@ami_angelwings Temping to whip out your giant Wars or Treks, but any sufficiently-large franchise will continue to have gems to enjoy, even in the muck.
I don’t let fans ruin anything for me. If they’re too annoying I avoid them; my social space has always enjoyed what I like with like-minded friends, meatspace and online. (At least to my knowledge, nothing “ruined.” But I won’t rule out “hit with sourness/avoidance.”)
Management? Can I just use #MMORPGs in general as a franchise? Basically just been a sliding scale downwards, with WoW crippling an entire genre of game, and no upswing yet.
Creator? Usually that’s just hitting “a work.” Hmm. Xanth? Perhaps that’s more from my aging through them and nostalgia, but certainly a whole lot was his enshittification over time.