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<blockquote data-quote="Kestrel" data-source="post: 2916906" data-attributes="member: 384">When I was a kid and just beginning to play DnD, I was confused by the seperate books.&nbsp; Maybe I was a dumb kid, but I was only 12 and trying to understand this new and very complex game.Looks like the new shift in books is geared towards pulling in new blood instead of trying to cater to old hats.&nbsp; If WotC provides a lot of &quot;how to&quot; information in thier books, like how to plan a game, how to write a scenario, ideas on how to create a 3 dimensional character, then they work to educate new players, always a good thing for a business that wants to grow.Old gamers are really a captive audience, and honestly really hard to please. If they make all their new books as &quot;more rules!&nbsp; even more complex!&quot;&nbsp; then they just alienate any new players, who feel totally overwhelmed and never buy the product.While it may not cater to me as an old time gamer...I can definitely see it as a better business strategy for them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kestrel, post: 2916906, member: 384"] When I was a kid and just beginning to play DnD, I was confused by the seperate books. Maybe I was a dumb kid, but I was only 12 and trying to understand this new and very complex game. Looks like the new shift in books is geared towards pulling in new blood instead of trying to cater to old hats. If WotC provides a lot of "how to" information in thier books, like how to plan a game, how to write a scenario, ideas on how to create a 3 dimensional character, then they work to educate new players, always a good thing for a business that wants to grow. Old gamers are really a captive audience, and honestly really hard to please. If they make all their new books as "more rules! even more complex!" then they just alienate any new players, who feel totally overwhelmed and never buy the product. While it may not cater to me as an old time gamer...I can definitely see it as a better business strategy for them. [/QUOTE]

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