A few years ago, an internet thread went viral in which a fan firmly claimed that Gandalf, one of the most famous fictional wizards of all time, was actually just a warrior with some basic knowledge of magic. Despite the initial shock this caused among many TTRPG fans (myself included), the fan’s reasoning wasn’t completely far-fetched...
As in every commercial war where the consumer contributes a passionate (sentimental) approach, the big corporations look at the numbers. What a businessperson desires, more than anything, is to achieve commercial success and inflict the greatest possible damage on their competitors.
