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<blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 8296446" data-attributes="member: 59082"><p>That's because they are, or at least tweens and younger teens. Similarly with Strixhaven - both seem to be indicating a full embrace of the new demographic, or at least a re-centering on Zenniels and younger Millenials. Now I, as a Gen Xer who prefers "traditional" D&D tropes and prefer adventure and lost mysteries to whimsy and cosplay, am not getting more of what I want, but that is kind of to be expected, at this point. And it makes sense, from a business standpoint.</p><p></p><p>Still, as someone for whom D&D has been a part of my life for 80% of it (or so), it is a bit...saddening?...to feel that it is moving further and further away from my "cohort" as the primary demographic. But that really began with 4E, and the "let's try to appeal to the Warcraft Millenials!" Now it seems it is, "Let's try to appeal to the TikTok Zennials!"</p><p></p><p>And of course many Gen Xers embrace a lot of this stuff, whether because of personal aesthetic tastes or WotC homerism. So it is only a portion, of whatever size, of Gen Xers that are being cut out of the targeting demographic, or at least have to take a more pick-and-choose approach, rather than "Whatever comes out, I'll buy."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mercurius, post: 8296446, member: 59082"] That's because they are, or at least tweens and younger teens. Similarly with Strixhaven - both seem to be indicating a full embrace of the new demographic, or at least a re-centering on Zenniels and younger Millenials. Now I, as a Gen Xer who prefers "traditional" D&D tropes and prefer adventure and lost mysteries to whimsy and cosplay, am not getting more of what I want, but that is kind of to be expected, at this point. And it makes sense, from a business standpoint. Still, as someone for whom D&D has been a part of my life for 80% of it (or so), it is a bit...saddening?...to feel that it is moving further and further away from my "cohort" as the primary demographic. But that really began with 4E, and the "let's try to appeal to the Warcraft Millenials!" Now it seems it is, "Let's try to appeal to the TikTok Zennials!" And of course many Gen Xers embrace a lot of this stuff, whether because of personal aesthetic tastes or WotC homerism. So it is only a portion, of whatever size, of Gen Xers that are being cut out of the targeting demographic, or at least have to take a more pick-and-choose approach, rather than "Whatever comes out, I'll buy." [/QUOTE]
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