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<blockquote data-quote="werecorpse" data-source="post: 7729462" data-attributes="member: 55491">I find its an interesting stat. I haven't read the original article. Is it saying that 50%+ of people who played D&amp;D for the first time with 5e were introduced by online games or merely that they watched a game before they played?My kids watch people play video games but tend to watch games they already play, or you tubers they already follow play a new game. So the idea that people who haven't played D&amp;D and don't already follow these people from other things choose to watch people play D&amp;D online as their first exposure to the game I.e. without first having some other exposure to the game I find surprising.If otoh it's just a case that someone hears of D&amp;D, thinks they might like it so checks it out on YouTube/twitch etc before playing a game that makes more sense. That's just the new way of watching other people play something you think you light like.its easier to arrange to watch some D&amp;D than it is to play so I watch a bit. Im glad my favourite hobby is available for me to watch as well as play. I can usually manage to play at most 1/week more often 1/fortnight, but I can watch an hour or so online every 2-3 days. It doesn't mean I play less, in fact in being able to watch roll20 videos has got me into playing using roll20 - so I now play more. Chris Perkins &amp; his gaming crew are interesting, not my cup of tea, Matt Mercer &amp; co have been great, Adam Koebel is my current favourite online GM.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="werecorpse, post: 7729462, member: 55491"] I find its an interesting stat. I haven't read the original article. Is it saying that 50%+ of people who played D&D for the first time with 5e were introduced by online games or merely that they watched a game before they played? My kids watch people play video games but tend to watch games they already play, or you tubers they already follow play a new game. So the idea that people who haven't played D&D and don't already follow these people from other things choose to watch people play D&D online as their first exposure to the game I.e. without first having some other exposure to the game I find surprising. If otoh it's just a case that someone hears of D&D, thinks they might like it so checks it out on YouTube/twitch etc before playing a game that makes more sense. That's just the new way of watching other people play something you think you light like. its easier to arrange to watch some D&D than it is to play so I watch a bit. Im glad my favourite hobby is available for me to watch as well as play. I can usually manage to play at most 1/week more often 1/fortnight, but I can watch an hour or so online every 2-3 days. It doesn't mean I play less, in fact in being able to watch roll20 videos has got me into playing using roll20 - so I now play more. Chris Perkins & his gaming crew are interesting, not my cup of tea, Matt Mercer & co have been great, Adam Koebel is my current favourite online GM. [/QUOTE]

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