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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 3820803" data-attributes="member: 177">I think there's a very important point in this - most individual hobby activities have only a small number of people involved in them.&nbsp; Each has an appeal to their following based on the nature of the activity, individual aesthetics, and so on.&nbsp; And each characteristic that makes one person like it, screens others out.I think that if we look at it, we'll find that most hobby activities are not &quot;mass market&quot; - not everyone finds model trains interesting, or cares to play football, or likes rpgs.&nbsp; An aficionado of a particular hobby often winds up a bit confused about why so many other people find their particular pursuit compelling.&nbsp; We have to remember that honestly, not everyone is supposed to like what we do.&nbsp; Consider, instead, turning the question around - what is there about rpgs that make it look like it ought to be appealing to the mass market, such that we are surprised that it isn't bigger?&nbsp; I think you'll find the list is fairly short...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 3820803, member: 177"] I think there's a very important point in this - most individual hobby activities have only a small number of people involved in them. Each has an appeal to their following based on the nature of the activity, individual aesthetics, and so on. And each characteristic that makes one person like it, screens others out. I think that if we look at it, we'll find that most hobby activities are not "mass market" - not everyone finds model trains interesting, or cares to play football, or likes rpgs. An aficionado of a particular hobby often winds up a bit confused about why so many other people find their particular pursuit compelling. We have to remember that honestly, not everyone is supposed to like what we do. Consider, instead, turning the question around - what is there about rpgs that make it look like it [i]ought[/i] to be appealing to the mass market, such that we are surprised that it isn't bigger? I think you'll find the list is fairly short... [/QUOTE]

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