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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ginnel" data-source="post: 4404360" data-attributes="member: 66058">Your post confuses me, because I just don't see these problems, this may well have something to do with the fact that I'm 26 and have only been roleplaying since I was 19. This vitriol people let loose over differing playstyles is not because the rules aren't detailed enough, you could try and describe everything possible in the most minute detail and have rules for stuff not thought of and people will still attack it and be in conflict, this is because of anominity on the internet, and the fact that people like to be correct, some people more so that others.   Part of the problem with getting new people into this Hobby is part of the problem why Cricket is relatively low in popularity compared to Football, now there is a ton of difference between the marketing of both sports and how it is portrayed in the media, but it also comes down to the simple fact that its much easier to pick up a football and have a kick about than it is to organise people to get together with all the right equipment for a quick game of cricket.  D&D requires someone to work at the DM role, it needs space, it needs a multitude of players usually the same ones week in week out, it needs a number of physical products (dice, books, paper, pencils) then there's also problems of time commitment needed before even being able to play (in DM prep/player set up) and then needed for the play sessions themselves, social acceptability of the hobby, marketing and promotion of it with all of these I can clearly see why this hobby isn't the most popular in the world. Can it grow in popularity sure, will a hard coded defined ettiqutte and a longer list of rules help? I can't see how this will help.Your use of the word ettiquette also confuses, when it seems what you actually mean is politeness and respect, something any civilised human being should have. On dreaming and peter and wendy, hmm, my imagination and my ability to roleplay have increased with time and the better games I have played in have always been ran by an older person (around 4-20 years older) I can't say I've become more adolescent as I've got older. Its clear that you care passionately about the hobby and have had some bad experiences as well, but I don't think you can attribute your experience to the hobby itself, myself and other posters have stated that the problems you have mentioned don't exist for us, but I can see how these problems may develop from people I know who have conflicting personalities.  </blockquote>

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