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<blockquote data-quote="Mishihari Lord" data-source="post: 6355075" data-attributes="member: 128">Video games in general and CRPGs in particular are obviously being dumbed down over time.&nbsp; I think it's a case of trying to be accessible to more players.&nbsp; As an illustration of how this works, take me.&nbsp; I've been playing video games since Space Invaders came out, so almost since the beginning, and I've played a lot of games since I enjoy them.&nbsp; So I'm really good.&nbsp; A game that is an enjoyable challenge for someone like me who has been playing almost 40 years is going to be impossible for someone who's just getting into gaming.&nbsp; Since video games are still growing in popularity, there are a lot more new gamers than there are experienced gamers, and of course the money is following the bigger market.&nbsp; I'm unhappy about this of course, since I'm finding fewer and fewer games that interest me, but such is life.I don't really see this happening in the RPG market.&nbsp; The only factor I can think of where RPGs are being dumbed down is dependence on character rather than player skill, e.g. social skill rolls and the like, but these could be argued to just be an esthetic preference.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mishihari Lord, post: 6355075, member: 128"] Video games in general and CRPGs in particular are obviously being dumbed down over time. I think it's a case of trying to be accessible to more players. As an illustration of how this works, take me. I've been playing video games since Space Invaders came out, so almost since the beginning, and I've played a [U]lot[/U] of games since I enjoy them. So I'm really good. A game that is an enjoyable challenge for someone like me who has been playing almost 40 years is going to be impossible for someone who's just getting into gaming. Since video games are still growing in popularity, there are a lot more new gamers than there are experienced gamers, and of course the money is following the bigger market. I'm unhappy about this of course, since I'm finding fewer and fewer games that interest me, but such is life. I don't really see this happening in the RPG market. The only factor I can think of where RPGs are being dumbed down is dependence on character rather than player skill, e.g. social skill rolls and the like, but these could be argued to just be an esthetic preference. [/QUOTE]

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