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<blockquote data-quote="flametitan" data-source="post: 7435138" data-attributes="member: 6822731"><p>I still don't see that as any different from 2e. 2e still assumed the AD&D Player's Handbook was needed in order to run the game, and a <em>lot</em> of the infamous players' options came from books that weren't setting dependent. Likewise, it seems like you're putting too much weight on the idea that D&D players will "evolve" past and start needing this "AD&D 5e" for customization. It's vocal amongst these crowds, sure, but this is a forum that's built on theorycrafters and minmaxers. There's a distinct possibility that the majority of people purchasing might not <em>want</em> this level of depth in customization, and so stick to "Setting D&D." In the end, I feel like from this model, the only thing that's changed is that there's now five or six different PHB's on the shelf of your LGS, all trying to grab the eye of the newbie.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If that's the case, I'm not sure why you'd need dedicated core books for settings. Again, doing such a thing would only lead to more different "Player's Handbooks" for new players to look at and try to decide which to use.</p><p></p><p>And how are we going to deal with starter boxes? I'd argue the 5e Starter set is a major contributor to its success, as it gives new players a way to jump in. Will we have to make a new starter box for each "Setting D&D," or will there only be one starter box?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flametitan, post: 7435138, member: 6822731"] I still don't see that as any different from 2e. 2e still assumed the AD&D Player's Handbook was needed in order to run the game, and a [I]lot[/I] of the infamous players' options came from books that weren't setting dependent. Likewise, it seems like you're putting too much weight on the idea that D&D players will "evolve" past and start needing this "AD&D 5e" for customization. It's vocal amongst these crowds, sure, but this is a forum that's built on theorycrafters and minmaxers. There's a distinct possibility that the majority of people purchasing might not [I]want[/I] this level of depth in customization, and so stick to "Setting D&D." In the end, I feel like from this model, the only thing that's changed is that there's now five or six different PHB's on the shelf of your LGS, all trying to grab the eye of the newbie. If that's the case, I'm not sure why you'd need dedicated core books for settings. Again, doing such a thing would only lead to more different "Player's Handbooks" for new players to look at and try to decide which to use. And how are we going to deal with starter boxes? I'd argue the 5e Starter set is a major contributor to its success, as it gives new players a way to jump in. Will we have to make a new starter box for each "Setting D&D," or will there only be one starter box? [/QUOTE]
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