I think you're really underestimating how many new and younger D&D fans dig into the games past via wikis and what not. The biggest lore lovers I know all started in 5E. Most everyone who started in 3E or earlier I know don't actually seem to know or care about things like lore and settings.
What wonderful news! Odyssey of the Dragonlords is phenomenal, and I really love Minsc and Boo's Journal of Villainy and Chains of Asmodeus! I'm excited to see what comes down the pipeline!!!
I'm surprised people aren't noticing all the 4E lore nods in the trailer, especially from the Heroes of Shadow and The Shadowfell: Gloomwrought and Beyond books. We even see the Raven Knights in the trailer.
Then why did you PM me "How does it feel knowing the garbage revision you suck the ** of appeals only to ****** no one else wants to play with?"
Looking into this.
This is completely my own baseless speculation, but I think there is a big fish in the pond that is inspiring WotC on how and why to bring back Dark Sun, and it's name is Fallout. War, war never changes.
I think Baldur's Gate 3 and the continued popularity of gritty and mature RPGs kind of blow up the whole "modern audiences are too weak for Dark Sun" argument. Curse of Strahd is still the most popular 5E adventure, after all. The two new Forgotten Realms books didn't make any effort to...