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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 5424713" data-attributes="member: 22779">I would add a bit to the line about Encounters.&nbsp; The Encounters program is a HUGE gamer outreach that we've probably never seen the likes of before.&nbsp; WOTC has sunk a serious amount of time and cash into the idea of roping in new players.&nbsp; And they're using the ideas that have been bandied about in this thread:A simplified game that someone can just sit down and play.&nbsp; That describes Encounters to a T.&nbsp; Is it fantastic role playing?&nbsp; Probably not.&nbsp; Then again, most of us started out gaming exactly like this - characters were lucky to have a name, let alone a personality or background.&nbsp; Here's a whole program meant for new gamers.Has it worked?&nbsp; I have no idea.&nbsp; Without any numbers, anyone claiming success or failure is just pulling numbers from their belly button lint.But, let's give a bit of credit shall we?&nbsp; For the first time in since White Wolf got Minds Eye Theater going, a gaming company is actively going out and trying to bring in new blood, rather than sitting on their laurels trying to let existing gamers grow the hobby.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 5424713, member: 22779"] I would add a bit to the line about Encounters. The Encounters program is a HUGE gamer outreach that we've probably never seen the likes of before. WOTC has sunk a serious amount of time and cash into the idea of roping in new players. And they're using the ideas that have been bandied about in this thread: A simplified game that someone can just sit down and play. That describes Encounters to a T. Is it fantastic role playing? Probably not. Then again, most of us started out gaming exactly like this - characters were lucky to have a name, let alone a personality or background. Here's a whole program meant for new gamers. Has it worked? I have no idea. Without any numbers, anyone claiming success or failure is just pulling numbers from their belly button lint. But, let's give a bit of credit shall we? For the first time in since White Wolf got Minds Eye Theater going, a gaming company is actively going out and trying to bring in new blood, rather than sitting on their laurels trying to let existing gamers grow the hobby. [/QUOTE]

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