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<blockquote data-quote="Ogrork the Mighty" data-source="post: 1891465" data-attributes="member: 19042">You're talking about preaching to the converted. Of course the current generation of gamers love books. No doubt. But I wasn't referring to D&amp;D books or pdfs or even current D&amp;D players. I was referring to the next generation of kids who have little interest in reading. Give a new player a choice between the Player's Handbook and a D&amp;D video game and we all know what that choice will be (especially if that kid is a boy).D&amp;D/RPGs will continue to lose ground to video games, especially as the graphics and playability continue to improve in leaps and bounds. We can cling to our books and tales of the &quot;good 'ol days&quot; but the future is electronic, not hard copy. RPG makers would be best to realize that and learn to adapt. Remember, I'm not talking about &quot;the now&quot;, I'm talking about the future. I'd really hate to see D&amp;D cater itself to its core audience (including myself) only to see the game wither away and die as the next generation of gamers play Halo 5, Baldur's Gate 10, Neverwinter Nights 5, etc., etc., etc.Personally, I think it's a crying shame that WotC and other RPG makers aren't spearheading the &quot;electronicization&quot; of RPGs. Quite the contrary, they've dropped the ball on the matter (can anyone say, E-Tools?).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ogrork the Mighty, post: 1891465, member: 19042"] You're talking about preaching to the converted. Of course the current generation of gamers love books. No doubt. But I wasn't referring to D&D books or pdfs or even current D&D players. I was referring to the next generation of kids who have little interest in reading. Give a new player a choice between the Player's Handbook and a D&D video game and we all know what that choice will be (especially if that kid is a boy). D&D/RPGs will continue to lose ground to video games, especially as the graphics and playability continue to improve in leaps and bounds. We can cling to our books and tales of the "good 'ol days" but the future is electronic, not hard copy. RPG makers would be best to realize that and learn to adapt. Remember, I'm not talking about "the now", I'm talking about the future. I'd really hate to see D&D cater itself to its core audience (including myself) only to see the game wither away and die as the next generation of gamers play Halo 5, Baldur's Gate 10, Neverwinter Nights 5, etc., etc., etc. Personally, I think it's a crying shame that WotC and other RPG makers aren't spearheading the "electronicization" of RPGs. Quite the contrary, they've dropped the ball on the matter (can anyone say, E-Tools?). [/QUOTE]

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