Li Shenron
Legend
The main reason which comes to my mind for having a default setting already mentioned in the corebooks, is that it would make the game somewhat more attractive to a newcomer to D&D.
I note however that in 3.0 the default setting "Greyhawk" was after all one of the most generic setting possible, and it was effectively scarcely relevant in the core books, besides cleric's religions. I don't think that the game suffered for not having more than this minimal setting flavor in the PHB, and also in many of its supplements.
I rather see more cons than pros in having a default setting, unless the setting is indeed "mildly flavored" like Greyhawk.
What could be additional reasons for really having a default setting? Isn't the "feel" of D&D already delivered by the most traditional classes, races, spells that are anyway part of nearly every setting?
I note however that in 3.0 the default setting "Greyhawk" was after all one of the most generic setting possible, and it was effectively scarcely relevant in the core books, besides cleric's religions. I don't think that the game suffered for not having more than this minimal setting flavor in the PHB, and also in many of its supplements.
I rather see more cons than pros in having a default setting, unless the setting is indeed "mildly flavored" like Greyhawk.
What could be additional reasons for really having a default setting? Isn't the "feel" of D&D already delivered by the most traditional classes, races, spells that are anyway part of nearly every setting?