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It's the whole paradigm that seems wrong in my eyes.
I am one of those who entered FR through Baldur's Gate and Drizzt (Salvatore's work) serie. Another important protagonist from FR that made its appearance into Baldur's Gate was Elminster, so I gave this a shot. It was atrocious. I suggest you to try the Elminster serie to confront yourself with reality.
"Where", in which "World", the characters navigate is not an indicator of goodness. "Who" wrote the stuff is more of a trustful indicator.
Many authors have tried their hand in the Marvel Comic Universe, some stuff is great, some stuff is shit. I guess there's a lot of fanfiction around Harry Potter, some might be good, some is surely bad.
And even within series, if the author has no idea how to end it (and maybe doesn't want to, and want to milk the serie), the quality might vary. I'm wary of series, and now I don't hesitate anymore to have my own cut. I can ditch episodes out of my own collection, because I feel they are not necessary, or because I feel the serie can end at some point.
I have no big problem with shared universe per se. Bring it on.
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