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It depends on what you mean by "ideas" I guess. If you mean "5E stats" then you don't have much in the way of alternatives, assuming you own the 5E MM already. But if you mean ideas for plot, theme, location, NPCs, etc., then I would say HotDQ and RoT rate pretty low relative to older edition...

Ok thanks in advance for giving me the last word, I guess, although it would be nicer to have a discussion about the topic. But if you are just going to post another personal attack, it is probably best that you give up. I agree with the point made in the article you linked. I don't agree that...

@Sacrosanct Can you please skip the rhetorical attacks and get to the substance? How does choosing between brands of jam or any other example in the article you linked relate to WotC publishing additional material for 5E? Let me give an example where your article is relevant: In miniatures...

It happened a lot at the end of 4E, with the Year of the Drow and Neverwinter.

By all means, quote the article. Also -- it is telling that you ignored the rest of my post to focus on rhetoric rather than substance ... just like posting a tangentially related link when I asked for substantive proof backing an objective claim.

Was it not posted as part of a larger point about 5E? To save time, yes it was.

LOL so it's either I agree with you or I didn't read it? No. The article talks about choices between things like jams or magazines in a grocery store, where (a) you choose one or the other and (b) the choice is considered independently of any specific previous choice. With D&D, we are talking...

I don't think so. Nothing in the article touches on products within a single line.

I really like that idea! The only trouble is, how do you let your players know what their objectives are without spoiling the story aspect? Or do you just tell them "you need to complete five objectives to make the next level" and you just let them know every time they accomplish one? Haha, I...

There are many other RPGs out there but I don't know that makes them alternatives to 5E. It occupies a nice middle of the road position between Pathfinder and OSR. It is easy to get started on a moment's notice but there is still a good amount of crunch under the hood. Frankly, I wish WotC had...

I guess it might be if I was posting about Pathfinder rather than WotC's neglect of 5E. Thanks for the helpful attitude, however.

Trickster Spirit I think your theory is especially supported by the decision to farm out the D&D board games to WizKids. If WotC is not even willing to produce top selling D&D items in-house, we should certainly not expect much from them in terms of RPG accessories. I guess it's good news for...

LOL how does "they are putting out books" (i.e., 2-4 per year as suggested above) ... by the way books that are not likely to be designed in-house ... answer much less contradict the statement that D&D is an afterthought for WotC? Putting core books on the shelf creates market presence. Printing...

D&D is most certainly an afterthought qua tabletop RPG product line. That is the conclusion of your entire post. I've posted the same thing for the last few days.

Could you post these numbers?

@Reynard Oh okay, sure I totally agree with that. I meant more that, GenCon was a wash in terms of 5E. The fun I had there was "edition neutral" which is counter-intuitive for an edition's launch event. DEFCON 1 I understand there are constraints on OP adventures that home play products can...

The PF APs remind me of Call of Cthulhu adventures in that they tell a story, print some stats, offer a couple of tips for how to GM certain portions, but it is really up to the GM to translate it into a session of gameplay. I am currently preparing for a CoC one-shot (The Dead Light by Alan...

I don't think that cynicism is warranted. There may only have been a few truly excellent published adventures over the years but that does not mean everything else was blah. The AL adventures on offer at GenCon, however, were totally blah. Furthermore, there have been a good number of truly...

Sounds like we have very similar experiences, Reynard. While I enjoyed the AL games I played, they were pretty boring in themselves and only saved by the cool people DMing and playing them.

You have nicely laid out my case for me there. GenCon rolls around and WotC has practically nothing ready to sell and makes no announcements. And this is the 5E launch GenCon. Pretty much reflects that D&D is an afterthought as far as WotC is concerned.