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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nagol" data-source="post: 5277465" data-attributes="member: 23935">Well, if you look at what the "ideal" non-gamer gamer needs it's the following:A lot of free time.  Getting into gaming requires easy scheduling of boatloads of time with a bunch of other people, especially to start (assuming you aren't just joining a solid group, of course, but then you're not the ideal non-gamer gamer).  Once you're committed to the game, the time commitment is likely to become a stable requirement.Some disposable income, but not a huge amount.  Gaming has always seemed to be an "inferior good".A bunch of friends that share a desire to pretend being an elf (or other fantastical creature like a modern covert agent or starship captain).So why is the group going to engage n RPGs instead of persistent online games or improv theatre?  The person has to be told about and sold on the idea of an advancing world where their character choices make the difference.  Improv isn't persistent and MMORPGS are theme parks where everyone has the same experience.  Additionally, they may to be sold on lateral thinking in the sense that creative and inventive actions can be adjudicated within the game framework in a manner impossible to duplicate in improv (no rules for adjudication per se) and MMORPGS (the server can't react well to 'sensible' actions if the developers didn't think of them).So you're looking for a demographic with lots of free time and easy scheduling with their peers who have sufficient cash to buy a few items, but not sufficient to simply immerse themselves in experiences they know are interesting.  Additionally, they need an interest in some form of shared storytelling and access to a peer group with similar interests.</blockquote>

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