But how much investment should WotC put in to Dark Sun, if they're pushing it in the hope that it might eventually sell well? It's just more efficient for them to continue to push FR.
Unless there's a point where FR is effectively "mined out", at which point having other popular settings would be a definite boon. But there's no real evidence that that's the case - or, at least, no more than there is for Eberron or Dark Sun.
Companies fail when they don't change.
Eberron was a fantastic hit. It was also the only real alternative given to FR in 3e. I personally didn't like it, but many, many others did.
Companies also fail if they diversify too far and split their fanbase. With TSR being a prime example.
It was a fantastic hit but it didn't supplant FR as the most popular setting. And now it appears to have dropped down to the setting of choice of 2% of the customer base. Which sucks, because I'm one of them and I'd like an update.
I disagree. Fulfill one that makes the company a profit and allows people a choice of campaign settings.But there's no evidence that a new Eberron book would sell better than another FR book. Nor a Dark Sun book, or Greyhawk, or Ravenloft, or... And, yeah, maybe that's a self-fulfilling prophecy, but a self-fulfilling prophecy is still better than an unfulfilled one.
But there's no evidence that a new Eberron book would sell better than another FR book. Nor a Dark Sun book, or Greyhawk, or Ravenloft, or... And, yeah, maybe that's a self-fulfilling prophecy, but a self-fulfilling prophecy is still better than an unfulfilled one.
Dark Sun introduces something that the Forgotten Realms does not so it shouldn't be an either or decision.
vor simply denial that the majority just gas a different taste in settings and ließ FR the most?Again, it's a self-fulfilling prophecy.
And like the Sundering this must have rippled backward in time and made FR most popular in 2e too.They have pushed FR down the throats of every D&D play in a major way since 3e.
well liked is relativeHowever, they did not do so with Darksun or the other well liked campaign settings of 1e and 2e.
yeaj, just like New Coke, they just need to push us hard enough für DS or EberronOf course the first time that they re-introduce the older settings they won't do as well. They've conditioned players to like and buy FR. That doesn't mean, though, that over time a new setting like Darksun won't grow in popularity to the point where even if it doesn't match FR, will still sell well.
vor simply denial that the majority just gas a different taste in settings and ließ FR the most?
And like the Sundering this must have rippled backward in time and made FR most popular in 2e too.
well liked is relative
yeaj, just like New Coke, they just need to push us hard enough für DS or Eberron
Like how icecream parlors are overflowing with the most exotic tastes and yet vanilla, strawberry and chocolate are still outselling all of then combined today just as they did 10 years ago and 20 years ago
Yep. It would be interesting to see how sales of the Neverwinter book compared with those of the Dark Sun setting books.
Personally, I wouldn't be surprised if the FR book outsold all three DS books put together.