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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Garnfellow" data-source="post: 2848712" data-attributes="member: 1223">I think this thread is just one more argument against the easy proliferation of new base classes. WotC has been churning out these things willy-nilly for the last couple of years. Now, when WotC comes to do a big book like PHII, one aimed for a broad audience, they are stuck between a serious rock and a hard place. I don't know how many new base classes have been introduced, but I bet that something like 90% of all players stick with just 10% of available classes, which means that most players mostly use core PH classes with a few choice selections from other books.And on the other side of the coin, probably 10% of the players use 90% of the available classes. I suspect this latter group includes some of the more enthusiastic, active, and adventuresome players, the big spenders who buy every new supplement as it comes out. These are people who play all the time, have tried everything twice, and are always ready for something new.So if WotC puts out a big sequel to the PH and includes support for all these new base classes, they are going to make that adventuresome 10% very happy, but alienate the 90% who mostly stick to the core books. If, on the other hand, if WotC limits support for all these new classes in its sequel, they alienate that adventuresome 10% who have invested a lot of $$$ in the supplements. Either way, you are ticking off an important market segment. Not a happy choice.This is just one more reason why I think the base classes -- which are the fundamental building blocks of characters -- should be kept to a smaller, manageable number. Add all the new feats, spells, and prestige classes you want.</blockquote>

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