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<blockquote data-quote="Steel_Wind" data-source="post: 2790805" data-attributes="member: 20741">The Silver Age is upon us...The Golden Age of Gaming was 1979-1985.&nbsp; The rule of First Edition.&nbsp; Yes, first ed was still going in the late 80's, but it was mostly going through the motions and a lot of players left for other systems and the hobby branched out.Dragon Magazine was at its height of importance 1980-86. We are in the Silver Age now. When it will tail off is not yet clear. From the publishers' persepctive, they may think the Silver Age has ended this year - but I think their views are (justifiably) colored by their own financial concerns. From the player's perspective, it's still High Summer and&nbsp; - really - it's never been better.Dungeon Magazine, I would argue, is now at its height, for much the opposite reason as Dragon was at its height in the early/mid 80s.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Steel_Wind, post: 2790805, member: 20741"] [b]The Silver Age is upon us...[/b] The Golden Age of Gaming was 1979-1985. The rule of First Edition. Yes, first ed was still going in the late 80's, but it was mostly going through the motions and a lot of players left for other systems and the hobby branched out. [I]Dragon Magazine [/I] was at its height of importance 1980-86. We are in the Silver Age now. When it will tail off is not yet clear. From the publishers' persepctive, they may think the Silver Age has ended this year - but I think their views are (justifiably) colored by their own financial concerns. From the player's perspective, it's still High Summer and - really - it's never been better. [I]Dungeon Magazine[/I], I would argue, is now at its height, for much the opposite reason as Dragon was at its height in the early/mid 80s. [/QUOTE]

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