Rpg's dieing out in our life time?

[abhorsen950]

pawsplay exactly what i wish to be doing

 

[sellars]

Hopefully not, and I guess probably not. The way it is played and the role that for instance technology is going to play will change a lot the coming years, I believe.

On the sad side though, I visited my old brick and mortar game store recently. They used to have 3 to 4 big bookcases with RPG materials. Now they had literaly less than half a shelf. They only had some core materials from 4e, nothing else.

 

[abhorsen950]

How dissapointing i use amazon mostly.

Cheers

Steve

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

The genie is out of the bottle, there is no putting it back. There are rules out there that can be played with, so there will always be RPGs available for people who are interested.

Whether RPGs will continue as a commercial industry? My feeling is that yes, there will be RPGs for a long time coming. The market will likely expand and contract over time. The feel of them will continue to change as new ideas, technology and popular influences leave their mark, but there will typically be somebody out there who feels they can make money off of producing something new.

Of course its possible that in another 20-30 years the kids will be compaining about page count inflation because the books will all be printed in large print format for those of playing in the retirement centers and nursing homes.

 

[JohnRTroy]

D&D, at least, is now a part of pop culture. It may not be completely mainstream, but it is in no danger of dying. As long as there are groups of friends who want to hang out together and play games that are more than just hand-eye coordination challenges, there will be RPGs.

Vaudeville used to be part of pop culture too. So did Malt Shoppes and Soda Fountains and Radio Dramas. Pop culture does not equal immortality, in fact, one aspect of pop culture is its ephemeral nature.

People need to accept this fact, otherwise growing old is gonna be very disappointing and lead to just being bitter about life. The key thing is to not worry about it and just enjoy what you have. If tabletop RPGs die off, we need to find something new.

 

[mach1.9pants]

Even if I live to 120, NO.

 

[ggroy]

Even if rpgs die as a commercial business, the books will still exist in paper and online (ie. 3.5E SRD, and the retro clones).

Even if hardly anybody plays rpgs anymore, they will live on in video games and probably future holodeck games.

 

[Woas]

I hope they die out soon. I spend way too much time on this website!

 

[ggroy]

Vaudeville used to be part of pop culture too. So did Malt Shoppes and Soda Fountains and Radio Dramas. Pop culture does not equal immortality, in fact, one aspect of pop culture is its ephemeral nature.

During the 1930's and 1940's, swing music was the "pop music" during that time period.

Swing music - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Afterward, swing never really achieved the same prominence in popular culture again.

 

[Raven Crowking]

Vaudeville used to be part of pop culture too. So did Malt Shoppes and Soda Fountains and Radio Dramas. Pop culture does not equal immortality, in fact, one aspect of pop culture is its ephemeral nature.

People need to accept this fact, otherwise growing old is gonna be very disappointing and lead to just being bitter about life. The key thing is to not worry about it and just enjoy what you have. If tabletop RPGs die off, we need to find something new.

A thing can exist, while no longer being part of pop culture. Burlesque still lives, whether or not all forms of vaudeville do. I've listened to the BBC Torchwood and Doctor Who radio dramas.

The funny thing is, just because a thing has "died" doesn't mean it won't come back.


RC