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<blockquote data-quote="IronWolf" data-source="post: 5271227" data-attributes="member: 21076">Yeah, I knew you meant box starter sets and that was what I was referring to above.&nbsp; There have been box D&amp;D sets labeled as Basic D&amp;D all the way through the 80's and into the early 90's.&nbsp; Then in the mid-90's it was still a basic set, re-labeled to the Classic Dungeons &amp; Dragons Game.I would not say it is a necessity, but I do think it is certainly a very good idea and could lower the hurdle to entry to RPGs and help make that gateway into the RPG world be into Pathfinder instead of into 4e.&nbsp; Why instead of 4e?&nbsp; Because even though I don't begrudge 4e players, it is after all a way to grow the RPG industry, I do like to see an influx of new players to Pathfinder as well to help make sure they are around for awhile.Correct, I don't think we can say the basic set was an overwhelming success at this point.&nbsp; Anything we have is speculation. A lot of us, and you see this sentiment echoed in people's stories of how they got their start in D&amp;D, entered the RPG world through a box set.&nbsp; Not everyone certainly, but there are enough stories of &quot;my uncle got this as a gift for me&quot; or &quot;my parents picked this up at Toys-R-Us for Christmas&quot; as the start for people it would be nice to have something that fell into the Pathfinder world to use as this gateway.&nbsp; Certainly not all started this way, but it seems this is mentioned often enough that it should be considered.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="IronWolf, post: 5271227, member: 21076"] Yeah, I knew you meant box starter sets and that was what I was referring to above. There have been box D&D sets labeled as Basic D&D all the way through the 80's and into the early 90's. Then in the mid-90's it was still a basic set, re-labeled to the Classic Dungeons & Dragons Game. I would not say it is a necessity, but I do think it is certainly a very good idea and could lower the hurdle to entry to RPGs and help make that gateway into the RPG world be into Pathfinder instead of into 4e. Why instead of 4e? Because even though I don't begrudge 4e players, it is after all a way to grow the RPG industry, I do like to see an influx of new players to Pathfinder as well to help make sure they are around for awhile. Correct, I don't think we can say the basic set was an overwhelming success at this point. Anything we have is speculation. A lot of us, and you see this sentiment echoed in people's stories of how they got their start in D&D, entered the RPG world through a box set. Not everyone certainly, but there are enough stories of "my uncle got this as a gift for me" or "my parents picked this up at Toys-R-Us for Christmas" as the start for people it would be nice to have something that fell into the Pathfinder world to use as this gateway. Certainly not all started this way, but it seems this is mentioned often enough that it should be considered. [/QUOTE]

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