Editing Post-Cold War (section)

===Impact on /tg/===
/tg/ is, traditionally, a very low tech hobby. Despite this, it still has managed to incorporate some of the new technologies of the era.

One big thing is the rise of e-books. Rather than have a big stack of massive heavy books, you can keep all your books on a small, handy, e-reader. One particular advantage of an electronic book is that the contents can be searched through to quickly get answers to rule questions. The low cost of electronic publishing also means many small groups can easily publish a book and sell it, but this comes at the cost of electronic storefronts being flooded with low effort, poorly written garbage. Electronics also, in theory, lower the need for wasted paper and dice. In practice however, many groups find including any electronics at the table a major distraction and disruptive of play, while many players refuse to trust electronic RNG. Acceptance of computer RNG is actually worse among players into [[Vidya gaems|video games]] due to that medium's documented history of RNG cheating via uneven RNG, poorly randomized number generation, and being easily manipulated. Another issue with electronic books is that [[Wizards of the Coast|some companies]] are Luddites, and refuse to release PDF versions of their books, while others are hamstrung by the IP holder's retarded [[Star Wars|prior licensing agreements]] [[EA|made with the devil]] and legally can’t, or just plain old don't exist anymore and can't do a PDF re-release, but [[Pirate|we have a solution to all those problems]].

Another nifty creation has been 3D printers that can create a variety of objects desired from scratch for cheap. Currently 3d printers are only able to print small, inanimate, plastic things (unless you have a very expensive and large one that can do weak metal) and are a far cry from [[Star Trek|Replicator]] technology everyone panicking about "ghost guns" thinks they are. Fortunately the hobby has substantial use for [[Miniature|small, inanimate, plastic things]].  Eventually there will be a reckoning for the entire minifigure gaming industry over the full implications of 3d printing, but for now the technology still remains a wee bit too bothersome if not expensive for the average user to churn out a thousand point army.  However if you have the means and patience to experiment, your imagination is the only limit on what you can do for figure customization.
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