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<blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 7775305" data-attributes="member: 158"><p>Thing is, there are millions of people actively playing D&D currently (something like 12 to 15 million last surveys) - I really doubt the majority are just reading and not playing the released material. back when it was more like 3 to 4 million active players about 15 to 20 years ago, i could see a bunch of DMs just reading and shelving the stuff. I can't speak to Storm King's Thunder -- Out of the Abyss was pretty good, actually, as we Curse of Strahd and Tomb of Annihilation, and I'm running Dragon Heist just fine right now -- admittedly, i'm putting my own spin on it, but that's how it's meant to be run.</p><p></p><p>This is not to Reynard personally, but just to the thought of collectibility -- if people really are just buying it to read and shelve it, and not give ideas or actual play time, IMO it's a terrible idea to lean into that, it would be better to improve playability and PREP USEFULNESS. As above with the car example, it's like buying a pretty oven mitt that is combustible, or buying a beautiful set of pots and pans that are not rated for cooking with. I find it just... silly, I can't help my opinion. I have NEVER knowingly bought something that looked cool that couldn't fulfill its original purpose for me. My Limited Edition Monopoly set has been played with, my vintage cast iron skillet still fries things and gets seasoned, My limited edition Art and Arcana set has been read cover to cover (and not reverently) and my Limited Edition Dice get played with on regular rotation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Henry, post: 7775305, member: 158"] Thing is, there are millions of people actively playing D&D currently (something like 12 to 15 million last surveys) - I really doubt the majority are just reading and not playing the released material. back when it was more like 3 to 4 million active players about 15 to 20 years ago, i could see a bunch of DMs just reading and shelving the stuff. I can't speak to Storm King's Thunder -- Out of the Abyss was pretty good, actually, as we Curse of Strahd and Tomb of Annihilation, and I'm running Dragon Heist just fine right now -- admittedly, i'm putting my own spin on it, but that's how it's meant to be run. This is not to Reynard personally, but just to the thought of collectibility -- if people really are just buying it to read and shelve it, and not give ideas or actual play time, IMO it's a terrible idea to lean into that, it would be better to improve playability and PREP USEFULNESS. As above with the car example, it's like buying a pretty oven mitt that is combustible, or buying a beautiful set of pots and pans that are not rated for cooking with. I find it just... silly, I can't help my opinion. I have NEVER knowingly bought something that looked cool that couldn't fulfill its original purpose for me. My Limited Edition Monopoly set has been played with, my vintage cast iron skillet still fries things and gets seasoned, My limited edition Art and Arcana set has been read cover to cover (and not reverently) and my Limited Edition Dice get played with on regular rotation. [/QUOTE]
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