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<blockquote data-quote="Stormonu" data-source="post: 6093179" data-attributes="member: 52734"><p>I don't think TTRPGs are dead, but I do think that those who try to produce rules-heavy systems have an uphill battle - computers can handle complex interactions a lot more handily than most people can comfortably do. If you do want a "complex" RPG, I think it would be very wise to let the computer do the heavy lifting in the background, like that of the character generator for 4E and other tools like Hero Lab. But once the computer has done it's thing and the results hit the table, its going to need to be very light and quick on its feet to survive. Having to recalculate or consult some table, chart or text back in a book is going to kill an RPG in this day and age (it would work in the 70's, but not now).</p><p></p><p>Back on the subject at hand, I think the RPG market - and its brother, the board game market - are doing quite well. I don't think RPGs are on a downward spiral at all. I think people are seeing the results of the 3E balloon having busted and RPGs are starting to diversify again, instead of being under one monolithic system. Instead of everyone using one system, now folks are spread out over five or more major systems and dozens of minor ones.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stormonu, post: 6093179, member: 52734"] I don't think TTRPGs are dead, but I do think that those who try to produce rules-heavy systems have an uphill battle - computers can handle complex interactions a lot more handily than most people can comfortably do. If you do want a "complex" RPG, I think it would be very wise to let the computer do the heavy lifting in the background, like that of the character generator for 4E and other tools like Hero Lab. But once the computer has done it's thing and the results hit the table, its going to need to be very light and quick on its feet to survive. Having to recalculate or consult some table, chart or text back in a book is going to kill an RPG in this day and age (it would work in the 70's, but not now). Back on the subject at hand, I think the RPG market - and its brother, the board game market - are doing quite well. I don't think RPGs are on a downward spiral at all. I think people are seeing the results of the 3E balloon having busted and RPGs are starting to diversify again, instead of being under one monolithic system. Instead of everyone using one system, now folks are spread out over five or more major systems and dozens of minor ones. [/QUOTE]
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