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<blockquote data-quote="Raven Crowking" data-source="post: 4832046" data-attributes="member: 18280">Found the research.According to WotC, When asked to describe a variety of past game experiences, the market
provided the following data:

Question: Result

Used detailed tables &amp; charts:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 76%
Included Miniatures:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 56%
Used ìrules lightî system:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 58%
Diceless:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 33%
Combat Oriented:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 86% (*)
Live Action:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 49%
House Rules:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 80%

(*) Looked at in reverse, this interesting answer tells us that 14% of the
gamers who play an RPG &gt;have never played&lt; a combat oriented RPG.only 56% of gamers have ever used minis.&nbsp; It doesn't say how many use them regularly.&nbsp; This is far less than would be true if everyone used them in every game.&nbsp; Compare, for example, with LARPing.&nbsp; I admit that this was a larger number than I had thought, though.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; Still, that 44% of gamers have never used minis is a lot more than I expected.What WotC did learn, which was really important wasEffect of miniatures addition to RPG mix:

Few miniatures owned/used:&nbsp; $139 total RPG spending
Many minis owned/used:&nbsp;&nbsp; $4,413 total RPG spendingOf course, I didn't remember this difference being quite so large, either.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f631.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":o" title="Eek!&nbsp; &nbsp; :o"&nbsp; data-smilie="9"data-shortname=":o" />If you buy minis, you spend over 30 times what you spend if you do not.Is there really any wonder that WotC's business plan includes making the game more (rather than less) mini-centric?<a href="http://www.seankreynolds.com/rpgfiles/gaming/WotCMarketResearchSummary.html" target="_blank">http://www.seankreynolds.com/rpgfiles/gaming/WotCMarketResearchSummary.html</a>RC</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Raven Crowking, post: 4832046, member: 18280"] Found the research. According to WotC, [indent]When asked to describe a variety of past game experiences, the market provided the following data: Question: Result Used detailed tables & charts: 76% Included Miniatures: 56% Used ìrules lightî system: 58% Diceless: 33% Combat Oriented: 86% (*) Live Action: 49% House Rules: 80% (*) Looked at in reverse, this interesting answer tells us that 14% of the gamers who play an RPG >have never played< a combat oriented RPG.[/indent] only 56% of gamers have ever used minis. It doesn't say how many use them regularly. This is far less than would be true if everyone used them in every game. Compare, for example, with LARPing. I admit that this was a larger number than I had thought, though. :) Still, that 44% of gamers have [i][b]never[/b][/i][b][/b] used minis is a lot more than I expected. What WotC did learn, which was really important was [indent]Effect of miniatures addition to RPG mix: Few miniatures owned/used: $139 total RPG spending Many minis owned/used: $4,413 total RPG spending[/indent] Of course, I didn't remember this difference being quite so large, either. :o [i][b]If you buy minis, you spend over 30 times what you spend if you do not.[/b][/i][b][/b] Is there really any wonder that WotC's business plan includes making the game [i][b]more[/b][/i][b][/b] (rather than less) mini-centric? [url]http://www.seankreynolds.com/rpgfiles/gaming/WotCMarketResearchSummary.html[/url] RC [/QUOTE]

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