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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 8628602" data-attributes="member: 22779">Absolutely not.&nbsp; There was never even a hint that this was the purpose of the market research.&nbsp; Good grief, why on earth would you spend tens of thousands of dollars on a &quot;told ya so&quot;?Why?&nbsp; Because as soon as people switched to 3e, suddenly they wanted shorter campaigns?&nbsp; Howzabout all the threads asking this same question of people who played and/or are playing AD&amp;D?&nbsp; Because I KNOW those threads exist.&nbsp; And, guess what?&nbsp; EXACTLY the same responses.You have zero evidence of this.&nbsp; Skewed younger?&nbsp; Based on what?&nbsp; The overwhelming majority of those playing in the peak years certainly weren't in their 20's or 30's.&nbsp; They were in their teens and younger.Yup.&nbsp; They didn't take any results from people over 35.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Because they weren't considered different enough to make any difference.&nbsp; And, judging from EVERY SINGLE FOLLOWUP piece of evidence we have, they were absolutely 100% right.Yes, they discounted the original makers of the game from the market research.&nbsp; So what?&nbsp; You think they didn't have anyone from early days at WotC?&nbsp; Kim Mohan didn't work at WotC?&nbsp; Monte Cook? It's 100% conspiracy theory and there isn't a shred of evidence to support it.&nbsp; NO, the gamer population didn't suddenly skew younger after the release of 3e.&nbsp; No, the game wasn't designed to appeal to younger gamers.&nbsp; None of that is even remotely true.&nbsp; It wasn't designed to appeal to you?&nbsp; Probably true.&nbsp; But, none of that is based on the market research.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 8628602, member: 22779"] Absolutely not. There was never even a hint that this was the purpose of the market research. Good grief, why on earth would you spend tens of thousands of dollars on a "told ya so"? Why? Because as soon as people switched to 3e, suddenly they wanted shorter campaigns? Howzabout all the threads asking this same question of people who played and/or are playing AD&D? Because I KNOW those threads exist. And, guess what? EXACTLY the same responses. You have zero evidence of this. Skewed younger? Based on what? The overwhelming majority of those playing in the peak years certainly weren't in their 20's or 30's. They were in their teens and younger. Yup. They didn't take any results from people over 35. Why? Because they weren't considered different enough to make any difference. And, judging from EVERY SINGLE FOLLOWUP piece of evidence we have, they were absolutely 100% right. Yes, they discounted the original makers of the game from the market research. So what? You think they didn't have anyone from early days at WotC? Kim Mohan didn't work at WotC? Monte Cook? It's 100% conspiracy theory and there isn't a shred of evidence to support it. NO, the gamer population didn't suddenly skew younger after the release of 3e. No, the game wasn't designed to appeal to younger gamers. None of that is even remotely true. It wasn't designed to appeal to you? Probably true. But, none of that is based on the market research. [/QUOTE]

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