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<blockquote data-quote="Whizbang Dustyboots" data-source="post: 9095926" data-attributes="member: 11760">To get this back on topic, good for Matt Mercer and the Critical Role crew generally (minus one or two bad apples they have shown the door and seemingly rightly so). Just a few years ago, they were not meaningfully any different than any other gamers on this board -- we have people posting here who work in the entertainment industry, too, possibly including some CR people.They did some very good videos near the dawn of the actual play era and, once they realized what they had, they have successfully managed what they've had in a way lots of people say they would, but few actually manage to successfully accomplish, all while apparently staying true to their values (setting up a charity foundation seems pretty pointless unless you really intend to help people or have more money than they do and want to launder it).They're not so successful that I don't still hear the golden tones of Matt Mercer coming from NPCs in WoW, but they have transformed the lives of their families by doing what they love with their friends, while staying true to who they are. Good for them.Now, if only they'd cut out all those damned shopping episodes ...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Whizbang Dustyboots, post: 9095926, member: 11760"] To get this back on topic, good for Matt Mercer and the Critical Role crew generally (minus one or two bad apples they have shown the door and seemingly rightly so). Just a few years ago, they were not meaningfully any different than any other gamers on this board -- we have people posting here who work in the entertainment industry, too, possibly including some CR people. They did some very good videos near the dawn of the actual play era and, once they realized what they had, they have successfully managed what they've had in a way lots of people say they would, but few actually manage to successfully accomplish, all while apparently staying true to their values (setting up a charity foundation seems pretty pointless unless you really intend to help people or have more money than they do and want to launder it). They're not so successful that I don't still hear the golden tones of Matt Mercer coming from NPCs in WoW, but they have transformed the lives of their families by doing what they love with their friends, while staying true to who they are. Good for them. Now, if only they'd cut out all those damned shopping episodes ... [/QUOTE]

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