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<blockquote data-quote="Set" data-source="post: 4828782" data-attributes="member: 41584">There's a difference between something becoming so dated as to be inaccessible and something being no longer profitable (or just not as profitable as another property) due to niche appeal.&nbsp;The mythos developed by Robert E Howard and H.P. Lovecraft back in the early years of the last century still have appeal, and in both cases, still inspire movies (there are both a new Conan movie *and* a Mountains of Madness movie in the works!), games and books.&nbsp; Works by stodgy traditionalists like Tolkein and C.S Lewis have also seen recent resurgences in popularity (spurred by movies).&nbsp;A fantasy setting, by definition, cannot become an anachronism, since it never was a part of history anyway.&nbsp; Even a setting drenched in misogyny or racist elements, such as the setting of 'Slaves Girls of Gor,' has it's fanbase.&nbsp;Declaring Blackmoor, Mystara, Greyhawk, etc. 'dead' is premature so long as even one person enjoys using those settings (or even just enjoys reading the books).&nbsp; The game has changed.&nbsp; Tastes have changed.&nbsp; And yet, 'growing up' and 'moving on' doesn't necessarily mean that one has to crap all over the past.&nbsp;I don't remember the painful bits of older editions with rose-colored glasses, but I don't wear ****-colored glasses either, and remember only the bad things.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Set, post: 4828782, member: 41584"] There's a difference between something becoming so dated as to be inaccessible and something being no longer profitable (or just not as profitable as another property) due to niche appeal. The mythos developed by Robert E Howard and H.P. Lovecraft back in the early years of the last century still have appeal, and in both cases, still inspire movies (there are both a new Conan movie *and* a Mountains of Madness movie in the works!), games and books. Works by stodgy traditionalists like Tolkein and C.S Lewis have also seen recent resurgences in popularity (spurred by movies). A fantasy setting, by definition, cannot become an anachronism, since it never was a part of history anyway. Even a setting drenched in misogyny or racist elements, such as the setting of 'Slaves Girls of Gor,' has it's fanbase. Declaring Blackmoor, Mystara, Greyhawk, etc. 'dead' is premature so long as even one person enjoys using those settings (or even just enjoys reading the books). The game has changed. Tastes have changed. And yet, 'growing up' and 'moving on' doesn't necessarily mean that one has to crap all over the past. I don't remember the painful bits of older editions with rose-colored glasses, but I don't wear ****-colored glasses either, and remember only the bad things. [/QUOTE]

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