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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Imaro" data-source="post: 3318005" data-attributes="member: 48965">IMHO this doesn't correlate well.  Online games are a different beast from tabletops.  They don't require you to spend as much revenue upfront as getting into D&D does, no 300+ rulebooks to read, they require no "prep-time" on your part and are self sustaining (you personally don't have to find players, a DM etc.)  The investment required, both in time and money tends to shift tabletop rpg's into a category where each new system is a substantial investment of both.  Their open ended nature means each one is lterally open to infinitely more possibilities than an online game.  Thus their very structure doesn't promote a desire to change frequently or at all.Totally disagree here.  You absolutely need a player base to play tabletop rpgs.  Yes you can go find people who play the game you want to, or teach new people, but once again the time factor rears its head.  I think more people are willing to play a game that may not be as fun to them as another, but requires less effort to get together.  I mean to alot of people it's just a game and not worth the hassle.  Which is not to say that these people play D&D because it is the best game, but because it is the most convenient.    See the convenience issue above.  I am less likely to switch to a new MMORPG that is totally different than what I know, because it requires a greater investment.  I mean these things: levels, hp's, classes etc. were actually in single player computer rpg's first.  They are familiar and also appeal to the largest tabletop rpg group with familiarity as well.To each his own.  I still think it has more to do with familiarity and ease of use.  It's funny because when I was a kid playing D&D I didn't even know there were other rpg's.  I bought most of my AD&D 1e and 2nd  from toys r us or major book stores, and don't remeber seeing anything else.  Later in life I finally discovered hobby shops and new games, but D&D was so ingrained into my thinking of rpg's by then that I didn't play much else.  Now that I'm grown I only play D&D occasionally( and even then its usually C&C), and this is mainly because my group is mostly people who have never gamed before and are open to try anything.  In fact I'd have to say they enjoy nWoD the most out of the few games we've tried.</blockquote>

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