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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8645165" data-attributes="member: 6801845">I probably should have phrased this whole thread differently.&nbsp; In retrospect it should have been &quot;Can you determine quality of a TTRPG?&quot;I don't think there is a great way.&nbsp; For physical products, there are different measurements such as reliability for vehicles.&nbsp; Popularity alone doesn't do it, especially when you're comparing apples (Rolex watches) to oranges (Casio watches).&nbsp; As another angle on this take a look at wine.&nbsp; For the vast majority of people they just want a slightly alcoholic beverage that tastes good and they cannot tell the difference between a $20 bottle and a $200 bottle.&nbsp; The latter bottle is only higher quality if accept criteria that has largely been developed and can only be detected by people that want to justify high priced wine. My premise is that while D&amp;D has always been big in the TTRPG marketplace, since 5E was released a decade ago it's seen double digit growth is an indication of a quality product.&nbsp; It's the best measurement we have.&nbsp; As I said in my original post &quot;From a business perspective minimal investment + continued popularity + year after year double digit growth = quality.&quot; That doesn't mean it's perfect.&nbsp; Nothing is.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 8645165, member: 6801845"] I probably should have phrased this whole thread differently. In retrospect it should have been "Can you determine quality of a TTRPG?" I don't think there is a great way. For physical products, there are different measurements such as reliability for vehicles. Popularity alone doesn't do it, especially when you're comparing apples (Rolex watches) to oranges (Casio watches). As another angle on this take a look at wine. For the vast majority of people they just want a slightly alcoholic beverage that tastes good and they cannot tell the difference between a $20 bottle and a $200 bottle. The latter bottle is only higher quality if accept criteria that has largely been developed and can only be detected by people that want to justify high priced wine. My premise is that while D&D has always been big in the TTRPG marketplace, since 5E was released a decade ago it's seen double digit growth is an indication of a quality product. It's the best measurement we have. As I said in my original post "From a business perspective minimal investment + continued popularity + [B]year after year double digit growth [/B]= quality." That doesn't mean it's perfect. Nothing is. [/QUOTE]

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