tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16553938.post3005427003259194236..comments2023-10-21T05:28:05.763-06:00Comments on Roll for Initiative: Balkanization of the rpg industry, pt.2Rognarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16325723561313536356noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16553938.post-43466213981575050322011-09-08T19:46:37.539-06:002011-09-08T19:46:37.539-06:00It's strange. At the very same time I dread th...It's strange. At the very same time I dread these days to come, and I'm eager for them.Jeffrywith1ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657915338624925974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16553938.post-18067377848857872182011-09-08T14:07:03.174-06:002011-09-08T14:07:03.174-06:00Thanks for the notice Rognar.
Yes, I'm a bit ...Thanks for the notice Rognar.<br /><br />Yes, I'm a bit more pessimistic, although I do think the hobby will continue and for those not paying much attention- it will seem to do well. Print on Demand will ensure that.<br /><br />It will be an illusion, but from what I see that's all most people online need.<br /><br />I think WotC and D&D's future is up to 5th edition. It won't be easy, but one never knows. <br /><br />And the OSR guys...<br /><br />Some that I consider OSR are really pathfinder 3.x (or something similar) which would make them middle school or something. It's clear that these people make up the largest group in gaming currently given Pathfinder sales.<br /><br /><br />The ones that have gone even further back in time I think fall into three groups.<br /><br />Those that got fed up not with 3.x, but the mess that 3.x turned into after a few years (driven IMO by the OGL). Rather reactionary.<br /><br />Those that got fed up with 4th edition and decided that returning to the roots was the only thing to do. Very reactionary.<br /><br />Lastly those who were still playing the old editions in the first place. I don't think there were many of these.<br /><br />The release of the PDFs by WotC and then their removal played to all three of these groups. It gave them reason to buck to buck the Man. And buck they did.<br /><br /><br /><br />Timing here was important too. The old school editions are now old enough that there was a daydream nostalgia to them. I watch them talk about these games, and it's not D&D as it was played back in the day. It's what the imagine it was.<br /><br />It's like the aging guy listening to the same music he did back in the day. Not a indicator of taste or knowledge (like listening to, say classical), but one of a man attempting to regain his youth.<br /><br />But RPGs are at their core fulfillment, so I can't really fault them for that.Gleichmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207824774578520114noreply@blogger.com