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<blockquote data-quote="Charlaquin" data-source="post: 7758994" data-attributes="member: 6779196"><p>Marketing, mostly. Everyone who is even vaguely aware of geek culture has heard of D&D, and most people with an interest in D&D is probably most interested in the most current edition. The only time that this was not the case was during 4e’s run, and only because 4e displeased the experienced players who the potential newcomers relied on to teach them the game.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Absolutely! It’s not about having more books to buy, it’s about having visibility. The game people see on shelves at bookstores and game stores, that they see promoted on Amazon, that all the podcasts and streams are playing, that’s the game it’s going to be easiest to find players for. Everything else has to be pitched as “Like the thing you’ve actually heard of, but different in ways that probably don’t mean anything to you,” which is a pretty hard sell.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Not everyone is so lucky to have a consistent group of players who are all experienced RPG gamers willing to try different systems. For many of us, when we decide to play a game, we have no choice but to play the game we can find players for, which more often than not is the most current version of D&D.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Charlaquin, post: 7758994, member: 6779196"] Marketing, mostly. Everyone who is even vaguely aware of geek culture has heard of D&D, and most people with an interest in D&D is probably most interested in the most current edition. The only time that this was not the case was during 4e’s run, and only because 4e displeased the experienced players who the potential newcomers relied on to teach them the game. Absolutely! It’s not about having more books to buy, it’s about having visibility. The game people see on shelves at bookstores and game stores, that they see promoted on Amazon, that all the podcasts and streams are playing, that’s the game it’s going to be easiest to find players for. Everything else has to be pitched as “Like the thing you’ve actually heard of, but different in ways that probably don’t mean anything to you,” which is a pretty hard sell. Not everyone is so lucky to have a consistent group of players who are all experienced RPG gamers willing to try different systems. For many of us, when we decide to play a game, we have no choice but to play the game we can find players for, which more often than not is the most current version of D&D. [/QUOTE]
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