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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Scott Christian" data-source="post: 8961861" data-attributes="member: 6901101">I apologize for the vagaries. Allow me to explain.OneD&D will transition to an even larger online presence. A shame, in my humble opinion, but that is the direction they stated. (Through conjecture from being around A LOT of young players.) Young people do not read the books. It's one reason why there is a shortage of decent DMs. They all make their characters through Beyond. This ease of creating a character, I believe, will only become easier as they push OneD&D. Hence, its expansion into newer, younger players. Middle aged players, especially ones with many obligations (work, family, etc.) are going to start delving into AI DMs. A no brain push for a large company like Hasbro. This will expand the market again for people with little time. (Especially when it's done all slick like the Alpha video they showed.) Finally, the older market - most of us here. A fair amount of disposable income will come into play for our decisions to buy the books. And even if we don't buy it right away, tables we play, eventually will want the new material. And yeah, there will be a few hold outs, but nothing compared to the growth. As for unifying forces - the masses dictate direction. I have yet to see a new table run with the old racial (species) ASIs. Once a rule makes something easier, which ONED&D will, especially for players, it becomes like water - it will flow downstream and widen. The reason is most players take the path of least resistance; be it rules, character creation, or min/maxing. I hope that explains what I was thinking.</blockquote>

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