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<blockquote data-quote="Sir Edgar" data-source="post: 368657" data-attributes="member: 7230">Whoever owns D&amp;D has a monopoly and will make good sales on the core products by sheer fan numbers.&nbsp; The advent of 3rd edition rules and OGL/d20 were also big factors in raising sales.&nbsp; I think you also have to acknowledge the incredible influence The Lord of the Rings movie had in bringing more people into the hobby.Just because sales are good doesn't mean it's a good product.&nbsp; For example, Aquafina is one of the best-selling bottled water products on the market right now.&nbsp; This is despite the extreme competition in this business.&nbsp; Is it because Aquafina is the best water?&nbsp; No, it's purified water and in my opinion tastes quite bad.&nbsp; There are far better brands of bottled water out there, but Coca-Cola has incredible distribution muscle and cost scale power.&nbsp; Now imagine if Aquafina was the only brand of bottled water available.&nbsp; Can you see how a lot of people would grudgingly buy it, but wouldn't necessarily be happy?&nbsp; Anyhow, according to your logic, because I bought the core rulebooks I should be one of those people who &quot;voted&quot; that WOTC/Hasbro is NOT mishandling D&amp;D in a sales &quot;poll&quot;.&nbsp; But that is obviously not the case.&nbsp; Are you saying that just because someone buys something that they are happy with the product and have no right to express dissatisfaction?&nbsp; Sounds a bit like corporate fascism to me.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; All I was expecting is that any monsters not covered in Monster Manual be included in Monster Manual 2.&nbsp; But instead I find a lot of silly monsters that look like they took about two minutes each to create.&nbsp; Can you honestly say that you appreciate monster names like &quot;Captured One&quot; and &quot;Spell Weaver&quot;?&nbsp; If you do, fine, but don't try to censor me on my opinions.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sir Edgar, post: 368657, member: 7230"] Whoever owns D&D has a monopoly and will make good sales on the core products by sheer fan numbers. The advent of 3rd edition rules and OGL/d20 were also big factors in raising sales. I think you also have to acknowledge the incredible influence The Lord of the Rings movie had in bringing more people into the hobby. Just because sales are good doesn't mean it's a good product. For example, Aquafina is one of the best-selling bottled water products on the market right now. This is despite the extreme competition in this business. Is it because Aquafina is the best water? No, it's purified water and in my opinion tastes quite bad. There are far better brands of bottled water out there, but Coca-Cola has incredible distribution muscle and cost scale power. Now imagine if Aquafina was the only brand of bottled water available. Can you see how a lot of people would grudgingly buy it, but wouldn't necessarily be happy? Anyhow, according to your logic, because I bought the core rulebooks I should be one of those people who "voted" that WOTC/Hasbro is NOT mishandling D&D in a sales "poll". But that is obviously not the case. Are you saying that just because someone buys something that they are happy with the product and have no right to express dissatisfaction? Sounds a bit like corporate fascism to me. All I was expecting is that any monsters not covered in Monster Manual be included in Monster Manual 2. But instead I find a lot of silly monsters that look like they took about two minutes each to create. Can you honestly say that you appreciate monster names like "Captured One" and "Spell Weaver"? If you do, fine, but don't try to censor me on my opinions. [/QUOTE]

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