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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 9302255" data-attributes="member: 6801845">The obvious example is movies.&nbsp; Many hit movies that are enjoyed by millions are panned by reviewers.&nbsp; Meanwhile, movies that reviewers laud oftentimes leave most people cold.&nbsp; Have you seen The Covenant by Guy Richie?&nbsp; The movie that many critics rated as one of the best movies of 2023?&nbsp; No?&nbsp; Well neither did a lot of people even if it is highly ranked by the relative handful of people that did go see it.&nbsp; Just because something is considered high quality by a subset of people, does not mean that most of the general population who&nbsp; just want to be entertained will pay to see it.&nbsp; Conversely name and branding doesn't mean success, just look at the recent MCU movies.&nbsp; You can't sustain a product on name and reputation alone for long, not when it's an open market.&nbsp; You certainly don't see significant growth.But just like movies such as Barbie was a smash hit while the aforementioned The Covenant was a flop, D&amp;D simply provides a game that a lot of people enjoy.&nbsp; Even if the auteurs of the world think it's low quality.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 9302255, member: 6801845"] The obvious example is movies. Many hit movies that are enjoyed by millions are panned by reviewers. Meanwhile, movies that reviewers laud oftentimes leave most people cold. Have you seen [I]The Covenant [/I]by Guy Richie? The movie that many critics rated as one of the best movies of 2023? No? Well neither did a lot of people even if it is highly ranked by the relative handful of people that did go see it. Just because something is considered high quality by a subset of people, does not mean that most of the general population who just want to be entertained will pay to see it. Conversely name and branding doesn't mean success, just look at the recent MCU movies. You can't sustain a product on name and reputation alone for long, not when it's an open market. You certainly don't see significant growth. But just like movies such as [I]Barbie [/I]was a smash hit while the aforementioned [I]The Covenant[/I] was a flop, D&D simply provides a game that a lot of people enjoy. Even if the auteurs of the world think it's low quality. [/QUOTE]

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