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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TDarien" data-source="post: 7754443">This is getting blown way out of proportion.  Goldner isn't really talking about making D&D an esport.He IS talking about making MTG: Arena an esport, which should absolutely happen.But what's happening is that he's lumping D&D livestreaming in with esports.  And from his perspective, this isn't really a stretch.  Both Esports and Critical Role, et al, would provide value to Hasbro in the same way: the viewer.  From a business perspective the content is essentially immaterial.   Certainly you want to create good content that people will watch, but the nature of the content isn't really that important.Perhaps there will be a competitive game based upon the D&D property that they try to turn into an esport, but rest assured they're not going to turn our beloved RPG into a competitive game.</blockquote>