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<blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 4935459" data-attributes="member: 2525"><p>I would. The first part of your sentence defines a subgroup behaving drastically differently within the hobby than the majority of that hobby. It therefore follows that it WOULD be surprising if they were fairly representative of the tastes of the larger population of that hobby.</p><p></p><p>Particularly on this topic, where I honestly think a large number of D&D players are still playing home brewed variants of what was once 1E. I do not think your online poster/shopper of 3e or 4e or Pathfinder is in any way representative of a player in a home brew 1E-type game, for example.</p><p></p><p>Enthusiasts in general tend to vary from casual partakers of anything really. A chess enthusiast is looking for things that a casual chess player is not. The casual chess player may well want pretty pieces that can look good when sitting on a shelf, while the enthusiast may be looking for a more efficient timer device. And enthusiast stamp collector is looking for a rare stamp from 1806 while a casual stamp collector will pick up an extra sheet of star wars stamps when they come out. An enthusiast comic collector will want a high grade CGC Fantastic Four number 1, while a casual comic collector will want the newest issue of X-Men. </p><p></p><p>Casual hobbyists usually have different tastes and buying habits than hobby enthusiasts, for most hobbies. I do not think D&D is different.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mistwell, post: 4935459, member: 2525"] I would. The first part of your sentence defines a subgroup behaving drastically differently within the hobby than the majority of that hobby. It therefore follows that it WOULD be surprising if they were fairly representative of the tastes of the larger population of that hobby. Particularly on this topic, where I honestly think a large number of D&D players are still playing home brewed variants of what was once 1E. I do not think your online poster/shopper of 3e or 4e or Pathfinder is in any way representative of a player in a home brew 1E-type game, for example. Enthusiasts in general tend to vary from casual partakers of anything really. A chess enthusiast is looking for things that a casual chess player is not. The casual chess player may well want pretty pieces that can look good when sitting on a shelf, while the enthusiast may be looking for a more efficient timer device. And enthusiast stamp collector is looking for a rare stamp from 1806 while a casual stamp collector will pick up an extra sheet of star wars stamps when they come out. An enthusiast comic collector will want a high grade CGC Fantastic Four number 1, while a casual comic collector will want the newest issue of X-Men. Casual hobbyists usually have different tastes and buying habits than hobby enthusiasts, for most hobbies. I do not think D&D is different. [/QUOTE]
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