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<blockquote data-quote="bloodtide" data-source="post: 9207841" data-attributes="member: 6684958"><p>The big draw for D&D has always been: you can do anything. Unlike most of games, you can make a D&D game whatever you want it to be in every way. </p><p></p><p>Then add:</p><p></p><p>*Movies Downfall: people just don't watch movies as much as they used too....and worse the movies they have put out in the last couple of years have only been about 'average'. Worse as nearly every movie sticks to a set formula of action, explosions and CGI spam. And endless sequals and remakes...oh look another Ghostbusters movie and and Fast and Furious um...10? 11? Simply put people are not entertained.</p><p></p><p>*TV Change: people still watch tv shows.....but no so much the network "wait a year to see the season" shows. With streaming people can watch seasons quick. But a couple of weekends and all the 'good' new shows are watched........so your left with a large amount of free time.</p><p></p><p>And the BIG ONE:</p><p></p><p>*The downfall of RPG type video games. Sure the some decent video games....like Baldur's Gate 3, bring in a lot of new gamers. And that says a lot.</p><p></p><p>BUT...after that.....video games are failing to deliver entertainment. Sure some people will always just turn off thier brain and click some buttons for hours and be happy. But the role playing type games are comming up short. They can only program so much into a game....so no matter what a video game is always limited. </p><p></p><p>Even with online play and content....they can only make so much. And they get a diminishing return if they make too much.....but then they can't 'afford" to make much anyway.</p><p></p><p>And nearly all RPGs video games are boring. You bump into NPCs, read a wall of text...and accept a quest. Then you do the quest....often a railroad. But that is all you can do, and makes up the whole game.</p><p></p><p>And RPG video games have the same problem movies do.......the same things just get released over and over.....Final Fantasy 99 or Tom Clancys dark shadow ranibow seal army team sixty seven.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bloodtide, post: 9207841, member: 6684958"] The big draw for D&D has always been: you can do anything. Unlike most of games, you can make a D&D game whatever you want it to be in every way. Then add: *Movies Downfall: people just don't watch movies as much as they used too....and worse the movies they have put out in the last couple of years have only been about 'average'. Worse as nearly every movie sticks to a set formula of action, explosions and CGI spam. And endless sequals and remakes...oh look another Ghostbusters movie and and Fast and Furious um...10? 11? Simply put people are not entertained. *TV Change: people still watch tv shows.....but no so much the network "wait a year to see the season" shows. With streaming people can watch seasons quick. But a couple of weekends and all the 'good' new shows are watched........so your left with a large amount of free time. And the BIG ONE: *The downfall of RPG type video games. Sure the some decent video games....like Baldur's Gate 3, bring in a lot of new gamers. And that says a lot. BUT...after that.....video games are failing to deliver entertainment. Sure some people will always just turn off thier brain and click some buttons for hours and be happy. But the role playing type games are comming up short. They can only program so much into a game....so no matter what a video game is always limited. Even with online play and content....they can only make so much. And they get a diminishing return if they make too much.....but then they can't 'afford" to make much anyway. And nearly all RPGs video games are boring. You bump into NPCs, read a wall of text...and accept a quest. Then you do the quest....often a railroad. But that is all you can do, and makes up the whole game. And RPG video games have the same problem movies do.......the same things just get released over and over.....Final Fantasy 99 or Tom Clancys dark shadow ranibow seal army team sixty seven. [/QUOTE]
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