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<blockquote data-quote="pickin_grinnin" data-source="post: 6297842" data-attributes="member: 6697674">That is probably their plan, but it's not a good one.&nbsp; They tried that with 4e (trying to attract the video game and MMO crowds), and look what happened.Similarly, the comic book companies keep trying to reinvent themselves to be a children's medium, like they were a long time ago.&nbsp; It never works, but they keep trying it over and over.&nbsp; Kids today have too many other options for fantasy escape entertainment.&nbsp; I started playing D&amp;D in late elementary school, back when it first came out.&nbsp; Back then, if you liked fantasy stuff you had limited options.&nbsp; Books, some comics, and the very occasional movie.&nbsp; D&amp;D offered another option that was unique for it's time, so a number of kids and teens flocked to it.&nbsp; 2014 is not the 1970s, though.&nbsp; When my parents were young, playing marbles was very entertaining, and some kids obsessed over it.&nbsp; It hasn't been that popular for many decades since.&nbsp; What was fun and exciting for a child in the 1940s wasn't as much fun to most kids in the 1970s.&nbsp; What was fun for kids in the 1970s isn't as much fun for most kids today.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pickin_grinnin, post: 6297842, member: 6697674"] That is probably their plan, but it's not a good one. They tried that with 4e (trying to attract the video game and MMO crowds), and look what happened. Similarly, the comic book companies keep trying to reinvent themselves to be a children's medium, like they were a long time ago. It never works, but they keep trying it over and over. Kids today have too many other options for fantasy escape entertainment. I started playing D&D in late elementary school, back when it first came out. Back then, if you liked fantasy stuff you had limited options. Books, some comics, and the very occasional movie. D&D offered another option that was unique for it's time, so a number of kids and teens flocked to it. 2014 is not the 1970s, though. When my parents were young, playing marbles was very entertaining, and some kids obsessed over it. It hasn't been that popular for many decades since. What was fun and exciting for a child in the 1940s wasn't as much fun to most kids in the 1970s. What was fun for kids in the 1970s isn't as much fun for most kids today. [/QUOTE]

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