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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 3261359" data-attributes="member: 18182">Not everyone's first instinct is to google.&nbsp; Heh, it should be, but ain't . . .&nbsp; Besides, what are they going to google?&nbsp; The term &quot;d20&quot; or &quot;SRD&quot;???&nbsp; Nope.&nbsp; They're gonna google D&amp;D and first (logical) links are to the online MMORPG and Wizards site (then the new cartoon DVD, then the movies . . . most people won't look past the top five).&nbsp; And while Wizards site is the home of the d20 SRD, if you're a newbie you ain't gonna find it, much less look for it in the first place.Not everybody's first shopping instinct is to check out the bargain prices on online stores.&nbsp; That's how I shop, but I'm &quot;in-the-know&quot;.Many people ARE introduced to D&amp;D from a friend/relative, but many do not have that luxury (I certainly didn't when young . . . I saw the cartoon and heard some reports of the evilness of the game on the news and told my mom, &quot;I want THAT!&quot;).You are assuming the nation's population is as net savvy as you and I, and it just ain't so.&nbsp; And while word of mouth is a great introdution for many products, D&amp;D included, you leave out a large segment of the &quot;uninitiated populace&quot; but relying on that.In my scenario, I'm certainly not describing the average rpg hobbiest who knows where and how to shop, I'm describing joe average consumer (and for our younger joes, his/her parents Mr. and Mrs. joe average consumer).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 3261359, member: 18182"] Not everyone's first instinct is to google. Heh, it should be, but ain't . . . Besides, what are they going to google? The term "d20" or "SRD"??? Nope. They're gonna google D&D and first (logical) links are to the online MMORPG and Wizards site (then the new cartoon DVD, then the movies . . . most people won't look past the top five). And while Wizards site is the home of the d20 SRD, if you're a newbie you ain't gonna find it, much less look for it in the first place. Not everybody's first shopping instinct is to check out the bargain prices on online stores. That's how I shop, but I'm "in-the-know". Many people ARE introduced to D&D from a friend/relative, but many do not have that luxury (I certainly didn't when young . . . I saw the cartoon and heard some reports of the evilness of the game on the news and told my mom, "I want THAT!"). You are assuming the nation's population is as net savvy as you and I, and it just ain't so. And while word of mouth is a great introdution for many products, D&D included, you leave out a large segment of the "uninitiated populace" but relying on that. In my scenario, I'm certainly not describing the average rpg hobbiest who knows where and how to shop, I'm describing joe average consumer (and for our younger joes, his/her parents Mr. and Mrs. joe average consumer). [/QUOTE]

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