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<blockquote data-quote="Mustrum_Ridcully" data-source="post: 4537144" data-attributes="member: 710">Ultimately, it's both. The game wouldn't sell that well if it wasn't branded D&amp;D, and it wouldn't sell that well if it wasn't also a good game. I fear that a larger part of the success of any D&amp;D game is always just the brand - but maybe that's because the brand also stands for quality, not just for the first RPG ever. Once the game no longer guarantees quality, the brand will lose value.The brand of D&amp;D stands for lots of players, lots of supports, and a high quality. Once it no longer stands for any of the 3, the brand will no longer draw in the crowds. Sure. If it was allowed to just stand on its own and not being dragged into the discussions &quot;Is this still D&amp;D&quot; or &quot;It's just the name that's selling it&quot;, it would be valued on its own merits. Sounds like a trueismn. Though maybe not. Maybe people would ask &quot;Why don't they call it D&amp;D! It clearly is! Why do they hate D&amp;D that they don't use its name? I will not play this fantasy heartbreaker!&quot; Of course, this might be different people from the ones complaining now...Well, you know, people can still play D&amp;D with whatever edition they prefer and still care to name D&amp;D. I don't care how much OD&amp;D is the true D&amp;D and all others are pale imitations of the true thing, for example. I was quite happy with the 3rd pale imitation, and the 4th is even better. I would never go the original. A, generic food metaphor... Where is hong when I need him?Not D&amp;D in name.Yes, sure, but it's not unknown that even many people can be wrong. I mean, it still says D&amp;D on the cover, right?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mustrum_Ridcully, post: 4537144, member: 710"] Ultimately, it's both. The game wouldn't sell that well if it wasn't branded D&D, and it wouldn't sell that well if it wasn't also a good game. I fear that a larger part of the success of any D&D game is always just the brand - but maybe that's because the brand also stands for quality, not just for the first RPG ever. Once the game no longer guarantees quality, the brand will lose value. The brand of D&D stands for lots of players, lots of supports, and a high quality. Once it no longer stands for any of the 3, the brand will no longer draw in the crowds. Sure. If it was allowed to just stand on its own and not being dragged into the discussions "Is this still D&D" or "It's just the name that's selling it", it would be valued on its own merits. Sounds like a trueismn. Though maybe not. Maybe people would ask "Why don't they call it D&D! It clearly is! Why do they hate D&D that they don't use its name? I will not play this fantasy heartbreaker!" Of course, this might be different people from the ones complaining now... Well, you know, people can still play D&D with whatever edition they prefer and still care to name D&D. I don't care how much OD&D is the true D&D and all others are pale imitations of the true thing, for example. I was quite happy with the 3rd pale imitation, and the 4th is even better. I would never go the original. A, generic food metaphor... Where is hong when I need him? Not D&D in name. Yes, sure, but it's not unknown that even many people can be wrong. I mean, it still says D&D on the cover, right? [/QUOTE]

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