunately, IMO,) leans more toward the 'video game' side. They use whatever resources are possible to make the 'best' character. But I'm pretty certain that as they grow older, they'll come to realize the true intent of D&D, and it will be [i]them[/i] who are concerned about Dungeons and Dragons going down the toilet in the hands of the new generation. The new generation is fine, and some book written by a gamer with possible bad publicity isn't going to discourage them in the least. If a kid enjoys playing football, why would s/he stop? No matter what sort of bad publicity is shown on the air, s/he still likes playing. More likely, a gamer is going to pick up the book, not some random person who might be interested in gaming. We can sympathize with the author, and probably find humor in it. Wizards of the Coast aren't going anywhere. D&D isn't as fragile as you think, ;) </ramble> [/QUOTE]
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