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<blockquote data-quote="Reynard" data-source="post: 5557790" data-attributes="member: 467">People are nostalgic for BECMI for a number of reasons, but primarily because it was what got them hooked on D&amp;D. They may have played through the solo adventure in the Basic PHB and then run out and bought AD&amp;D, or they may have played BECMI for 15 years and built a character all the way up to immortality. In either case, the design of the game as an introduction to the limitless fun of D&amp;D is what captured them and made them remember those sets fondly.I sincerely hope the Pathfinder intro set manages the same thing, though I fear they have a lot more difficult row to hoe than TSR did with BECMI. There are a lot of alternatives in other media these days, not to mention the direct competition of 4E*. Most importatantly, Pathfinder lacks a strong product identity outside of gamers. No one is going to go looking to check out that cool pathfinder game. they are going to go seek out that cool D&amp;D game the Penny Arcade dudes play.* $10 says WotC revises their 4E basic set to mirror the Pathfinder set within 6 months of the PF Basic release. It's kind of weird when the student becomes the teacher, no?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Reynard, post: 5557790, member: 467"] People are nostalgic for BECMI for a number of reasons, but primarily because it was what got them hooked on D&D. They may have played through the solo adventure in the Basic PHB and then run out and bought AD&D, or they may have played BECMI for 15 years and built a character all the way up to immortality. In either case, the design of the game as an introduction to the limitless fun of D&D is what captured them and made them remember those sets fondly. I sincerely hope the Pathfinder intro set manages the same thing, though I fear they have a lot more difficult row to hoe than TSR did with BECMI. There are a lot of alternatives in other media these days, not to mention the direct competition of 4E*. Most importatantly, Pathfinder lacks a strong product identity outside of gamers. No one is going to go looking to check out that cool pathfinder game. they are going to go seek out that cool D&D game the Penny Arcade dudes play. * $10 says WotC revises their 4E basic set to mirror the Pathfinder set within 6 months of the PF Basic release. It's kind of weird when the student becomes the teacher, no? [/QUOTE]

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