D&D 5E 40% of 5e D&D players are 25 years old or younger

[Eubani]

The days of the Grognards holding the game and its advancement hostage like they did in the 5e playtest seem to be over.

 

[Parmandur]

The days of the Grognards holding the game and its advancement hostage like they did in the 5e playtest seem to be over.

I mean, that's a weird and combative bit of historiography. Clearly the results of the 5E playtest speak to younger people, so that is at the bare minimum a false dichotomy.

 

[Zardnaar]

The days of the Grognards holding the game and its advancement hostage like they did in the 5e playtest seem to be over.

Perhaps. Still doesn't mean you're getting 4E 2.0.

Seems like they're gonna strip more 4Eisms out of the game (short rests and bonus actions).

The new players if enough stick around become the new grognards.

 

[Zardnaar]

I mean, that's a weird and combative bit of historiography. Clearly the results of the 5E playtest speak to younger people, so that is at the bare minimum a false dichotomy.

This.

They worked out most D&D players are more casual types. Hardcore 3E/4E types get ignored.

 

[Eubani]

I just want to see new mechanical ideas given a fair road test when put forward instead a loud bunch of grogs trying to drag the game back to editions that already exist and lay threats to leave if they don't get their way.

 

[QuentinGeorge]

The days of the Grognards holding the game and its advancement hostage like they did in the 5e playtest seem to be over.

Doesn't mean anything until we see what the statistics were for previous iterations of the game. There were fewer players in 2000, but were they older? Hard to know without any data.

 

[QuentinGeorge]

I just want to see new mechanical ideas given a fair road test when put forward instead a loud bunch of grogs trying to drag the game back to editions that already exist and lay threats to leave if they don't get their way.

Yes, how dare people say, "if I don't like this, I won't play it."

 

[darjr]

I've paid for meals for some of my players before.

Mostly so they're not excluded when we dine out. Students.

Yup, been here. I switched to providing all the food at my house after I found out why a certain player never brought anything.

 

[Zardnaar]

I just want to see new mechanical ideas given a fair road test when put forward instead a loud bunch of grogs trying to drag the game back to editions that already exist and lay threats to leave if they don't get their way.

Well if enough leave you don't have a player base.

They didn't threaten to leave they did leave.

Their feedback resulted in 5E which appeals to newbies more than they anticipated.

If they change things to much in 6E same thing will happen.

 

[Zardnaar]

Yup, been here. I switched to providing all the food at my house after I found out why a certain player never brought anything.

Yeah I read between the lines. "Hey XYZ want a kebab my shout".

When I was younger people shouted me stuff.