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<blockquote data-quote="lewpuls" data-source="post: 5025648" data-attributes="member: 30518">The economy?&nbsp; No, the collapse of the RPG market considerably predates the collapse of the economy.&nbsp; Boardgames are selling very well, because in economic bad times people move to forms of entertainment that are big value for money, but RPGs still suffer...The majority of young people *are* gamers, perhaps moreso than ever before, but they are mostly video gamers.&nbsp; Video games are easier (no rules to read and understand), provide virtually instant gratification, can be played when you have no one else to play with, and so forth.The RPG market also became saturated; and from a professional point of view, it's unlikely to come back because there are too many fanboys and fangirls willing to give away their material, or sell it for peanuts, so many publishers have abandoned the genre entirely.&nbsp; They can't make money.&nbsp; It is a market that&nbsp; &quot;crowdsourcing&quot; has driven into hiding, again excepting the very largest publishers.Sorry if this seems doom and gloom.&nbsp; I confess I only turned up here because someone mentioned my name and Google picked up on it.&nbsp; The tabletop RPG hobby is... well, just not of interest to most publishers any more.&nbsp; (As for me, when I do play, it's first edition AD&amp;D, so &quot;what's happening now&quot; isn't relevant to me, either.)Lew Pulsipher</blockquote>

[QUOTE="lewpuls, post: 5025648, member: 30518"] The economy? No, the collapse of the RPG market considerably predates the collapse of the economy. Boardgames are selling very well, because in economic bad times people move to forms of entertainment that are big value for money, but RPGs still suffer... The majority of young people *are* gamers, perhaps moreso than ever before, but they are mostly video gamers. Video games are easier (no rules to read and understand), provide virtually instant gratification, can be played when you have no one else to play with, and so forth. The RPG market also became saturated; and from a professional point of view, it's unlikely to come back because there are too many fanboys and fangirls willing to give away their material, or sell it for peanuts, so many publishers have abandoned the genre entirely. They can't make money. It is a market that "crowdsourcing" has driven into hiding, again excepting the very largest publishers. Sorry if this seems doom and gloom. I confess I only turned up here because someone mentioned my name and Google picked up on it. The tabletop RPG hobby is... well, just not of interest to most publishers any more. (As for me, when I do play, it's first edition AD&D, so "what's happening now" isn't relevant to me, either.) Lew Pulsipher [/QUOTE]

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