Quote from: TristramEvans;696354Also, Toys R Us sucks these days. Two small rows of action figures, 50% Star Wars and any other line I might be interested on never reordered so just the same 2-3 second string characters. And then a handful of bad-looking hip modern revisions of superheroes.

Video stores are dead, and used bookstores ate not only getting rarer, but it's getting impossible to find "treasures" as everyone checks eBay selling prices (not auction end prices mind you) on stuff. (gee, wonder if those two are connected at all?)

Is Toys R Us supposed to be awesome for adults?  I can confirm that it is awesome for adults with kids, but it has been awhile since I have been to one sans kids.

Skynet has already terminated the physical media business.

I am always finding something worth a look in the gamestore, but I play RPGs, minis, boardgames and card games so I get to wander all the shelves.

Quote from: Arturick;696645Unless I've missed something, it's been fairly thoroughly agreed upon that...

Supplements = Power Creep For Munchkins

Campaign Settings kill creativity.

New game systems are either crunch for the vidja game munchkins or rehashing of the perfection that is OD&D.

Minis and maps are for rules lawyers with "character builds" and the sick atrocity that is the 3.0 Rogue + flanking.

The only thing more bizarre (from an outsider's perspective) than an RPGSiter buying some sort of game material would be an RPGSiter writing something and expecting someone to buy it.

Awesome troll is awesome.

Ok I'll take a bite.

Supplements:  If I like what supplement is about then I will buy it. Frandor's Keep for Hackmaster is a great supplement so I bought it.

Campaign Settings: If I like a campaign setting then I will buy it.  I really enjoyed the Gazetteer series for Mystara, the Greyhawk boxed set, and the FR Grey box.

New Game Systems: If I like a new game then I will buy it (noticing a pattern here). I picked up DCC, Dragon Age,& Hackmaster. A buddy gave me a copy of the new RQ and I'm thinking about getting ACKS.

Minis & Maps: I have been collecting and painting minis for 25 years. I enjoy using them in games. I have several game mats in both hex and square and a about 15 or so of the Paizo full color maps.

Yup. I'm just an old grognard that doesn't buy anything.

The Hamster wheel! It keeps on turning!

Quote from: TristramEvans;696656That's why we argue all the time here.

I don't argue all the time.  You argue all the time.


That bit of frivolousness over with, back to the subject at hand.  If you're not being turned on by the various stuff up for sale in the FLGS these days, either hit kickstarter up for something unusual or just take a break.  If there's nothing you're interested in buying right now, then play what you have and let your money earn interest until something new and cool appears.

Being a new father (26 months old little girl), I don't get to game stores very much, and the closest thing recently has been me going by a local game convention... and even then, it was difficult to buy anything, as my daughter was more interested in the popcorn than the game books.  (That said, the sight of my daughter running up to one booth and excitedly pointing and yelling "PURPLE DICE" was adorable.)  These days I get my games via kickstarter and online sales.  (//www.bundleofholding.com has been helpful as well.)

FLGS - no, DTRPG - yes; I just spent $25 there the other day.

Quote from: Black Vulmea;696526Me too.

Quote from: Black Vulmea's BlogOur hobby is dominated by designers writing for existing gamers, and if this is supposed to attract new gamers, there's some serious delusion going on.

Wow, truer words were never spoken as far as I am concerned. I think your blog is the only one I bother to read anymore.

Quote from: Arturick;696645Unless I've missed something, it's been fairly thoroughly agreed upon that...

Supplements = Power Creep For Munchkins

Campaign Settings kill creativity.

New game systems are either crunch for the vidja game munchkins or rehashing of the perfection that is OD&D.

Minis and maps are for rules lawyers with "character builds" and the sick atrocity that is the 3.0 Rogue + flanking.

The only thing more bizarre (from an outsider's perspective) than an RPGSiter buying some sort of game material would be an RPGSiter writing something and expecting someone to buy it.

No.

