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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jürgen Hubert" data-source="post: 3299845" data-attributes="member: 7177">It's not a snub.It's just that the people who like Greyhawk the most are those who were around when it was first in print. And the number of these gamers is unlikely to grow. To attract new, younger gamers you have to write settings that they will like. Tastes change over time, after all.The Forgotten Realms were continually supported until the end of the TSR era, and they are supported still because they have a huge fan base. But how many young gamers today - those who entered the hobby in the 1990s or 2000s - really remember anything about Greyhawk at all? Not many, I'd say. And if Greyhawk was re-released today, what would it make stand out among the dozens of fantasy settings already out there?Publishing decisions aren't always about snubbing someone. WotC can't afford something like that. Instead, they looked at the numbers, and they didn't look good for Greyhawk.Let's face it: People who in play the same setting for 20 years won't bring any profit margins. And since WotC - unlike most gaming companies - actually employs full-time employees who work for them for a living, they had to take this into account.</blockquote>