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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8642975" data-attributes="member: 6801845">Either we can say that a TTRPG is quality product or we cannot.&nbsp; Obviously I believe the former but after a certain level of basic functionality it comes down to personal preferences and valuations.&nbsp; I assume we agree that D&amp;D, like most mainstream publications, meet the basic level of functionality and editing quality.&nbsp; So then it's a question of can we look at any objective measure to determine subjective opinion?But if feels like you're saying that I believe popularity alone is a measurement of quality.&nbsp; It's not.&nbsp; While D&amp;D certainly had a strong starting position, it's the decade of double digit growth that tells me that many people (subjectively) judge it to be a quality product.&nbsp; Is it the best?&nbsp; Who knows, that's an entirely different question.&nbsp; What's best for me may not be the best for anyone else.Obviously branding matters, I just don't believe branding alone can account for the success we currently see.&nbsp; There's nothing magic about branding or IP, if there were the DC universe would have spawned many more movies, instead most of the movies hit with a splash and quickly sank.&nbsp; People were incredibly excited about Batman vs Superman, but the branding couldn't make a mediocre movie into a quality one and the box office returns after opening weekend proved it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 8642975, member: 6801845"] Either we can say that a TTRPG is quality product or we cannot. Obviously I believe the former but after a certain level of basic functionality it comes down to personal preferences and valuations. I assume we agree that D&D, like most mainstream publications, meet the basic level of functionality and editing quality. So then it's a question of can we look at any objective measure to determine subjective opinion? But if feels like you're saying that I believe popularity alone is a measurement of quality. It's not. While D&D certainly had a strong starting position, it's the decade of double digit growth that tells me that many people (subjectively) judge it to be a quality product. Is it the [I]best[/I]? Who knows, that's an entirely different question. What's best for me may not be the best for anyone else. Obviously branding matters, I just don't believe branding alone can account for the success we currently see. There's nothing magic about branding or IP, if there were the DC universe would have spawned many more movies, instead most of the movies hit with a splash and quickly sank. People were [I]incredibly [/I]excited about Batman vs Superman, but the branding couldn't make a mediocre movie into a quality one and the box office returns after opening weekend proved it. [/QUOTE]

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