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<blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 6245913" data-attributes="member: 2525">If there is one claim that is substantially damaged by the Hot Games list, it's this claim.We don't have to speculate about whether there is apathy over 5e.&nbsp; The Hot Games list may have a weak or no relationship to total future sales.&nbsp; It may have a weak or no relationship to total players.&nbsp; It may detect more negative feelings than positive feelings.&nbsp; But the one absolute thing we know from that list, with no doubt at all, with absolute certainty, is that people are not apathetic about 5e.It's the most talked about RPG in the world right now, by a wide margin.&nbsp; It's 17 points higher than the next thing on the list, and the thing below that is less than 17 points total.&nbsp; That's a landslide margin.&nbsp; People don't talk that much about things they are apathetic about.&nbsp; By definition, if you're apathetic about something, you don't comment about it much.&nbsp; It's part of what that word means, that you show no interest, enthusiasm, or concern about it.&nbsp; You might say something one or two times, but that would be it.&nbsp; You'd never go on and on about something you're apathetic about, because then you're not apathetic about it.So no, if there's one thing we know, it won't be apathy that hurts 5e.&nbsp; That's the one area they have covered - people are not in general apathetic about 5e.&nbsp; They have an opinion, and they are talking about those opinions a lot - more than they're talking about anything else.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mistwell, post: 6245913, member: 2525"] If there is one claim that is substantially damaged by the Hot Games list, it's this claim. We don't have to speculate about whether there is apathy over 5e. The Hot Games list may have a weak or no relationship to total future sales. It may have a weak or no relationship to total players. It may detect more negative feelings than positive feelings. But the one absolute thing we know from that list, with no doubt at all, with absolute certainty, is that people are not apathetic about 5e. It's the most talked about RPG in the world right now, by a wide margin. It's 17 points higher than the next thing on the list, and the thing below that is less than 17 points total. That's a landslide margin. People don't talk that much about things they are apathetic about. By definition, if you're apathetic about something, you don't comment about it much. It's part of what that word means, that you show no interest, enthusiasm, or concern about it. You might say something one or two times, but that would be it. You'd never go on and on about something you're apathetic about, because then you're not apathetic about it. So no, if there's one thing we know, it won't be apathy that hurts 5e. That's the one area they have covered - people are not in general apathetic about 5e. They have an opinion, and they are talking about those opinions a lot - more than they're talking about anything else. [/QUOTE]

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