Hot RPGs Talk 5E 1st PLace

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#1

Zardnaar

Sep 14, 2015 23:01:08

 

ENworld has a program to measure things like posts over most of the major sites.

 

http://www.enworld.org/forum/hotgames.php

 

 5E is doing rather well it seems. 

 

 The chart was linked to here.

http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?2891-Is-the-OSR-Dead#.Vfex-RGqpBc

 

 Note this is not a size of ther D&D player base as such just what is being talked about. There does seem to be a large disparity in Pathfinder and 5E but note company sites are not included such as this forum. The Paizo boards are very active and are probably similar in size to the WoTC and ENworld boards (and then some most likely) put togather but they are excluded from the sample size. 

 

 Combined with what we do know from similar methods used on Amazon, ICV2, WoTC statements and overall lack of an edition war 5E seems to be doing rather well. Other conclusions one could draw.

 

1. The OSR movement is not united (spread over clones, and 4 editions of D&D) but united its more popular in chatter with the exception of 5E and Pathfinder.

 

2. 4E and 13th age united less chatter than OSR by itself. This exludes OD&D/AD&D/BECMI

 

3. OSR may now be more popular/talked about than the editions they are based on (note there are a lot of them and around 3 or 4 I consider "major").

 

4. Paizo and WotC are the big kahunas.

 

5. No real surprises, 5E is a new edition of D&D and any of them will be the most talked about for a few years at least. 

#2

Ralif_Redhammer

Sep 15, 2015 8:52:03

Interesting data. I’m a bit surprised to see how high the World of Darkness is (I thought its popularity in decline) and how relatively low Shadowrun is. The OSR has ever been split by what counts as old school. Is it C&C or is it Labyrinth Lord (my opinion: why not both?)?

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