I buy up copies of Mongoose Traveller Book 0: An Introduction To Traveller from the 2008 Free RPG Day and hand them out at demos and to new Players. They are going for the same cost as a good cheeseburger (price + shipping), so they are a worthwhile investment to spread the news of a good game system. So much for your "Supplements = Power Creep For Munchkins" crap.

I've gotten more inspiration from campaign settings like Orbital and Clement Sector than anything else, so much for your belief that "Campaign Settings kill creativity" crap.

I get that you are probably just trolling, but if this site and its posters are worthy of only your derision then why do you bother to keep reading?

Quote from: dragoner;697288FLGS - no, DTRPG - yes; I just spent $25 there the other day.

This is more my habit as well. I'll include Amazon.com and eBay in there as well as DTRPG.

Thing is, I'm finding a lot of original and worthy material only in PDF being put oput by 3PP.

Quote from: The Traveller;696960You must be new here. It was sorta kinda relatively homogenous a while back but with the ongoing collapse of places like rpgnet and story-games it's picking up a great diversity of opinions who are quite appreciative of the freedom to be heard they find here.

Agreed.

Seriously, don't fall into the trap. When I first came here it seemed like everyone was a douche about anything new, and I made a few missteps myself because of that perception.

But as long as you speak with a general amount of civility, its easy to get along with people here.

As to the OPs stuff:

I don't find nearly as much to buy as I used to. Yes, there are a few RPGs I follow that I keep buying things for. The new FFG Star Wars, bought Numenera recently and am really into that, but I remember when I was a kid, I could have bought a new book every week that I just HAD TO HAVE and still not run out of stuff I had to have.

I'm not sure if its just me being more discerning or if there really is just less stuff I want now.

I end up spending more of my money on board games, even if I spend more of my time on RPG stuff.

Just to say though: Even if the system doesn't sound like its for you, I would suggest getting Numenera just for the setting. Most of the book is setting description and its an awesome setting.

Quote from: jeff37923;697299Wow, truer words were never spoken ...

The arguments over T5 were filled with that delusion, despite an obvious fact that nobody is releasing a 650 page book for "beginners". But then again thankfully the MI thread was stickied over at mong, ever though it has nothing to do with trav; so if not deluded, at least the powers that be don't care.

Quote from: jeff37923;697305This is more my habit as well. I'll include Amazon.com and eBay in there as well as DTRPG.

Thing is, I'm finding a lot of original and worthy material only in PDF being put oput by 3PP.

I think I bought a couple from mong and one from spica and bunch of freebies, which are always nice.

Quote from: Bobloblah;696658Isn't that why we all come here?

I came for the waters.

I was misinformed.

Quote from: jeff37923;697299I think your blog is the only one I bother to read anymore.

:hatsoff:

Quote from: dragoner;697308The arguments over T5 were filled with that delusion, despite an obvious fact that nobody is releasing a 650 page book for "beginners". But then again thankfully the MI thread was stickied over at mong, ever though it has nothing to do with trav; so if not deluded, at least the powers that be don't care.

Yeah, T5 is definitely not for beginners. I tend to think that Mongoose Traveller is, however (in terms of new) while the free download of Starter Traveller from DTRPG is good for beginners (in terms of old).

I can't fault Mongoose for their decision on the Mongoose Infantry, they put it right out there. A RPG demo may get about 6 new customers while a Minis demo gets about 20 or more. That is just pure business reality.

Quote from: Teazia;697199Is Toys R Us supposed to be awesome for adults?  I can confirm that it is awesome for adults with kids, but it has been awhile since I have been to one sans kids.

Skynet has already terminated the physical media business.

Whether Toys R Us is awesome for adults I imagine depends on the adult, my point was more that it's less awesome, overall, from what it was 10 or 20 years ago, insofar as its selection of action figures. In other words, kids don't know what they're missing. Which I guess is fine, but disappointing for those of us who were there in the days of "8 - 10 aisles of action figures".