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[Mercule]

I fail to see any relationship between computer games and D&D/RPGs.

 

[Rodrigo Istalindir]

I fail to see any relationship between computer games and D&D/RPGs.

First of all, GenCon isn't just D&D/RPGs. I'd guess *maybe* half, with CCGs and minis and all the rest taking up half. Not to mention the anime crowd and all the other events. So its not like they'd be sullying the 'RPG purity' of GenCon by allowing other stuff.

I'm sure there is a very high cross-over from RPG/CCG/etc gamers to video gamers.

 

[Henry]

First of all, GenCon isn't just D&D/RPGs. I'd guess *maybe* half, with CCGs and minis and all the rest taking up half. Not to mention the anime crowd and all the other events. So its not like they'd be sullying the 'RPG purity' of GenCon by allowing other stuff.

I'm sure there is a very high cross-over from RPG/CCG/etc gamers to video gamers.

I think my biggest concern is that Gencon has always been a predominantly Tabletop event, whether it be minis games, board games, RPG's, Magic the Gathering, etc. I know it won't change over the next year or two, but given five years down the road, seeing Gencon lose its focus on tabletop is not something I'd look forward to.

 

[drothgery]

Call me unenthused by Gencon gaining a most prevalent computer gaming presence. I understand the necessity, but hopefully it won't become another Origins (wargaming) or E3 (computer games in general) clone, something I DON'T WANT to attend.:\

Logistics would suggest that a big computer gaming presense would be a lot more likely at GenCon SoCal (close to lots of game developers, direct flights from Tokyo) than in Indy. Also, the second show kind of needs something to distinguish itself from Indy, and a big computer gaming presense would help.

 

[Henry]

Logistics would suggest that a big computer gaming presense would be a lot more likely at GenCon SoCal (close to lots of game developers, direct flights from Tokyo) than in Indy. Also, the second show kind of needs something to distinguish itself from Indy, and a big computer gaming presense would help.

I agree, and I'd be all for it. The concerns I had was the statements from Gencon LLC about beefing up the computer gaming presence at Indy. SoCal could indeed benefit from the scaleback of E3.

 

[Rodrigo Istalindir]

I think my biggest concern is that Gencon has always been a predominantly Tabletop event, whether it be minis games, board games, RPG's, Magic the Gathering, etc. I know it won't change over the next year or two, but given five years down the road, seeing Gencon lose its focus on tabletop is not something I'd look forward to.

Me, either. But these things tend to be kind of organic; if GenCon forgot its roots, presumably the game companies (especially WotC) would exert counter-pressure, or abandon it for some new start-up.

And if it got some computer-gamers into tabletop games, that wouldn't be a bad thing, either.

 

[Kvantum]

43000 square feet, hmmm? The floor of the RCA dome has always been unused thusfar for GenCons... assuming they schedule it around Colts pre-season games.

 

[Rodrigo Istalindir]

43000 square feet, hmmm? The floor of the RCA dome has always been unused thusfar for GenCons... assuming they schedule it around Colts pre-season games.

Yeah, I wonder what they plan on doing with the RCA Dome. Its replacement is supposed to be ready in time for the 2008 football season, and I assume they'll tear down the old stadium after that.

 

[Umbran]

Eh - I think the time & money would be better spent working on the games themselves, not demos and such to show at shows.

Typically, as I understand it, the people who actually write code and such stay at work, and someone else goes off to the show to run the demos. Work does not stop to for a trade show.

 

[Rodrigo Istalindir]

Typically, as I understand it, the people who actually write code and such stay at work, and someone else goes off to the show to run the demos. Work does not stop to for a trade show.

It's not the actual show-time that hurts, its the hours spent cobbling together a semi-workable product just for the show. A lot of that work is wasted since you just have to rip the band-aids off later and fix things right.