[Design] Character Generation: Detail vs Opportunity Cost

[Curufea]

Take a breath.  Reread what I wrote.

Kyle Schuant <kyle3054 at iprimus.com.au> wrote:          I said "one reason" for the success of D&D. And   appealing to new players is absolutely vital for the popularity of any new game   system. To think otherwise is Forgeite gamer elitism. I don't want to be a   crusty old gamer playing some obscure game no-one can understand and looking   down my nose at eager young gamers hacking their way through   dungeons.
      D&D's immensely popular. To   look down on it for its simplicity and popularity is simply obtuse and   snobbish.
   
  Cheers,
  Kyle
      
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    A success of D&D?  I don't think so - not for long     term appeal.  Certainly it's great for new players, but it will soon lead     to dissatisfaction.  It may be a reason, but it is a very small reason     for its success.  A far larger reason is the     marketting.

Kyle Schuant <kyle3054 at iprimus.com.au>     wrote:                            I think it's one reason for       the success of systems like D&D, class-based systems. Players' choices       are limited. Lets you get into play fairly quickly. 
      


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