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<blockquote data-quote="thewok" data-source="post: 6003750" data-attributes="member: 60907">WotC does have a responsibility, yes.&nbsp; I think, though, that WotC is actually stepping up and taking care of it.&nbsp; The problem is us, the players, as a whole.WotC has a special program designed to attract new gamers: Encounters.&nbsp; Its entire purpose is to draw new players to the hobby, while at the same time introducing them to a source for the game materials.&nbsp; The problem comes when the grognards show up and start disparaging the game.&nbsp; &quot;Fourth Edition isn't D&amp;D.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;Fourth Edition sucks.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;You should be playing Pathfinder.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;Play a real RPG.&quot;For some reason, it's not enough that people are in the hobby enjoying themselves, but they must also play the right game, even if they, for whatever reason, don't like it.&nbsp; And if they don't like it, they're worthless people, their opinions don't matter, and whatever other denigrating thing these people believe.It doesn't matter if people play Fourth Edition, Second edition, Third edition, Pathfinder, Vampire the Masquerade, Vampire the Requiem, Champions, Mutants and Masterminds, Gamma World, Shadowrun, Traveler, Star Wars D6, Star Wars D20, Star Wars Revised, Star Wars Saga, whatever the FFG Star Wars game will be called, or whatever.&nbsp; The important thing is to get people playing.&nbsp; Then, we can introduce them to other things.&quot;You like elves and stuff?&nbsp; Ever think about what the world might be like if elves, dwarves, orks and trolls were real?&nbsp; What if magic was real?&nbsp; And what if this all happened in a near-future world where large corporations are run like their own countries, the Internet has evolved into an all-encompassing Matrix, and people enhance themselves with cybernetics?&nbsp; Sounds awesome, right?&nbsp; Let me tell you about this game I like.&nbsp; I think you'll enjoy it, too ....&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="thewok, post: 6003750, member: 60907"] WotC does have a responsibility, yes. I think, though, that WotC is actually stepping up and taking care of it. The problem is us, the players, as a whole. WotC has a special program designed to attract new gamers: Encounters. Its entire purpose is to draw new players to the hobby, while at the same time introducing them to a source for the game materials. The problem comes when the grognards show up and start disparaging the game. "Fourth Edition isn't D&D." "Fourth Edition sucks." "You should be playing Pathfinder." "Play a real RPG." For some reason, it's not enough that people are in the hobby enjoying themselves, but they must also play the right game, even if they, for whatever reason, don't like it. And if they don't like it, they're worthless people, their opinions don't matter, and whatever other denigrating thing these people believe. It doesn't matter if people play Fourth Edition, Second edition, Third edition, Pathfinder, Vampire the Masquerade, Vampire the Requiem, Champions, Mutants and Masterminds, Gamma World, Shadowrun, Traveler, Star Wars D6, Star Wars D20, Star Wars Revised, Star Wars Saga, whatever the FFG Star Wars game will be called, or whatever. The important thing is to get people playing. Then, we can introduce them to other things. "You like elves and stuff? Ever think about what the world might be like if elves, dwarves, orks and trolls were real? What if magic was real? And what if this all happened in a near-future world where large corporations are run like their own countries, the Internet has evolved into an all-encompassing Matrix, and people enhance themselves with cybernetics? Sounds awesome, right? Let me tell you about this game I like. I think you'll enjoy it, too ...." [/QUOTE]

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