D&D on CNN!

[Scribble]

Hey- D&D Encounters made it on to CNN.Com

Click Me!

 

[Peraion Graufalke]

Good article.

The same cannot be said of the various comments, however.

 

[mudbunny]

Why would you read the comments on a news article. Nothing will erode your faith in the collective intelligence of humanity faster.

 

[Scribble]

Good article.

The same cannot be said of the various comments, however.

Eh people are people. Give them a place to rage and thrash about and they will.

 

[Umbran]

The same cannot be said of the various comments, however.

The Edition Wars are alive and well, and living on CNN...

 

[IronWolf]

Why would you read the comments on a news article. Nothing will erode your faith in the collective intelligence of humanity faster.

The exact same thing I say after I read comments on our local newspaper's website.

 

[ExploderWizard]

[article]
"The new version (Fourth Edition Rules) is about teamwork," explained Augie, who said he has been playing D&D since 1979. "I can whip up an Encounter in no time and players can be playing in about five minutes. In some ways, it plays out like a board game." [end quote]

Spokesmen like this aren't helping.

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

[article]
"The new version (Fourth Edition Rules) is about teamwork," explained Augie, who said he has been playing D&D since 1979. "I can whip up an Encounter in no time and players can be playing in about five minutes. In some ways, it plays out like a board game." [end quote]

Spokesmen like this aren't helping.

At least he didn't say it was like WoW without the video screen.

 

[Dannager]

[article]
"The new version (Fourth Edition Rules) is about teamwork," explained Augie, who said he has been playing D&D since 1979. "I can whip up an Encounter in no time and players can be playing in about five minutes. In some ways, it plays out like a board game." [end quote]

Spokesmen like this aren't helping.

When you're the sort of person who gets his D&D news from CNN, this sort of commentary is exactly what you want to hear - I can be playing in five minutes, and it's sort of like a board game, and I already know how board games work.

 

[OnlineDM]

[article]
"The new version (Fourth Edition Rules) is about teamwork," explained Augie, who said he has been playing D&D since 1979. "I can whip up an Encounter in no time and players can be playing in about five minutes. In some ways, it plays out like a board game." [end quote]

Spokesmen like this aren't helping.

Well, maybe for the CNN audience, spokesmen like this ARE helping. Anyone who is into D&D for the in-depth roleplaying is probably already comfortable with the game and doesn't need an article on CNN to spark their interest in returning to it. For someone who might have played years ago who remembers spending tons of time on the game, time that they no longer have, a pitch like this one might actually get that person to check out D&D Encounters at their local store.

It doesn't help with the edition wars, sure, and it isn't how most of us on ENWorld who like D&D 4e would like to think about the game, but if it gets more players in the door because it sounds easy to pick up, I think it's a good thing. Now, if those players always want it to be like a board game and never have any interest in roleplaying, okay, that's not great, but once they get into the game I think most people will naturally WANT the roleplaying. That's been my experience so far, but maybe I've just been lucky.

Edit: Yep, what Dannager said! Great minds think alike.