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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 2081635" data-attributes="member: 158">Realistically speaking, define "so many." We're talking thousands in a hobby of millions. If about two years ago, the Hackmaster Guide sold something like 25,000 copies, and the players' guide 35,000 (Mark Plemmons' figures from the Hackmaster forums, going strictly from memory), then you might have anywhere from 25,000 to (generous guesstimate) under 100,000 people switching to AD&D or similar systems, where WotC is reporting sales figures to millions of repeat customers. An individual title might do 50,000 or so, but the total volume of repeat customers is pretty large in comparison.This is not to disparage AD&D, nor any AD&D-similar products; far from it - I'm trying to put this in perspective from a realistic point of view.Remember my cell phone analogy from a previous thread? There's something to be said for directness of purpose, and the "put large amounts of detailed rules and power in the hands of the the players" game design ideals of 3E is not that of older editions "Give the players freedom, but don't nail it all down." I don't enjoy most anime, but then I understand that anime's style of storytelling is not mine.</blockquote>