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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ash Mantle" data-source="post: 7774970" data-attributes="member: 11010">You should feel free to express what you think. I'm not invested in Critical Role as a whole, this KS or its outcome but I've watched some of Critical Role and a lot of other streamers and found them consistently entertaining, and layered with emotional depth and investment, and character growth and development. I feel that just saying they got rich and famous for only streaming themselves playing D&D is a little unfair, yes, when it comes down to it, they're only streaming themselves playing D&D but they're also working hard to bring entertainment, joy and happiness into people's lives. I think this can't be understated. Anecdotally, I've heard that just watching or listening to streamed games or podcasts can help people, whether through bringing them joy and happiness, or bringing them out of a dark spot, or anything in between. Chris Perkins has mentioned this before, and he said he had a responsibility to get out there to bring joy and happiness to the audience in spite of his own personal anxieties (whether other people share this lofty goal is uncertain, but it's a hope).It's also not like every single drop of that money is only going to the Critical Role crew, making a television series, even a cartoon series, costs a lot of money, and they've mentioned fulfilling their obligations. I also feel that so many people invested in this passion project is also good for our hobby. Streams such these do bring greater visibility to D&D and 5e, and may even help bring audience participation to other passion projects, may bring back some of the older players who left the hobby for a time, and may introduce new gamers to the hobby.</blockquote>

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