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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The Sigil" data-source="post: 1689017" data-attributes="member: 2013">In my original post, I didn't think I suggested that sales be the only factor put into consideration.  But if the top sellers in every category never even come up for awards, then "Joe Gamer" wonders why the awards even exist.  Myself, I would be for something to the effect of the "top x sellers" (probably with x=3) get "automatic bids" and then a selection committee of industry pros selects y other products (y probably equal to 5).  Or even has one "vote" by fans, one "vote" by retailers, one "vote" by game designers, and one "vote" by sales, or whatever "weight" you prefer to use (Fans 1, Retailers 2, Designers 5, sales 1 for instance).We seem to agree on more than we disagree on. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />It could happen... everyone has a price.  I'm sure if I had $10 billion and walked up to the owners of White Wolf, I could swap my $10 billion for ownership of the company.  I don't, but it makes for an interesting hypothetical example. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />Maybe not in the current environment, but imagine for a moment what might happen if WotC, for whatever reason, got imploded and folded and the d20STL was withdrawn, and someone wanted to lock WotC's IP away forever.  It is possible that Warriors and Warrens could eventually be recognized as the "successor" to D&D despite every attempt by new ownership of WotC to lock down WotC's IP.*shrugs*None of my scenarios are LIKELY, I suppose, but all are possible.  I think I've said my peace on this thread, there's really not much new to respond to.I think sales can't be relied upon to unfailingly show the "best in gaming" but at the same time, I don't think they can be casually discarded, either.  If everyone is buying product line X, something must be "right" about the product line.--The Sigil</blockquote>

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