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<blockquote data-quote="JohnRTroy" data-source="post: 5103385" data-attributes="member: 2732">Yes, but you are missing my point.&nbsp; Things don't always last.&nbsp; Even if an Ice Cream Stand replaced the Malt Shoppe, the old thing disappeared.&nbsp; It is still something different even if it replaces an old role.&nbsp; (And the Soda Fountain was not replaced by Fast Food, it was replaced by Bottled Soda).&nbsp; A Drive in Theater is not the same as a Hi-Def Home Theater.&nbsp; I mean, replacements are good but they are not the same thing.Disco (or any other music) &quot;coming back&quot; is mostly a sign of people reaching middle age.&nbsp; There's always a resurgence of older music when the audience who was in their teens reach middle age.&nbsp; Now styles do come back but are usually mixes of several influences when they do.The traditional tabletop RPG may die, depending on the market and whether or not replacements take over.&nbsp; Even if you can get stuff on-line, this could die as a hobby (outside of a microscopic niche) if not enough people want to play in a geographic location, and if a replacement fills the need.The point is not to depress, but rather to provide some perspective when somebody says &quot;X will Never Die, EVAR!&quot;.&nbsp; Well, an old phase can be said--&quot;This Too Shall Pass&quot;.&nbsp; It's important to keep this in perspective.For some, replacements will be enough.&nbsp; For others, not so much.&nbsp; I, for instance, don't like MMORPGS, but I do like a few MUDs, because the former really break immersion with all the out-of-character chit-chat.&nbsp; I also love computer RPGs that have good stories like Dragon Age.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JohnRTroy, post: 5103385, member: 2732"] Yes, but you are missing my point. Things don't always last. Even if an Ice Cream Stand replaced the Malt Shoppe, the old thing disappeared. It is still something different even if it replaces an old role. (And the Soda Fountain was not replaced by Fast Food, it was replaced by Bottled Soda). A Drive in Theater is not the same as a Hi-Def Home Theater. I mean, replacements are good but they are not the same thing. Disco (or any other music) "coming back" is mostly a sign of people reaching middle age. There's always a resurgence of older music when the audience who was in their teens reach middle age. Now styles do come back but are usually mixes of several influences when they do. The traditional tabletop RPG may die, depending on the market and whether or not replacements take over. Even if you can get stuff on-line, this could die as a hobby (outside of a microscopic niche) if not enough people want to play in a geographic location, and if a replacement fills the need. The point is not to depress, but rather to provide some perspective when somebody says "X will Never Die, EVAR!". Well, an old phase can be said--"This Too Shall Pass". It's important to keep this in perspective. For some, replacements will be enough. For others, not so much. I, for instance, don't like MMORPGS, but I do like a few MUDs, because the former really break immersion with all the out-of-character chit-chat. I also love computer RPGs that have good stories like Dragon Age. [/QUOTE]

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