Critical Role Numbers and a look at the Bottle Rocket Pattern of D&D Advice Channels
I had a lot of fun writing about D&D last time and during that process I had thoughts that didn't fit into the scope of that article. Since posting it I wanted to update Critical Role 's relative and comparative popularity with itself (as in, this campaign vs the others), so that and my original idea about DM advice channels are the focus of this article. Numbers reflect actual interest (as opposed to opinion/hype), so here's how campaign three compares to prior CR iterations (using YT numbers as the largest and most accessible dataset--it does not include Twitch or podcast numbers). Before we jump into it, let's acknowledge that the older campaigns have had more time to accumulate views (although simply having time doesn't axiomatically mean significant views are gained). I've targeted episodes 15+ to avoid number bumps from casual interest (viewers at this point would, presumably, be fairly committed). The numbers are in millions, with the highest in g