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<blockquote data-quote="schnee" data-source="post: 7738745" data-attributes="member: 16728"><p>Yeah, that's a little dramatic.</p><p></p><p>Look, he's absolutely right about one thing: his success was due to YouTube. 1000%. He got credibility as a designer with his DM advice series, he got more trust by not having ads, he proved his writing chops to new fans with his books, and he is a fantastic spokesman for the 'old school' gaming philosophy.</p><p></p><p>There are a bunch of other DM types on YouTube. His screen presence blows the rest of them out of the water, not to mention his ability to articulate complex stuff in an approachable and fun way. <strong>Absolutely none of that ever comes through in a text medium</strong>. </p><p></p><p>If it weren't for YouTube his Kickstarter wouldn't exist.</p><p></p><p>--</p><p></p><p>As far as there being 'Forums' people and 'Social Media' people, sure, some of us bridge the gap, but again, that's probably not the majority. And, when you look at the people who don't bridge that gap - the old forum guard vs the new social community, they are very, very different. Old graying white pulp fantasy / wargaming / ren-festers vs. younger comic / book series / movie / anime / cosplay / video game / theater / larp with very wide representation. </p><p></p><p>Even in EnWorld, which has a surprisingly liberal perspective compared to most gaming forums, I see regular outbursts of the 'get off my lawn, fantasy is about racism towards orcs and low strength female characters and that's that' variety. Just wait until MToF's 'Elves are gender-fluid' hits. Sit back and watch and see the difference. I bet money that the forum and social media responses will be completely different.</p><p></p><p>Watch the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J4fg79Utsk" target="_blank">What Critical Role Means To Me</a> video for a taste. I'd love to see if even EnWorld has that breadth of representation, but I sure wouldn't put any money on it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="schnee, post: 7738745, member: 16728"] Yeah, that's a little dramatic. Look, he's absolutely right about one thing: his success was due to YouTube. 1000%. He got credibility as a designer with his DM advice series, he got more trust by not having ads, he proved his writing chops to new fans with his books, and he is a fantastic spokesman for the 'old school' gaming philosophy. There are a bunch of other DM types on YouTube. His screen presence blows the rest of them out of the water, not to mention his ability to articulate complex stuff in an approachable and fun way. [B]Absolutely none of that ever comes through in a text medium[/B]. If it weren't for YouTube his Kickstarter wouldn't exist. -- As far as there being 'Forums' people and 'Social Media' people, sure, some of us bridge the gap, but again, that's probably not the majority. And, when you look at the people who don't bridge that gap - the old forum guard vs the new social community, they are very, very different. Old graying white pulp fantasy / wargaming / ren-festers vs. younger comic / book series / movie / anime / cosplay / video game / theater / larp with very wide representation. Even in EnWorld, which has a surprisingly liberal perspective compared to most gaming forums, I see regular outbursts of the 'get off my lawn, fantasy is about racism towards orcs and low strength female characters and that's that' variety. Just wait until MToF's 'Elves are gender-fluid' hits. Sit back and watch and see the difference. I bet money that the forum and social media responses will be completely different. Watch the [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J4fg79Utsk"]What Critical Role Means To Me[/URL] video for a taste. I'd love to see if even EnWorld has that breadth of representation, but I sure wouldn't put any money on it. [/QUOTE]
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