Gamer Grows Old

4th Edition D&D is now a month old. I bought the books when they came out, interested and hopeful that a new edition would improve the game to make it more of the game I love. What I discovered was that I had grown old.

How do you know it? How does the world start telling you that you're old? When companies that make games seem to think you're not young enough to buy the games. Companies survive by introducing new gamers to the game. As older players mature, they're less likely to buy stuff because they have A LOT of stuff already. It's the new guys who have the disposable cash.

I held out hope that I was among many others who were just riled up because our favorite game company had made a decision that wasn't in the best interest of the core fans. But reading this thread definitely showed me that I'm not a core fan anymore. I'm old.