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<blockquote data-quote="Jahydin" data-source="post: 9280474" data-attributes="member: 6984869">A few years ago I would have agreed with you. Thanks to work though, I've been around the US and always make it a point to visit the FLGS wherever I go (usually big cities). Can honestly say, almost all of them were packed with your &quot;targeted market share demographic&quot;.&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=":)" />And to be clear, I'm not just talking about how drastically diverse the clientele has become, but specifically how they game too. Whenever I eavesdrop on the D&amp;D games going on around me (I can't help it), it's clear they are not playing even remotely the same as my friends and me. &quot;Cozier&quot; dungeon environments, fluffy/friendly in-game banter, concern for PC and NPC feelings alike, and emphasis on &quot;doing the right thing&quot; is common.Makes total sense why the market has shifted tone so drastically (to me) recently.[ATTACH=full]349252[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jahydin, post: 9280474, member: 6984869"] A few years ago I would have agreed with you. Thanks to work though, I've been around the US and always make it a point to visit the FLGS wherever I go (usually big cities). Can honestly say, almost all of them were packed with your "targeted market share demographic". :) And to be clear, I'm not just talking about how drastically diverse the clientele has become, but specifically [B]how [/B]they game too. Whenever I eavesdrop on the D&D games going on around me (I can't help it), it's clear they are not playing even remotely the same as my friends and me. "Cozier" dungeon environments, fluffy/friendly in-game banter, concern for PC and NPC feelings alike, and emphasis on "doing the right thing" is common. Makes total sense why the market has shifted tone so drastically (to me) recently. [ATTACH type="full" alt="1709468884176.png"]349252[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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