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<blockquote data-quote="dmccoy1693" data-source="post: 4542328" data-attributes="member: 51747">Brother ... pulling up data from the USA today, ... completely useless.&nbsp; Comparing it like that would mean the following assumptions (and these are just the ones I can think of off the top of my head):<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The total size of the book market are identical for all time periods (which they are not).</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Economic conditions for all time periods are identical (which they are not).</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Harry Potter, LotR, Spiderman and others never skewed or even influenced the market.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">People were passing on role playing to the next generation in identical proportions.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">People's interest in fantasy vs sci-fi never waxed or waned.</li>
</ul>I can go on and on but I think you get the point.&nbsp; This is really crazy that this discussion has gone on this long.&nbsp; mshea really hit the nail on the head, this is nothing but a giant edition war taking a different form and we should all just go back to gaming.&nbsp;And to help bridge some kind of gap, While I will probably never consider playing 4E for myself, I can definitely see me using it to introduce my daughter to RPGs in a few years.&nbsp; 3E is just to complex for her she'll give up before she even gives it a try, but 4E sounds about her speed.&nbsp; If this was one of the design goals of 4E, then I handily applaud WotC.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dmccoy1693, post: 4542328, member: 51747"] Brother ... pulling up data from the USA today, ... completely useless. Comparing it like that would mean the following assumptions (and these are just the ones I can think of off the top of my head): [LIST] [*]The total size of the book market are identical for all time periods (which they are not). [*]Economic conditions for all time periods are identical (which they are not). [*]Harry Potter, LotR, Spiderman and others never skewed or even influenced the market. [*]People were passing on role playing to the next generation in identical proportions. [*]People's interest in fantasy vs sci-fi never waxed or waned. [/LIST]I can go on and on but I think you get the point. This is really crazy that this discussion has gone on this long. mshea really hit the nail on the head, this is nothing but a giant edition war taking a different form and we should all just go back to gaming. And to help bridge some kind of gap, While I will probably never consider playing 4E for myself, I can definitely see me using it to introduce my daughter to RPGs in a few years. 3E is just to complex for her she'll give up before she even gives it a try, but 4E sounds about her speed. If this was one of the design goals of 4E, then I handily applaud WotC. [/QUOTE]

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