dave2008
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Several points:Again, I ask if anyone knows what percentage of the D&D market is represented by D&D Beyond?
D&D Beyond does not represent, nor contains the entire D&D player base. Stating that only 10% of Characters advance beyond 10th level strikes me very much akin to a study stating that only 10% of people that drive BMWs have commutes that exceed 15 miles.
While there are many BMW drivers in the world, not all drivers, drive BMW.
To evaluate the value of D&D Beyond statistics, we need to have some inkling of what percentage of the D&D population the service has as customers.
D&D Beyond is a paywall....this mean, that most likely the people using DDB are some combination of the following: Wealthier, Older, and Whiter then the population at large.
The fact that people throw around the D&D Beyond stats as gospel, is disturbing.
Sure, the data means something, but we lack the contextual knowledge to know with any certainty what the data truly signifies.
- We don't even really know how big the D&D market is, so the answer to that is definitely: no, we don't know the % of the market that uses D&D beyond. Also, the data I linked was based on character's made, not actual users. So we essentially no nothing about the overall player base.
- We don't have a lot a data, so we use the data we have.
- I, and I assume others, don't think the D&D Beyond data says anything beyond what it says about users of its platform. No one is taking it as a one-to-one relationship with the entire D&D player base.
- D&D Beyond is not behind a pay all. I was a member for years without paying for anything. I believe the entire SRD content is free. Anything beyond that is behind a pay wall.
- I will reiterate that I personally am not, nor do I think anyone else is, taking D&D Beyond data as "gospel." However, it is somewhat corroborated by what WotC says about their own data and posts on these forums.
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