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Originally Posted by seankreynolds  And 93.2% of all statistics are made up on the spot. Where is your proof of the number you cite? There are many people who DO buy books based on the author's name. Just because you aren't one of them, or you don't have anyone in your gaming group, doesn't mean that you are an example of an overwhelming majority |
Unfortunately only a small percentage of any consumer looks at the people behind the scenes for making <product> At a certain point people begin not so much looking at the stars in a movie and look at directors and writers. People stop looking at the president as the face of a faceless government and start paying close attention to congresspersons and senators and their staffers. They don't just look for the Masthead of their favourite fantasy shared world (ie Dragonlance) and only read the ones by Tracy & Hickman or Jeff Grubb. You're not just reading Wolverine for the character but you want to read the arc written by Jeph Loeb.
It's the same in any business or media. The vast majority of people will just look at the surface, and the people who are genuinely interested (and these are the people who ususally end up working in the field)
I don't know where I am going with this, but I am really sorry to hear about all this, Tweet and Noonan were both great designers... it's a loss for all D&D players.
At least Buehler will be able to use his permanent invite to the Magic pro-tour now, so at least a small upside there.
I'm not that familiar with the others other than some vague recognition of the names, and I feel bad for you all of you. Good luck and try to have a good christmas despite all this.
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