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<blockquote data-quote="Ahzad" data-source="post: 5369645" data-attributes="member: 4232">I'm not him, but I played through it's entire life and had really good times with it, YMMV.shidaku said&quot;They are a niche market, their goal isn't like that of WoW and to get as many kids and their parents into the game as possible, but to continue to support and be supported by a steady line of fans.&quot;While I agree they are a niche market, I would disagree that their goal should not be to get as many kids and parents into the game as possible. If not your fan base slowly dwindles over the years until they can't sustain you anymore. If anything they should be more like WoW in their advertising and enlist celebrities to hawk their product in tv spots. There is a whole host of celebs that play or played D&amp;D that could be used to help raise awareness of your brand and hopefully bring new and/or lapsed players back into the game. At it's heart D&amp;D is the best entertainment you can buy for the money. You really only need 3 books to have a lifetimes worth of entertainment. Anything past those 3 books is just icing that may enhance your experience.&nbsp; So it should have some major advertising dollars thrown at it once in a while at the bare minimum, rather than the meager lip service it gets. We don't need marketed to we've played the game for years, and decades we know what your selling. Moms, Dads, G-Parents, Aunts &amp; Uncles might like to know that the game you are selling will help their children with math, reading, social skills, as well as teach them analytical thinking, and puzzle solving skills. All stuff that will serve them well later in life. Why wouldn't you want to advertise and showcase that especially with the help of successful celebs and professionals? But avoid the tired cliches about anti-social basement dwelling nerds.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ahzad, post: 5369645, member: 4232"] I'm not him, but I played through it's entire life and had really good times with it, YMMV. shidaku said "They are a niche market, their goal isn't like that of WoW and to get as many kids and their parents into the game as possible, but to continue to support and be supported by a steady line of fans." While I agree they are a niche market, I would disagree that their goal should not be to get as many kids and parents into the game as possible. If not your fan base slowly dwindles over the years until they can't sustain you anymore. If anything they should be more like WoW in their advertising and enlist celebrities to hawk their product in tv spots. There is a whole host of celebs that play or played D&D that could be used to help raise awareness of your brand and hopefully bring new and/or lapsed players back into the game. At it's heart D&D is the best entertainment you can buy for the money. You really only need 3 books to have a lifetimes worth of entertainment. Anything past those 3 books is just icing that may enhance your experience. So it should have some major advertising dollars thrown at it once in a while at the bare minimum, rather than the meager lip service it gets. We don't need marketed to we've played the game for years, and decades we know what your selling. Moms, Dads, G-Parents, Aunts & Uncles might like to know that the game you are selling will help their children with math, reading, social skills, as well as teach them analytical thinking, and puzzle solving skills. All stuff that will serve them well later in life. Why wouldn't you want to advertise and showcase that especially with the help of successful celebs and professionals? But avoid the tired cliches about anti-social basement dwelling nerds. [/QUOTE]

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