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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 6386054" data-attributes="member: 18182">AngryDM is right on, IMO. It's not that the hobby isn't growing . . . it is. It's not that the new edition is terrible or that the PHB &amp; MM (and eventual DMG) are lackluster . . . because they aren't, they're fantastic! It's that the market for D&amp;D, the hobby, grows steadily but slowly when it could be experiencing a major renaissance in awareness and player base (theoretically, at least).What I would love to see from WotC:<ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Continue cross-marketing and building bridges with board games, video games, and movies/TV. I'm sure WotC already has this part handled.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">The online video tutorials Mearls alluded to at some point are a good idea, but I would love to see an online, video-game like tutorial that teaches you how to play. And another that teaches you the basics of how to DM.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">I'd also like to see at least a basic wiki-style encyclopedia of basic D&amp;D terms, to answer noob questions like &quot;What's an elf?&quot; or &quot;What's a glaive?&quot; Of course, I'd also love to see a comprehensive D&amp;D wiki (my gods, that would be a herculean project)!</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">I'd love to see a hardback &quot;Beginner's Guide&quot; that takes the Basic Rules and layers on the tutorials and the fluff to introduce noobies to both the game itself, the assumed terminology, and to the D&amp;D fantasy cosmology also.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Finally, a redone Starter Set that assumes no familarity with D&amp;D and even the overall fantasy genre at all. Lots of tutorials without overly hand-holding. The digital ebook version of the Starter Set should be $0.00 and be available in every format that makes sense (PDF, MOBI, EPUB, perhaps others).</li>
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</ol>AND I WANT IT NOW! NOW! Well, okay, maybe not NOW, but soon? Year-ish?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 6386054, member: 18182"] AngryDM is right on, IMO. It's not that the hobby isn't growing . . . it is. It's not that the new edition is terrible or that the PHB & MM (and eventual DMG) are lackluster . . . because they aren't, they're fantastic! It's that the market for D&D, the hobby, grows steadily but slowly when it could be experiencing a major renaissance in awareness and player base (theoretically, at least). What I would love to see from WotC: [LIST=1] [*]Continue cross-marketing and building bridges with board games, video games, and movies/TV. I'm sure WotC already has this part handled. [*]The online video tutorials Mearls alluded to at some point are a good idea, but I would love to see an online, video-game like tutorial that teaches you how to play. And another that teaches you the basics of how to DM. [*]I'd also like to see at least a basic wiki-style encyclopedia of basic D&D terms, to answer noob questions like "What's an elf?" or "What's a glaive?" Of course, I'd also love to see a [I]comprehensive[/I] D&D wiki (my gods, that would be a herculean project)! [*]I'd love to see a hardback "Beginner's Guide" that takes the Basic Rules and layers on the tutorials and the fluff to introduce noobies to both the game itself, the assumed terminology, and to the D&D fantasy cosmology also. [*]Finally, a redone Starter Set that assumes no familarity with D&D and even the overall fantasy genre at all. Lots of tutorials without overly hand-holding. The digital ebook version of the Starter Set should be $0.00 and be available in every format that makes sense (PDF, MOBI, EPUB, perhaps others). [*] [/LIST] AND I WANT IT NOW! NOW! Well, okay, maybe not NOW, but soon? Year-ish? [/QUOTE]

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