Dragon Con: A Sight of the Schism in action

[davethegame]

I'm surprised, and moreso, was pretty sure I had heard reports to the contrary (that there were people playing 4e at DragonCon.) I could have heard wrong though.

It was also opposite PAX, which reportedly had a strong RPG turnout.

 

[Rodrigo Istalindir]

Really? I wish more gamers had the nerve to say what they believe in person instead of saving it for message boards. That way they can't go running to hide behind a moderator when someone calls them out as a morron.

It's all in how it's done. If I were running a game that had been successful/popular in the past, and a bunch of people told me something like "I always looked forward to playing this, but I really don't care for 4e," or "This would be awesome with something like Pathfinder" that's just constructive criticism.

 

[Baron Opal]

That really surprises me. DragonCon has been one of the anchors of the RPGA Living X campaign since it began. Every time in the past that I have gone at least half of the D&D events were Living (whatever). Also, there were a number of people heavily invested in the Living X campaigns living in or often coming to Atlanta. Now, it has been a sad, sorrowful 8 years since I have gone to DragonCon. Things change, and 8 years is a long time in gaming. But, still, no events?

 

[Hussar]

And there's a question: is the current RPGA representative of the D&D community at large?

A question for your question - was it ever?

 

[amysrevenge]

And there's a question: is the current RPGA representative of the D&D community at large?

As a member of that community, I can safely say that we are NOT representative of the D&D community at large. We're off in our own little universe. Anyone is welcome to join in, but lots of folks wouldn't like it.

 

[Glyfair]

A question for your question - was it ever?

Overall, I think not. However, overall, I think gamers who go to conventions aren't representative of the RPG community (or event the D&D community) either.

 

[Saeviomagy]

Looking at information on the web about it, one could be forgiven for thinking that there was zero gaming going on at dragoncon.

 

[dm4hire]

I think it was probably meant to be constructive critism, just wrongly delivered. If spoken as mentioned, where they stated they liked the event but didn't like 4e that's constructive, any other way would be purely rude in my opinion.

My game club has run RPGA events for the last seven years and we've seen our numbers drop from three to four tables down to one, two at most, over the last year. Meanwhile our Pathfinder now that it is out of beta has gone from one table to two. There is also expected to be a bigger turnout at our local convention at the end of the month for Pathfinder than for 4e. I'll know more later I'm sure.

 

[wedgeski]

My game club has run RPGA events for the last seven years and we've seen our numbers drop from three to four tables down to one, two at most, over the last year. Meanwhile our Pathfinder now that it is out of beta has gone from one table to two. There is also expected to be a bigger turnout at our local convention at the end of the month for Pathfinder than for 4e. I'll know more later I'm sure.

Let us not forget that PF is the new shiny.

 

[JoeGKushner]

Really? I wish more gamers had the nerve to say what they believe in person instead of saving it for message boards. That way they can't go running to hide behind a moderator when someone calls them out as a morron.

Anyway, despite being a 1E guy myself, my gut says Dragoncon probably isn't the best measure of what's happening at regular game conventions (where the RPGA no doubt picks up the slack a good representation of D&D gaming. The gamer contingent there probably skews older, crankier, and more resistant to change than other conventions.

The thing about this though, is that you're actively, well, harrassing someone else.

The reactions of all such folks can be difficult to predict. It seems to be "poking the bear" and for what reason? Because my RPG is better?

Please. No wonder people think role players have poor social skills.