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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BryonD" data-source="post: 7664289" data-attributes="member: 957">I think this is a very safe prediction.  I think two major (non-AP) releases in 2015 is virtually impossible.   they could be playing a lot of stuff really secret, but that doesn't seem at all in line with any comments.Again, fair enough.  I'd say another "major" book and a Monster Manual II by that or some other name.  I think we aligned enough to call it the same ballpark estimate.I'd bet AGAINST a campaign setting because the APs offer a lot of that and they wouldn't be covering their bets as well. I don't see any evidence yet either.My predictions are more along the lines of: if they are no planning some support now, they will when they start to see fans wander off to other alternatives.  so it could be late 2016 if they have to "wake up" and then get started.I don't know what could make a strong competition against them for two or three quarters, just using core alone.They don't care about ICv2.  But (and this is "its all about the movie" aside) I think they do care about sales and overall game popularity.  And is ICv2 is going down, metrics they DO care about are going down.There is reason to believe this is the plan.If this is the plan a lot of people will (yet again) be making up reasons why it isn't the plan's fault when the plan fails a few years from now.But doesn't that undercut your own complaint?When you use words you don't care what they mean to other people, you only care what you say you intended them to mean.When other people say similar things they are "slinging insults".  You can't have it both ways.Again, as I said before, it is fine by me if you want people to chill and not over-react to what you said.    But if that is what you want them you should offer the same attitude and not accuse others of "insult flinging".There is no such thing as faulty customer expectations.  There are customer expectations that you meet and there are customer expectations that your competitors meet.It may be flawed to think that WotC plans to meet this expectations, but if that is the case WotC is either planning to lose customers (again) or they have badly miscalculated.APs are also recreational material.  It seems decidely odd that you are not calling it that.   And if a lot of people turn to other games, less APs will sell.You don't know that.  But, again, if people are playing other games, it is entirely possible that even this standard of success will not be met.My definition of success is maximizing revenue and overall return on investment.</blockquote>

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