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<blockquote data-quote="Ranger REG" data-source="post: 1692803" data-attributes="member: 533">Yep. It's time you face reality ... and Metamucil. You're as old as I am.As you said, you have been a fan of FR and DL so you have connected with them for a very long time that they're more than just familiarity, they're a source of intimate comfort.Remember when FR came out in 1987 and then later become the de facto setting for 2nd edition AD&amp;D? That must have ticked off the senior gamers who are fans of Greyhawk. They criticized how FR hog the spotlight with many series of novels (compared to the Greyhawk's Gord the Rogue series) and a host of electronic game software, even to this day.Now, we're the &quot;grumpy Greyhawk gamers&quot; and the wet-behind-the-ear college-age students (18-25) see Eberron as their generation's FR.Also, the RPG and gaming market are much more competitive now than in the late 80's and 90's, with new hobby trends appearing almost every year (from TCG, to CMG, and lately CSG). You either reinvent yourself like Madonna, or end up like FASA.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ranger REG, post: 1692803, member: 533"] Yep. It's time you face reality ... and Metamucil. You're as old as I am. As you said, you have been a fan of [i]FR[/i] and [i]DL[/i] so you have connected with them for a very long time that they're more than just familiarity, they're a source of intimate comfort. Remember when [i]FR[/i] came out in 1987 and then later become the de facto setting for 2nd edition [i]AD&D[/i]? That must have ticked off the senior gamers who are fans of [i]Greyhawk.[/i] They criticized how [i]FR[/i] hog the spotlight with many series of novels (compared to the [i]Greyhawk's Gord the Rogue[/i] series) and a host of electronic game software, even to this day. Now, we're the "grumpy [i]Greyhawk[/i] gamers" and the wet-behind-the-ear college-age students (18-25) see [i]Eberron[/i] as their generation's [i]FR.[/i] Also, the RPG and gaming market are much more competitive now than in the late 80's and 90's, with new hobby trends appearing almost every year (from TCG, to CMG, and lately CSG). You either reinvent yourself like Madonna, or end up like FASA. [/QUOTE]

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