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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mallus" data-source="post: 5710262" data-attributes="member: 3887">It was meant to be funny. But it contains kernel of truth... I like analogies, and I develop business software systems for a living, but this analogy doesn't really work. Put simply:Gaming is easy (not really resource intensive) and done for recreation.Software development is hard (very resource intensive), and (usually) done to turn a profit. Therefore, the gaming community can support more editions/systems than the wider world can supports operating systems. The differences in resource costs makes this analogy silly -- at least in the way you seem to be using it. Yes.Converting gaming materials is a tad easier than converting/developing multiplatform code.If you're interested in growing the community, you might want to pay closer attention to what the current player base enjoys now.Playing in a campaign on a regular basis take a significant time commitment. Learning a game? No.Money is a non-issue. RPGs are cheap (purchasing most core rules costs as much as a single video game or dinner at a nice restaurant w/wine). Wait, let me amend that... RPGs are expensive if you're a completist (so don't be if you're concerned about costs). Also, 3e and Pathfinder are essentially free. Time is a serious barrier to entry... but it's not like a new, evergreen edition of D&D is going to change that. My AD&D books aren't obsolete after 26 years. I'm using them to run a campaign as we speak (err, type). A 40 year old who's terrified of that needs a Xanax and good therapist. Is Windows 95 still supported? Will a iPhone 3 run iOS 5? Wait, this is still a bad analogy... Admittedly, I was speculating.</blockquote>

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