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<blockquote data-quote="hamstertamer" data-source="post: 6057670" data-attributes="member: 6690665">I don't believe in the &quot;let's make it more simple for newbies.&quot;&nbsp; I think that's a wasted effort.&nbsp; I started playing in my early teens (1980s) and loved reading rules and seeing increased complexity and detail.&nbsp; I didn't have video games though or a computer.&nbsp; I just had books.Trying to win over the &quot;I can't be bothered&quot; gaming people and go into competition directly with video games, card games, &amp; board games especially video games is a no win scenario for RPGs.&nbsp; Someone who isn't into detail and rules isn't going to be into RPGs, not when they have so many other distractions right now (and forever).I learned about RPGs from other experienced players as most people did and when I got hands on a rule book I read it all the time.&nbsp; I had no problem learning how to play by reading.&nbsp; In fact reading and understanding is a major part of the RPG experience. So that means, RPGs will only ever be for a small amount of people ever.&nbsp; Most people don't read very often and most people are used to instant gratification. I just don't believe in marketing a RPG to people with no attention spans and/or low intelligence.&nbsp; Leave them to their video games and TV watching but leave D&amp;D alone.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hamstertamer, post: 6057670, member: 6690665"] I don't believe in the "let's make it more simple for newbies." I think that's a wasted effort. I started playing in my early teens (1980s) and loved reading rules and seeing increased complexity and detail. I didn't have video games though or a computer. I just had books. Trying to win over the "I can't be bothered" gaming people and go into competition directly with video games, card games, & board games especially video games is a no win scenario for RPGs. Someone who isn't into detail and rules isn't going to be into RPGs, not when they have so many other distractions right now (and forever). I learned about RPGs from other experienced players as most people did and when I got hands on a rule book I read it all the time. I had no problem learning how to play by reading. In fact reading and understanding is a major part of the RPG experience. So that means, RPGs will only ever be for a small amount of people ever. Most people don't read very often and most people are used to instant gratification. I just don't believe in marketing a RPG to people with no attention spans and/or low intelligence. Leave them to their video games and TV watching but leave D&D alone. [/QUOTE]

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