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<blockquote data-quote="justawhit" data-source="post: 5978972" data-attributes="member: 29045"><p>The reasons for why the companies receive the rankings they do vary. We can debate until the next age what causes a company's decline or rise. From my perspective this is what I would like to see, however, it has no bearing on sales of products or a company's bottom line:</p><p> </p><p>-When there's a new edition don't nuke the campaign world just to change it! For example, they did it with Greyhawk and Forgotten Realms. FR was nuked at least twice!</p><p> </p><p>-Produce canon material beyond the core campaign. Why is Greyhawk's campaign set in stone on the eastern continent? Lets explore and adventure!</p><p> </p><p>-Possibly renew the OGL for 5e (or Next), so other companies can ride the coat-tails of a successful launch. This way the parent company can release more material whether it be rule books or modules. Liscense campaigns to other companies, or maybe an OGL thing, to release material specifically for that campaign, such as Ravenloft or Dark Sun. That way Wizbro won't tie up resources in so many campaigns.</p><p> </p><p>These are just a few thoughts of how to make the fans happy. Sure, a company is in the business to make money but if the fans aren't happy they won't buy the company's products. It's important that when they release 5e that it won't alienate a fragile fan base. The edition wars I'll compare to a coup d'etat wherein a new government comes in and rewrites the constitution. Some people get left out, some people start a counter revolution, and the ones that come into power are doing everything they can to hang onto it. If 5e is the compromise they promise we shouldn't worry that we won't be a part of something great.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="justawhit, post: 5978972, member: 29045"] The reasons for why the companies receive the rankings they do vary. We can debate until the next age what causes a company's decline or rise. From my perspective this is what I would like to see, however, it has no bearing on sales of products or a company's bottom line: -When there's a new edition don't nuke the campaign world just to change it! For example, they did it with Greyhawk and Forgotten Realms. FR was nuked at least twice! -Produce canon material beyond the core campaign. Why is Greyhawk's campaign set in stone on the eastern continent? Lets explore and adventure! -Possibly renew the OGL for 5e (or Next), so other companies can ride the coat-tails of a successful launch. This way the parent company can release more material whether it be rule books or modules. Liscense campaigns to other companies, or maybe an OGL thing, to release material specifically for that campaign, such as Ravenloft or Dark Sun. That way Wizbro won't tie up resources in so many campaigns. These are just a few thoughts of how to make the fans happy. Sure, a company is in the business to make money but if the fans aren't happy they won't buy the company's products. It's important that when they release 5e that it won't alienate a fragile fan base. The edition wars I'll compare to a coup d'etat wherein a new government comes in and rewrites the constitution. Some people get left out, some people start a counter revolution, and the ones that come into power are doing everything they can to hang onto it. If 5e is the compromise they promise we shouldn't worry that we won't be a part of something great. [/QUOTE]
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