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Message: <blockquote data-quote="William Ronald" data-source="post: 1422556" data-attributes="member: 426">Interesting posts,To me, I want the hobby to thrive, and I believe that it is possible for companies to simultaneously serve the needs of current customers while trying to attract new ones.   I do not see this issue as necessarily being an either/or option.  Many companies try to please current customers, and attract new ones. However, I am not just interested in talking about economics, but in trying to find ways to open our hobby to new people.I have sometimes seen new gamers bring a lot to a the hobby.  Sometimes, I have seen new players come up with interesting approaches to a problem, or add a great deal of enthusiasm to a gaming table.Although gaming would survive if every publisher closed down, I think having a healthy gaming industry and at least maintaining the number of gamers is generally beneficial.  I chatted with a friend who owns a small game/comic shop in Chicago.  In addition to running CCG tables, he also runs a regular D&D game.  He has been able to get some of his CCG customers into gaming.There was a discussion on these boards a long time ago about Magic: the Gathering tie-ins to D&D.  Would this be a good idea? Any other suggestions?</blockquote>