UngeheuerLich
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I agree.1) By definition, you can't be a new player and old player at the same time.
This is not how logic works.2) Logic dictates that people with will have different preference than other people 20 years older than them.
Also not how logic works.If 40% of 5e players are under 25 and 5e was not designed for the fantasy preferences of people under 25, the 5e was not designed for 40% of their audience.
You can have more than one target group in mind. And catering to old and new players was a stated goal of the playtest.
Also: 40% is not a majority.
Then, the demographic of the game when it rose in popularity was probably different than now. And if the game failed back then, we might have never seen an increase of the younger players. So while we can be glad that their plan worked out well, it might be a good idea to adjust the game a bit in the 24 edition.