Dungeons, Dragons, and Demographics

[Thornir Alekeg]

No good choice for me. I'm 38, first played using the Basic Set in 1980, and I am undecided about 4e. I like some of the things I've seen and am a little worried about others. I will probably remain undecided until I get to see the whole package in June.

 

[Shortman McLeod]

I'm not a demographer, so you needn't point out the faults in the poll.

I will anyway. There are so many options that the results are well-neigh meaningless. Oh well.

 

[WizarDru]

39, First started playing with the Red Box Basic Set, and am quite enthusiastic about 4e.

 

[Grog]

Aside from the fact that WOTC may have better market data than we have, the real question for them is how many more books was left in the current edition. I suspect not many, so the 70 % making the switch is a gain and some of that 30% may be won over in time.

This is true. I like 3.5, but I haven't bought a 3.5 book for a couple of years now. I just don't need any more books - I can play just fine with what I have. I will probably buy at least the 4E core books, though.

And I'm in the 26-35 group, started with BX, then moved on to 1E and BECMI.

 

[Mark Chance]

It appears we've discovered a correlation between age and resistance to change.

Or, perhaps, a correlation between age and an increasing ability to differentiate between good change and bad change.

 

[FireLance]

Here's how the numbers stand after 422 votes. Again, numbers in parentheses are the number of people falling into each category:

Overall (422): 70.38% like

Started with 1e (254): 64.17% like
Started with 2e (114): 79.82% like
Started with 3e (54): 79.63% like

Age 12-25 (84): 78.57% like
Age 26-35 (216): 73.15% like
Age 35+ (122): 59.84% like

 

[Lord Fyre]

Here's how the numbers stand after 422 votes. Again, numbers in parentheses are the number of people falling into each category:

Overall (422): 70.38% like

Started with 1e (254): 64.17% like
Started with 2e (114): 79.82% like
Started with 3e (54): 79.63% like

Age 12-25 (84): 78.57% like
Age 26-35 (216): 73.15% like
Age 35+ (122): 59.84% like

Now we are starting to see the Grognardism setting in.

 

[Darkwolf71]

Now we are starting to see the Grognardism setting in.

So pathetic. Can't folks just have a different opinion?

Grognard!

Fanboi!

Grow up, all of you.
(And by 'All of you', of course I mean both groups of rabid elitists. Those of you with sense, feel free to ignore me. )

 

[Nikosandros]

I'm 34, I've started with BECMI and played a lot of AD&D 1st Edition (which I'm also currently running).

I like the look of 4e so far and I'll buy it. I hope to play or (more likely) to run it next summer.

 

[diaglo]

You forgot OD&D, BX and BECMI, but since 4th edition is is the 4th edition of AD&D, I voted 1E (which I started playing a few years after BECMI, and about a year before discovering 2E).

qft.

i am over 35 and Original Dungeons & Dragons was the game i played first and continue to play and enjoy.

edit: which would be the edition before both Advanced and Basic.