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<blockquote data-quote="Steve_MND" data-source="post: 6866733" data-attributes="member: 6801314"><p>As mentioned previously, I'm sure I'm in the minority here.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>On the contrary, I very much would <em>love </em>more content, and would very much NOT like more of the same -- I want diversity, and new stuff, and all that jazz. But if I want to play in the Forgotten Realms, I would prefer to play in a Forgotten Realms Campaign, with lots of specific ongoing Forgotten Realms content and adventures. And if I want to play in Ravenloft, I would prefer to play in a specific Ravenloft Campaign, with lots of ongoing Ravenloft content and adventures. Same thing if I want to play in an Athas Campaign, or a Spelljammer Campaign, or a Greyhawk Campaign.</p><p></p><p>I'm fine with all of those things. What I am not a big fan of, however, is playing a high-fantasy Forgotten Realms Campaign today, only to have it morph into a gothic-horror Ravenloft Campaign tomorrow, and then into a low-magic Athas Campaign or a sci-fantasy Spelljammer Campaign or whatever the next day... especially not when that is only because that happens to be the Marketing Flavor of the Week being promoted by WotC. I've seen that road travelled before, and I'm not a fan of the destination.</p><p></p><p>The very fact that Baldman sounds like it is being used to 'shore up' the Moonsea region as far as content is concerned implies that that will be needed because we are going to see the rest of the seasons drifting farther and farther from that once-core focus of the campaign. Again, I'm all for different content, just that I'd personally prefer to see that sort of content run as separate entities, and not all shoehorned into a single box that's nowhere big enough for it all.</p><p></p><p>And yes, I'm aware that, over time, the AL campaign has been moving farther and farther than what I had expected it to be back when it was first announced. Growth is of course good, and I'm sure many think that is the correct way to grow the brand and campaign; I just happen to disagree with that assertion. I'm also aware that eventually, at the rate it's going, AL will have become so thinly spread out in terms of focus that I will lose interest in it altogether, but until that time, I'll just adjust my playstyles accordingly. As it is, I've stopped playing AL in Season 4 and am instead just running those mods for my group, because I have no interest in playing in a Ravenloft campaign. I wanted to play in a Forgotten Realms campaign.</p><p></p><p>But hey, you asked me to elaborate on my concerns, so there you have it, for good or ill.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steve_MND, post: 6866733, member: 6801314"] As mentioned previously, I'm sure I'm in the minority here. On the contrary, I very much would [I]love [/I]more content, and would very much NOT like more of the same -- I want diversity, and new stuff, and all that jazz. But if I want to play in the Forgotten Realms, I would prefer to play in a Forgotten Realms Campaign, with lots of specific ongoing Forgotten Realms content and adventures. And if I want to play in Ravenloft, I would prefer to play in a specific Ravenloft Campaign, with lots of ongoing Ravenloft content and adventures. Same thing if I want to play in an Athas Campaign, or a Spelljammer Campaign, or a Greyhawk Campaign. I'm fine with all of those things. What I am not a big fan of, however, is playing a high-fantasy Forgotten Realms Campaign today, only to have it morph into a gothic-horror Ravenloft Campaign tomorrow, and then into a low-magic Athas Campaign or a sci-fantasy Spelljammer Campaign or whatever the next day... especially not when that is only because that happens to be the Marketing Flavor of the Week being promoted by WotC. I've seen that road travelled before, and I'm not a fan of the destination. The very fact that Baldman sounds like it is being used to 'shore up' the Moonsea region as far as content is concerned implies that that will be needed because we are going to see the rest of the seasons drifting farther and farther from that once-core focus of the campaign. Again, I'm all for different content, just that I'd personally prefer to see that sort of content run as separate entities, and not all shoehorned into a single box that's nowhere big enough for it all. And yes, I'm aware that, over time, the AL campaign has been moving farther and farther than what I had expected it to be back when it was first announced. Growth is of course good, and I'm sure many think that is the correct way to grow the brand and campaign; I just happen to disagree with that assertion. I'm also aware that eventually, at the rate it's going, AL will have become so thinly spread out in terms of focus that I will lose interest in it altogether, but until that time, I'll just adjust my playstyles accordingly. As it is, I've stopped playing AL in Season 4 and am instead just running those mods for my group, because I have no interest in playing in a Ravenloft campaign. I wanted to play in a Forgotten Realms campaign. But hey, you asked me to elaborate on my concerns, so there you have it, for good or ill. [/QUOTE]
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