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<blockquote data-quote="ezo" data-source="post: 9280612" data-attributes="member: 7037866">Great post!D&amp;D dominance is good because it helps keep the industry thriving. It encourages new people to join in, and for many of them D&amp;D might not be quite what they want. We have a player who, through D&amp;D initially, has learned about and is now running a Vampire game--for other new players who've never been into RPGs. Although when I get a new game going, he'll play D&amp;D, I can tell from our discussions Vampire is his favorite between the two.It's dominance also sets a basline for other RPG designs that, because many people have played D&amp;D, they can be familar with. The game our other DM is working on is loosely based on 5E in the sense of terminology and mechanics, so anyone who's used to D&amp;D can easily transition into his game (if he ever finishes it LOL!).However, that can also be seen as a bad thing, because in some ways it stiffles creativity in developing and trying new things. D&amp;D's dominance has also created a &quot;comfort-zone&quot; for many players, and they aren't keen on trying other RPGs--which is a pity because they might find something they enjoy even more, and if they don't it only reinforces their enjoyment in playing D&amp;D.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ezo, post: 9280612, member: 7037866"] Great post! D&D dominance is good because it helps keep the industry thriving. It encourages new people to join in, and for many of them D&D might not be quite what they want. We have a player who, through D&D initially, has learned about and is now running a Vampire game--for other new players who've never been into RPGs. Although when I get a new game going, he'll play D&D, I can tell from our discussions Vampire is his favorite between the two. It's dominance also sets a basline for other RPG designs that, because many people have played D&D, they can be familar with. The game our other DM is working on is loosely based on 5E in the sense of terminology and mechanics, so anyone who's used to D&D can easily transition into his game (if he ever finishes it LOL!). However, that can also be seen as a bad thing, because in some ways it stiffles creativity in developing and trying new things. D&D's dominance has also created a "comfort-zone" for many players, and they aren't keen on trying other RPGs--which is a pity because they might find something they enjoy even more, and if they don't it only reinforces their enjoyment in playing D&D. [/QUOTE]

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