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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kntwriter" data-source="post: 7319012" data-attributes="member: 6782833">That is what I am referring to. All the sales numbers mean is where people are buying their books, not what they like. It is possible to buy your books online yet go to a store and use their facilities. Do you have any numbers that show that these people don't like the stores?I do understand the scope. I grew up in the 70s and 80s and watched the explosion. But it is not just D&D. There are new RPGs coming out at an outstanding pace. It boggles the mind.I have never said that the stores can contain everyone playing nowadays. But they do provide a service. Can you go online and search for TTRPGS and read reviews? Sure. But stores allow you to look at these books side by side. To peruse the inside of the books and see what the game is about for yourself. You might even find something that you wouldn't have online.From this quote is it safe to assume you have lived in the same area all your life? I have had to move twice in the last few years because of my wife's job. The first place I have looked for each move is the local gaming store. This way I have been able to meet new people who also like to play. I have been able to watch a few games so that I can find a group that has a similar play style. I only know of a few people at work that play, and our schedules conflict so I am unable to play with them. Thus the gaming store has allowed me to meet those that I can play with.I do know this. Some people I know don't even have bank accounts or credit cards. How are they supposed to buy books online? Sure, you could get a friend to buy them for you, but what if you don't have anyone willing to do that for you? Bookstores are having the same problem that gaming stores are facing. And have you ever seen the RPG section at a bookstore?I don't really believe this. I have seen games where there was only one copy of the PHB shared between all at the table. If you want to play you will find a way to play.Let's look at it this way. When you want to party with your friends, you have a couple of choices. Go to the store and buy beer or your choice of alcohol, go back to your home, put on some music, and invite your friends over. Or you and your friends can go to a nightclub. Pay a cover fee and pay a higher price for your alcohol. Not everyone that goes to a club and buys drinks though. Some just go to meet new people. That is what a gaming store is. A nightclub for RPGers. It's a place to go, maybe buy something, and meet others that share your interests. Buying something from a gaming store is not hurting the game. But when the local gaming store closes it could have an impact on the amount of gaming in the area.</blockquote>

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