My take on the whole scenario Tidus isn ' t that good anyways . Skip him . It ' s fine . <| sep |> Yeah . technically only 3 years ago , though it feels like they stopped selling miniatures anywhere but online waaayyy before that . <| sep |> Thanks for the clarification . It ' s where there ' s life there ' s hope then . <| sep |> I don ' t think Whittaker was shitting on them . He was being realistic . He ' s not a draw for casuals . That ' s just true . But yes , you need both . I ' ve seen it described as hardcore fans being the pump or long term investor who follow that small band or fighter from their shitty starting point and help them get attention up until they get big and can really tap into a market with more people and the casuals . The system as it works is good for everyone , the hardcore fans just need to calm down a bit when it comes to feeling superior . It would help if casuals didn ' t drive certain bad trends like Day 1 DLC and preorder bs too