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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GregoryOatmeal" data-source="post: 5702328" data-attributes="member: 6667661">I don't quite follow you. Innovations can be useful, but if you're saying young people need new editions and new rules I just don't buy it. The new kids don't really have a previous game to compare it to I'm not  sure why they would be more or less interested if a new edition comes  out. The most important factor in integrating new players is probably a  brother or friend to introduce the to the game. And if that person isn't  in to the new edition then WOTC will have some problems with the new crowd.Tabletop gaming doesn't absolutely need to change. It is just as unique of a sandbox hobby for imaginative people now as it was in the eighties and it's going to attract basically the same crowd of young people now as it did then. It doesn't need to be refreshed to be interesting - tabletop roleplaying is innately interesting in a timeless way. The hobby isn't going to die. It doesn't need to connect with facebook or text messages or whatever. I just don't believe that's how the kids think. New players will get it or they won'tFactors that might drive young people away could include pushing for an online subscription to play the game and requiring lots of knick-nacks like miniatures and gaming boards.And turning D&D into a videogame (and only a videogame) would just alienate a lot of the base.</blockquote>