Video: There is no "D&D Community", Just a Marketing Scheme by Hasbro & SJW Entryism

RPGPundit · June 07, 2018, 08:53:14 PM

So my cat got in the way of my latest video; but the overall point is still clear (and slightly cuter, thanks to the cat): there's no such thing as a real "D&D Community". There's a D&D Hobby, but the notion of a "Community" is a combination of a marketing tactic by Hasbro, and a maneuver by SJWs to try to infiltrate and impose control over the hobby.

[video=youtube_share;Tg1TeQ0pBLM]https://youtu.be/Tg1TeQ0pBLM[/youtube]

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Charon's Little Helper · June 07, 2018, 10:00:10 PM

I really doubt that Hasbro is using the term "community" as anything but a buzzword that they think people will like.

Though - likely some people are taking it and running with it. But - there are always people who take stuff out of context.

Larsdangly · June 07, 2018, 10:04:51 PM

The group of 'SJW's that you have in your cross hairs are also a fictional construction.

jeff37923 · June 07, 2018, 10:23:57 PM

You need to include the cat in all of your videos!

You could always make it look like it is actually the cat narrating the video....

DeadUematsu · June 07, 2018, 10:30:59 PM

The final shitlord of the internet was always a cat. Who knew?

tenbones · June 07, 2018, 11:31:48 PM

Quote from: Larsdangly;1042850The group of 'SJW's that you have in your cross hairs are also a fictional construction.

Ironic since it's SJW's that manufactured that label around their own ideology.

Trying to corral all the cats under the banner of "D&D Community" is essentially the same thing. Pundit it merely pointing out the reasons of why they're doing it, it's to co-opt the largest RPG brand in the industry in order to cut loose the "undesirables" that don't want to drink the SJW Kool-Aid. Pretty standard operating procedure for authoritarians.

Nerzenjäger · June 08, 2018, 01:27:36 AM

Wow, these videos got old really fast. I guess thanks for standing strong in this quixotic effort, but I sure hope the content will move on from the tired SJW trope. How about doing a video review on occasion?

Spinachcat · June 08, 2018, 02:10:25 AM

Quote from: jeff37923;1042855You need to include the cat in all of your videos!

You could always make it look like it is actually the cat narrating the video....

THAT...would be awesome.

Pundit, the cat adds movement and visual interest. The cat is your cowbell! Moar catbell!

Quote from: DeadUematsu;1042858The final shitlord of the internet was always a cat. Who knew?

Everyone with a cat?

Omega · June 08, 2018, 06:40:55 AM

We were calling it a community long long before WOTC and Hasborg. Odds are fairly good that what it once meant and what its now being retooled to mean are not exactly the same thing anymore...

finarvyn · June 08, 2018, 07:15:45 AM

What is an "SJW"? I'm sure I should know this....

Nerzenjäger · June 08, 2018, 08:28:02 AM

Quote from: finarvyn;1042909What is an "SJW"? I'm sure I should know this....

A Social Justice Warrior.

estar · June 08, 2018, 08:41:53 AM

Quote from: tenbones;1042863Trying to corral all the cats under the banner of "D&D Community" is essentially the same thing. Pundit it merely pointing out the reasons of why they're doing it, it's to co-opt the largest RPG brand in the industry in order to cut loose the "undesirables" that don't want to drink the SJW Kool-Aid. Pretty standard operating procedure for authoritarians.

The problem is not a particular ideology but rather domination of a single brand as the face of the hobby and industry. The D&D Brand is subject to the whims of its owners whatever they may be. But unlike the 90s, we can ignore it in a far more productive manner that keeps the hobby going.

We are not dependent on brand products (like the old Dragon Magazine) to keep in contact with one another and find gamers. We can legally use much of the IP of the game that underlies the D&D brand. Yes it will be disappointing to hobbyist that fans of closely held IP like Forgotten Realms as they don't have an alternative. These days hobbyists are not beholden to the whims of whoever owns D&D. A point driven home by Paizo and the response to 4th edition.

Keep in mind that D&D is dominant again because Wizards earned their position from competing with Paizo. Take a wrong turn again (aka 4th edition) then Paizo or somebody else will knock them off their perch. What 4th edition, Pathfinder, 5th edition showed that nobody safe as number 1 in the industry.

I can't do anything about what goes behind the decisions of Wizards and Hasbro. If they align with my interests, then I will help. If they don't then I will go off and do my own thing. If Wizards goes knee deep into a particular ideology that spread throughout all their offering the industry and hobby can trundle along without them.

It not enough to control something if you unable to leverage it.

Krimson · June 08, 2018, 10:46:52 AM

Quote from: DeadUematsu;1042858The final shitlord of the internet was always a cat. Who knew?

I live with a 16 year old black shitlord, so it's no surprise.

S'mon · June 08, 2018, 01:36:24 PM

The cat definitely enlivened the video.
It was not bad, but I'd suggest keeping it to 10-12 minutes for this kind of stuff.

Krimson · June 08, 2018, 01:41:49 PM

My suggestions:

1. Shorter videos would be better. Make notes in point form and discuss them briefly and concisely.

2. Turn your phone sideways. Landscape>Portrait.

3. More cat. Make the cat your mascot. More cat.

EDIT: Here's my 16 year old Shitlord.