ecliptic said:
I bought it and like it and I hope it fails.
I want Birthright and Greyhawk dammit.
Ok. So, you bought a new setting that you like.
And you want a new setting you like to
fail, because you want:
A) The return of Birthright, a nearly 10 year old setting you liked which
already failed once, which isn't likely to succeed when it returns, and which has ingrained play assumptions (running nations) which guarantee it will never have the widespread appeal WotC wants in its new setting.
or
B) The return of Greyhawk, a nearly 30 year old setting you like which:
Has a severely divided, relatively small fan base which is fanatical in its devotion to four or five different visions of the "real" setting, guaranteeing that regardless of what's done, a large group of the core fans will not be happy, and will not buy.
Has a feel which is separate from FR, but not different enough to draw in hordes of new fans and support the multiple product categories WotC wants.
Has setting assumptions which are poorly served by the d20 mechanics, mandating either large scale changes to either the setting, or to the mechanics - meaning alienation of the player base right off the bat.
Is old enough that most of the setting material has been out of print for ages, lots of it for longer than many of the new customers WotC wants to attract have been alive.
Has "returned" multiple times, and has petered out multiple times due to lack of profit.
What you SHOULD be hoping for is that Eberron succeeds beyond the wildest dreams of even the most optomistic projections. A rich company is far, far more likely to give you old game settings than one which is hurting for cash.
Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.
Patrick Y.
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