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<blockquote data-quote="Wild Gazebo" data-source="post: 5950317" data-attributes="member: 24413">Not able to sit for hours playing a game.&nbsp; My wife can't stand to sit still and gets agitated even if a card game starts getting too long.Have trouble with immersion:&nbsp; I had one friend sit there bewildered that we were able to follow the game.&nbsp; She said &quot;You guys really can imagine all this stuff can't you?&quot;Low priority/interest.&nbsp; The idea of a role playing game is less interesting than a board game or a movie.&nbsp; I know I'd rather game than watch a movie...so it works both ways.Investment.&nbsp; There are dice, books, miniatures, preparation and the need for a number of other willing participants.&nbsp; It really is a bit of an organizational nightmare compared to watching a ballgame with munchies.It really is a hobby driven market...so you already have to be a bit obsessive...or fanboyish to really get into it and stay.&nbsp; I always here people talk about how successful the early ads were for D&amp;D and how common the game was:&nbsp; I don't remember that much success and clearly remember people making fun of the ads.&nbsp; The ads didn't stop because they were mismanaged or successful:&nbsp; they stopped because it is a very difficult product to initiate and realized they would have to take a grassroots (for lack of a better word) mentality toward promotion.&nbsp; I mean that is why so much r&amp;d has been spent on basic and starter games:&nbsp; it is the biggest stumbling block.I think the only way to hit a mainstream market again is through a culture trend (popular movie, tv show, or book) or to completely change the medium so that it is entirely accessible and easily implemented...like a site with standing GMs and programming to facilitate the game-play.Anywho...that's how I see it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wild Gazebo, post: 5950317, member: 24413"] Not able to sit for hours playing a game. My wife can't stand to sit still and gets agitated even if a card game starts getting too long. Have trouble with immersion: I had one friend sit there bewildered that we were able to follow the game. She said "You guys really can imagine all this stuff can't you?" Low priority/interest. The idea of a role playing game is less interesting than a board game or a movie. I know I'd rather game than watch a movie...so it works both ways. Investment. There are dice, books, miniatures, preparation and the need for a number of other willing participants. It really is a bit of an organizational nightmare compared to watching a ballgame with munchies. It really is a hobby driven market...so you already have to be a bit obsessive...or fanboyish to really get into it and stay. I always here people talk about how successful the early ads were for D&D and how common the game was: I don't remember that much success and clearly remember people making fun of the ads. The ads didn't stop because they were mismanaged or successful: they stopped because it is a very difficult product to initiate and realized they would have to take a grassroots (for lack of a better word) mentality toward promotion. I mean that is why so much r&d has been spent on basic and starter games: it is the biggest stumbling block. I think the only way to hit a mainstream market again is through a culture trend (popular movie, tv show, or book) or to completely change the medium so that it is entirely accessible and easily implemented...like a site with standing GMs and programming to facilitate the game-play. Anywho...that's how I see it. [/QUOTE]

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