Aug 1, 2016, 7:29 PM

@lordbelh said in Fanbase entitlement:

@Coin said in Fanbase entitlement:

I disagree entirely. I spend more dedicated time watching TV or reading than I do RPing at this point. Also, my choosing to invest in something does not, actually, entitle me to anything regarding that thing, regardless of how much I choose to invest.

On a Mu, players are participants, not passive consumers. That makes the difference. The stories set in the game are written by the players by and large.

It makes a difference in experience, but it doesn't really make a difference in investment. You can't arbitrarily decide that people deserve to be more entitled in one medium or another just because of that, especially not in today's world where fandom is such a huge, huge, huge part of people's lives, to the point where being a fan of a TV show or book series is a hobby unto itself.

I've seen fans of shows on twitter or Facebook put in more hours and being way more invested in their shows and fandom than most of the MUers I know are in whatever game they're playing.