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<blockquote data-quote="Dannager" data-source="post: 5472794" data-attributes="member: 73683"><p>Except that 3e <em>isn't</em> extinct, and neither are the older editions. People still play them, so they clearly have <em>some</em> environment remaining that they are suited to. I would say that these editions are simply endangered. They are seeing less and less play as time rolls on and new editions arise that are better-suited to the current game-playing landscape.</p><p></p><p>Part of the assumption inherent in using this metaphor is that the corporate decisions behind release aren't necessarily worth examining. Because it assumes that people are only going to play games they enjoy playing, and that people will naturally play the game they enjoy playing <em>most</em>, a decision to produce a game is much less important than the existence of an "environment" of potential gamers willing to play the game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dannager, post: 5472794, member: 73683"] Except that 3e [I]isn't[/I] extinct, and neither are the older editions. People still play them, so they clearly have [I]some[/I] environment remaining that they are suited to. I would say that these editions are simply endangered. They are seeing less and less play as time rolls on and new editions arise that are better-suited to the current game-playing landscape. Part of the assumption inherent in using this metaphor is that the corporate decisions behind release aren't necessarily worth examining. Because it assumes that people are only going to play games they enjoy playing, and that people will naturally play the game they enjoy playing [I]most[/I], a decision to produce a game is much less important than the existence of an "environment" of potential gamers willing to play the game. [/QUOTE]
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