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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The Little Raven" data-source="post: 3925171" data-attributes="member: 10095">Not in my experience. Every fan of the previous one I've tried to get into it has rejected it simply because it's not the old one. Every fan of the new one that I've gotten into the show has no knowledge of the original series, and most of them weren't even sci-fi fans before that.Hardcore fans are a small section of the total customer demographic for a property.1. I think the Margaret Weis people would disagree with you there, since they've been producing excellent material for a few years now.2. This is not a reinvention, this was an advancing of metaplot, as are your Dark Sun and Greyhawk notes. A reinvention is a reboot, not a continuation of the same story with the previous material as background.3. Other reinventions you didn't bring up that succeeded: Halloween (Rob Zombie remake), The Italian Job (popular enough to land a sequel), Texas Chainsaw Massacre (enough to warrant a prequel), Batman Begins (quite different from Tim Burton's stylish rendition, but totally awesome), Superman Returns (only partially, since it was a sequel as well as a reinvention). Hell, Blade was a reinvention of a comic book character (quite different from his comic counterpart), and was a notable success that really spawned the modern age of comic movies.From everything I've seen, NWoD sells as well as OWoD, and in some cases (Promethean and Changeling) better than their previous counterparts. White Wolf seems to think their numbers are good enough to warrant spin-off games, like Vampire: Dark Influences and Prince of the City, and to continue their "new WoD game each year" trend.Well, to me, as a long-time oWoD fan and a nWoD fan, it's like this.OWoD is a horror movie directed by Michael Bay. It's flashy and goofy and tugs at your heart, but at it's core is about "gotcha!" moments and explosions. I love Michael Bay movies for what they are, but I don't take myself so seriously when I watch them (I mean, come on... a clan of Middle Eastern assassin vampires?).NWoD is a horror movie directed by Ridley Scott. It's grittier and more realistic, with a strong focus on the thematic elements that make horror distinct. A horror game that is all grown-up.It's not mysterious. The Zhents invaded, kicked his and the locals' asses, and took over.Since you're a veteran gamer, I'm complete unsurprised that you are unable to look at things like a new gamer would (I know I certainly can't, though I try). After all, you can only fall in love for the first time once.</blockquote>

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