WotC WotC needs an Elon Musk

[humble minion]

Most people who liked the old realms and in the context of complaining about current books aren't referring to Zakhara or Al Qadim generally.

Yeah, Zakhara and Maztica were seen as fairly peripheral and questionably necessary add-ons to the Realms even when they were brand new. I can understand WotC leaving them largely aside (especially considering the issues of cultural sensitivity involved in both, and I say this as someone who deeply loves Al-Qadim). But there's certainly nothing comparable stopping WotC from putting out some material about actual major locations on Faerun like Cormyr, or Thay, or Damara, or Rashemen, or Anauroch, or Calimshan, or Tethyr, or Sembia, or the Shaar, or Evermeet, or the Great Rift, or Chessenta, or the Dalelands, or Halruaa, or Aglarond, or Turmish, or Nimbral, or Lantan, or Amn, or Mulhorand, etc etc etc etc.

 

[Parmandur]

Didn't damelands get some love and I can't remember if BG is sword coast or not.

They don't need an Elon Musk they do need a look at quality control.

Some, but the biggies are the Sword Coast. Baldur's Gate is firmly on the coast of the Sea of Swords, yes: the only 5E FR Adventure not set on the Sword Coast (as defined in the SCAG) is the Tomb of Annihilation, and Sword Coast colonialism is an active issue there in Chult.

 

[Azzy]

I would argue the hardcore are willing to spend more on D&D regardless of their in me.

"More" is not equivalent to what wealthier players can spend. Amount of purchases is a dumb metric biased towards those with more money. It also ignores piracy (regardless of income level).

 

[Oofta]

Aren't all those campaign setting books still available in PDF or print on demand? Is there a reason they need to be redone?

I admit I don't really care about setting books but I understand why they don't redo them. First, it seems unnecessary. Second, they will have limited appeal.

But they also set up a barrier in some cases. Since I never really cared much for the books, it could be a bit intimidating when other players could rattle off details on every organization we came across. This edition is all about lowering barriers, not raising them.

 

[Azzy]

Aren't all those campaign setting books still available in PDF or print on demand? Is there a reason they need to be redone?

Personally, I think the only thing really needed for older settings is mechanical support (races, subclasses, spells, monsters, etc.) that isn't already offered by existing material. And those don't need to be put in a setting-specific book necessarily. Between that and older edition material, we'd be golden.

 

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

Aren't all those campaign setting books still available in PDF or print on demand? Is there a reason they need to be redone?

In my experience, it has become increasingly apparent that a lot of fans of older settings want WotC to copy-paste the entirety of the older setting books they like with just updated mechanics. They don't want the books or settings "redone" or "updated" for new editions, they want the same books just with the mechanics of the edition their group is currently playing.

Which I don't personally agree with because I feel that every edition is a new opportunity to find a new way to experience a world, but I can certainly understand people that already like what they had and just want a rules update.

 

[Scribe]

In my experience, it has become increasingly apparent that a lot of fans of older settings want WotC to copy-paste the entirety of the older setting books they like with just updated mechanics. They don't want the books or settings "redone" or "updated" for new editions, they want the same books just with the mechanics of the edition their group is currently playing.

 

[Oofta]

Personally, I think the only thing really needed for older settings is mechanical support (races, subclasses, spells, monsters, etc.) that isn't already offered by existing material. And those don't need to be put in a setting-specific book necessarily. Between that and older edition material, we'd be golden.

Honest questions...

How much do they need and how hard is it to convert over? Is there anything on the DM's guild?

Because from what I remember it's mostly just about organizations, factions, who's who. Specific subclasses might be nice, they just don't seem necessary.

 

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

So you're fine with buying the exact same book every edition in order to get some mechanical updates to the world? Very strange, IMO. I'd rather have different takes on the setting to allow me to use my imagination and tailor the world to my own desires.

 

[Parmandur]

In my experience, it has become increasingly apparent that a lot of fans of older settings want WotC to copy-paste the entirety of the older setting books they like with just updated mechanics. They don't want the books or settings "redone" or "updated" for new editions, they want the same books just with the mechanics of the edition their group is currently playing.

Which I don't personally agree with because I feel that every edition is a new opportunity to find a new way to experience a world, but I can certainly understand people that already like what they had and just want a rules update.

To be honest, they don't even need updating to be useable.