D&D 5E I think the era of 4th edition Dungeons and Dragons had it right. (not talking about the rules).

[darjr]

Both. There are sepetate campaigns. I was thinking of running the core book only campaign but even in this gungho paizo local area I couldn't find enough takers.

It would be interesting to know the numbers of players in each. My bet is that the older all is allowed campaign is far more popular.

 

[Shasarak]

This has been explained a bunch already. The wall of books can be intimidating. The deludge of material makes it harder for a new person to grok the game. And no, often the player doesn't decide what will be used, their DM and the other players together do.

Which is why you have a starter set somewhere in your wall of books.

 

[Corpsetaker]

Sure, and for about the same portion of my budget I can get two-three books a year, and make my way through the material as I can; an apt comparison for how the current schedule works for me, fast as it is.

Why do you use Netflix? I mean it has hundreds of movies and TV shows. You can't possibly watch all of them. Wouldn't it be better if Netflix only had a few going at a time?

 

[darjr]

Which is why you have a starter set somewhere in your wall of books.

If you can find a starter group. In my experience the vast majority of players join preexisting groups. Or the living campaign, read above.

 

[Corpsetaker]

This has been explained a bunch already. The wall of books can be intimidating. The deludge of material makes it harder for a new person to grok the game. And no, often the player doesn't decide what will be used, their DM and the other players together do.

I don't buy that it's "intimidating". Are people intimidated when they walk into a video game store? I mean there are walls and walls of video games? Most people who go to play a game would see the word "Starter" and be intelligent enough to guess that is where you start. If you can't figure that part out then you don't need to play. Also, if you go to eat at McDonald's/Burger King etc, would it be great to only have a whopper/big mac and chicken nuggets to choose from?

 

[Corpsetaker]

Yes; between 2000 and 2014 Wizards fid that five times; they are getting off of that crazy cycle, and going evergreen.

Do you even know what you are arguing here? You do know that in a few years more content will have been created which then debunks the whole argument about releasing products as people advance.

 

[Corwin]

Why do you use Netflix? I mean it has hundreds of movies and TV shows. You can't possibly watch all of them. Wouldn't it be better if Netflix only had a few going at a time?

But Netflix only *creates* a tiny portion of the library of content they offer. Most of it made by 3rd parties. Just sayin'.

 

[Creamsteak]

I don't buy that it's "intimidating". Are people intimidated when they walk into a video game store? I mean there are walls and walls of video games? Most people who go to play a game would see the word "Starter" and be intelligent enough to guess that is where you start. If you can't figure that part out then you don't need to play. Also, if you go to eat at McDonald's/Burger King etc, would it be great to only have a whopper/big mac and chicken nuggets to choose from?

I'm jumping in late to an argument I'm not really a part of, but seriously... the answer to most of your examples is actually yes? That very much can happen. Analysis paralysis is a thing. There's a whole lot of situations where you'll get better outcomes by giving people less choices. A game can quite literally seem too big. There's also the advantage of constraints at times, having limited options to work with often gets people to employ creative solutions.

 

[Corpsetaker]

I'm jumping in late to an argument I'm not really a part of, but seriously... the answer to most of your examples is actually yes? That very much can happen. Analysis paralysis is a thing. There's a whole lot of situations where you'll get better outcomes by giving people less choices. A game can quite literally seem too big. There's also the advantage of constraints at times, having limited options to work with often gets people to employ creative solutions.

Can it happen? Sure it can. Does it happen enough that a slow release is called for to the point where it makes a difference? Not at all.

 

[Corpsetaker]

But Netflix only *creates* a tiny portion of the library of content they offer. Most of it made by 3rd parties. Just sayin'.

I don't think you get what I'm trying to get at.