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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cergorach" data-source="post: 7768112" data-attributes="member: 725">I think it's quite foolish to think that D&D is just like on TV/YouTube, it's also foolish to think that playing sports yourself is at the same level as what you see on TV/YouTube. What about reality/dating shows, is it not foolish to think that those portray real life?Isn't it? It's your job as the DM to entertain the players, just like it's the players job to entertain the DM and the other players. On a show like Matt Mercer runs, the object is to entertain the audience...You learn by doing it yourself and not being forced to ape someone else. I've certainly learned from other DMs and have acknowledged my betters in that regard, but Matt Mercer and his troupe are actors first and RPGers second, everything is a scene and anything that is problematic is handled off-screen. And imho DMing is more about knowing/understanding the people you play with and less with formulaic solutions to DMing. I've played with folks I don't know very well, and depending on de DM quality, have enjoyed myself, but part of the experience is the new people you interact with. On the other hand I've enjoyed RPGs more with the people I do know and have known for a long time, even though those have often been the source of the most frustration...Also, a lot of the people that (used to) play D&D were nerds that didn't have much confidence to begin with, getting compared to a known personality in a negative way isn't the best way to get more confidence at DMing...No. People should realize that this entertainment for nerds and is 'tailored' for them, just like any other reality show on TV or YouTube.Now let me be brutally honest, a lot of the Critical Roll stuff comes across as so darned fake (to me), it often feels like a badly dubbed anime. Which is not surprising as many provided the voices of previously mentioned badly dubbed anime... Also, some of the people in those YouTube series come across (to me) as being there more to attract new followers then for anything else... For example, I can watch Day9 streams/YouTube for quite a while (while playing something else), I just looked at Day9 with another (well known) actress playing Magic and that felt a tad painful, forced even... So yes, I'm a bit negatively predisposed toward most of the RPG streaming/YouTube crowd, as I've not found one I consistently find 'good'.</blockquote>

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