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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 5254779" data-attributes="member: 22779">So, because you can make up tinfoil hat conspiracy conjecture, it somehow invalidates my point?&nbsp; I mean, sure, I can't prove a negative.&nbsp; I can't prove that people aren't playing the game.But, then, I don't have to.&nbsp; The point on the table was that 1e retained its audience.&nbsp; I reject this because there is no way that the audience for 1e is anywhere near the size it was in 1982.&nbsp; And the proof of that is pretty much everywhere.&nbsp; If the numbers WERE there, then you'd see far more 1e tables at conventions.&nbsp; You'd see MASSIVE sales of 1e and OSRIC material.&nbsp; I'd be able to go down to my local gaming shop and ask ten different gamers what they were playing and several would answer 1e.But, none of this is true.&nbsp; While there might be 1e tables at conventions, they are certainly nowhere near as numerous as 3e or 4e tables.&nbsp; You don't see massive sales of 1e material.&nbsp; You don't find groups of 1e players at gaming shops.So, where are these gamers?&nbsp; They don't buy anything, they don't go anywhere.&nbsp; They don't have any online presence to speak of.&nbsp; They're apparently invisible.But, this is the counter to my point?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 5254779, member: 22779"] So, because you can make up tinfoil hat conspiracy conjecture, it somehow invalidates my point? I mean, sure, I can't prove a negative. I can't prove that people aren't playing the game. But, then, I don't have to. The point on the table was that 1e retained its audience. I reject this because there is no way that the audience for 1e is anywhere near the size it was in 1982. And the proof of that is pretty much everywhere. If the numbers WERE there, then you'd see far more 1e tables at conventions. You'd see MASSIVE sales of 1e and OSRIC material. I'd be able to go down to my local gaming shop and ask ten different gamers what they were playing and several would answer 1e. But, none of this is true. While there might be 1e tables at conventions, they are certainly nowhere near as numerous as 3e or 4e tables. You don't see massive sales of 1e material. You don't find groups of 1e players at gaming shops. So, where are these gamers? They don't buy anything, they don't go anywhere. They don't have any online presence to speak of. They're apparently invisible. But, this is the counter to my point? [/QUOTE]

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