Pramas on 4E and New Gamers

[delericho]

Put them in front of a typical 25 year old, and they see it as a couple of console games.

In terms of price, yes. However, I doubt too many 25-year-olds will want to invest the time in reading those 832 pages when they could instead insert the disc and get playing.

 

[xechnao]

Put them in front of a typical 25 year old, and they see it as a couple of console games.

You mean boxes of console games.

 

[hong]

In terms of price, yes. However, I doubt too many 25-year-olds will want to invest the time in reading those 832 pages when they could instead insert the disc and get playing.

What a good thing you don't actually need to read 832 pages to start playing.

 

[hong]

You mean boxes of console games.

Someone has to pay full price.

 

[xechnao]

What a good thing you don't actually need to read 832 pages to start playing.

Can you figure this out at first glance? Is this the impression you get at first glance?
Yes or no?

 

[xechnao]

Someone has to pay full price.

Yes. All the already loyal fans of D&D. But new ones? How?

 

[hong]

Can you figure this out at first glance? Is this the impression you get at first glance?
Yes or no?

Yes. For some reason, ppl are conflating "I must have exhaustive knowledge of the rules" with "I know enough to play a 1st level character". Maybe they are operating in a bubble.

 

[hong]

Yes. All the already loyal fans of D&D. But new ones? How?

Someone has to pay full price FOR THE CONSOLE GAMES.

 

[Fenes]

I think you underestimate new players.

Among the gamers, most potential new players are already used to generate characters for computer games. That includes picking a class from many. With or withour reading about all the classes in detail.

Those who come from the Fantasy reading area, well, they are used to reading hundreds of pages.

 

[xechnao]

Yes. For some reason, ppl are conflating "I must have exhaustive knowledge of the rules" with "I know enough to play a 1st level character". Maybe they are operating in a bubble.

People still have to figure out what these 832 pages are about and if it will be any fun for them.