It’s like abortion. First it’s 24 weeks. Then 12 weeks. Then 6 weeks. Then exceptions for rape/incest. Then no exceptions. Then states get to decide. Then national. That’s the end goal. Anyone who think there’s a compromise is mistaken.

They’re movies, you fucking weirdo. 

There is an excellent video on YouTube detailing how it didn’t make nearly as much money with home media sales as Band of Brothers. The Pacific cost more to produce and ended up being barely profitable. I understand why HBO was apprehensive about another WWII series with an even higher budget.

For BoB, the reason why it works and the Pacific doesn’t kind of goes back to the origin story.

He is insane. Read the other thread he is in. I can’t imagine going through life with such a weird distorted view on things.

At this point, you’ve clearly given up any pretense of presenting a cogent argument so not much point in continuing. It was fun while it lasted, though.

In all honesty, you sound insane.

What can I say, it’s fun to troll fascists.

It is telling that you believe dictionary definitions to be “arbitrary.”

Hogwarts Legacy wasn’t a hit with critics

Dude, really, I admire your patience. But every argument pessimism made is obviously made in bad faith an indicates that they’re either trolling or like spreading toxicity, since the only thing they do is twisting everything to the point of illogicality while disregarding facts and commonly accepted notions. I don’t…

People cared, for a month. Then it left the collective subconscious.

Not sure how pointing out that “fan” requires more than just a mild interest in something qualifies as gatekeeping. For example, when I see a trailer for a new game, movie or show, I might have a mild interest in playing/watching the full product at some point. Does that make me a fan of said product? Nope. It just…

a person who regards someone or something with wonder, pleasure, or approval:

Nope. I’m using the dictionary definition of the word:

Out of curiosity, do you think any Harry Potter fans  waited 10 months to read the latest book or watch the latest movie? This applies to fans of any IP, really. Star Wars, Spider-Man, Batman, Indiana Jones, Avatar, etc.

As I said before, there’s a direct correlation between interest and perceived value. The higher the interest, the higher the perceived value and more money people are willing to pay. Your entire argument revolves around the unsubstantiated claim that people only bought Hogwarts because they’re Harry Potter fans. As…

Middle-aged people can afford to spend $60-70 on a game. If said middle-aged people are also HP fans, why would they wait 10 months to buy a game they’re really interested in (due to the IP) and can readily afford at full price..?

We’re talking about a videogame here. It costs $70 at most ($60 on PC). Not exactly a large investment, particularly when most people only buy 1-3 games a year.

Yeah sure, 84/85 metacritic but “wasn’t a hit with critics” 😄