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<blockquote data-quote="Johnnie Freedom!" data-source="post: 3478946" data-attributes="member: 18723">I've been poring over the numerous Dungeon/Dragon/4e speculation threads with great interest.&nbsp; One comment I've seen repeatedly is people saying things like this:&quot;Screw WotC and 4e.&nbsp; I'm sticking with 3.5, baby.&nbsp; I've got enough books and adventures to last me for life!&quot;I'll admit, I'm inclined to think similar thoughts, except for one thing: the best RPG in the world is meaningless if you can't find players.&nbsp; Where WotC goes, so go the majority of players.My question is this: How many of you think that even if/when 4e is released, 3.0/3.5 will carry on as a viable subculture? Will there be die-hard 3.5 players for years and years to come? One way to answer to this question, perhaps, is to look at previous editions of the game.&nbsp; Dragonsfoot presents us with a vibrant pre-3.0 D&amp;D community, but I suspect it's more of an online presence than a &quot;real world&quot; presence.&nbsp; In other words, finding grognards at dragonsfoot is easy; finding grognards at your local FLGS is well-nigh impossible for most of us.&nbsp; I suspect and fear that once 4e comes along, we can chant, &quot;3.5 for-evAH&quot; all we want, but it will mean nothing, since most players will automatically choose the Shiny New Thing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Johnnie Freedom!, post: 3478946, member: 18723"] I've been poring over the numerous Dungeon/Dragon/4e speculation threads with great interest. One comment I've seen repeatedly is people saying things like this: "Screw WotC and 4e. I'm sticking with 3.5, baby. I've got enough books and adventures to last me for life!" I'll admit, I'm inclined to think similar thoughts, except for one thing: the best RPG in the world is meaningless if you can't find players. Where WotC goes, so go the majority of players. My question is this: How many of you think that even if/when 4e is released, 3.0/3.5 will carry on as a viable subculture? Will there be die-hard 3.5 players for years and years to come? One way to answer to this question, perhaps, is to look at previous editions of the game. Dragonsfoot presents us with a vibrant pre-3.0 D&D community, but I suspect it's more of an online presence than a "real world" presence. In other words, finding grognards at dragonsfoot is easy; finding grognards at your local FLGS is well-nigh impossible for most of us. I suspect and fear that once 4e comes along, we can chant, "3.5 for-evAH" all we want, but it will mean nothing, since most players will automatically choose the Shiny New Thing. [/QUOTE]

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