Targetting lapsed gamers

[Krug]

Interesting tidbit: http://pc.gamespy.com/articles/644/644848p1.html

Then there's Dungeons & Dragons. I played this game in High School many eons ago, and I did a big feature last year on the history of the game, but I hadn't seen or played a game in I don't know how long. I spent some time with Charles Ryan, Wizards of the Coast's brand manager for Dungeons & Dragons. According to him, last year's 30th anniversary was a huge boon for the game. Between six and six-and-a-half million players currently play the game, more than played in the mid-'80's when most of the country was talking about it. The press coverage given to the game has also caused a lot of lapsed players to suddenly want to pick up the game again. So many, in fact, that targeting these folks is one of their main focuses over the next few years. I never thought of myself as one of them, but I did walk away with a new version of the Basic Set. Maybe it's something to consider.

 

[Tuzenbach]

Good find.

 

[Crothian]

I'm not sure what brought them all back but it seems all 6 of the players in one of my games are old school gamers that have come back to the game within the last year or so

 

[caudor]

Sadly, I've lost a few of my old-time players. What happened? World of Warcraft. They are so avid about this game they don't have time for good'ol D&D anymore.

I have no idea how to go about luring them back either.

 

[mhacdebhandia]

Run the World of Warcraft Role-Playing Game?

Actually, as good a game as it is, it's not very much like the MMORPG.

 

[Krug]

I can't imagine them playing WoW for that long. Like other MMORPGs, the attraction will run out.

Well there's also D&D Online.

 

[lgburton]

it's interesting, but i've very rarely met anyone who's been addicted (to the point of neglecting fun things like d&d) to an MMORPG more than once. so, bemoan the loss of friends, but remember - in a few years the magic of MMO's does wear off, and then everything just looks like a (MMO of your choice) +10% clone.

your friends will come back to the fun social interaction that d&d provides. really. just be patient...

or go find gamers who have already done the MMO thing and are ready to have fun again.