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<blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 8135897" data-attributes="member: 7023840">The bias is not due to nostalgia.Greyhawk eventually became filled out and lore-heavy (not as much as FR which has added burden of numerous books and supplements, but still). Same, to a lesser extent, with the Known World (Mystara).There are two primary reasons behind why modern campaign setting are “worse” in this way-1. Times have changed. Blame the MCU. Blame the mass-spread of word processors and the internet. Blame the whole concept of “world-building” - which was not something people in the 80s were worried about. Settings are designed differently now. Compare 83 GH or grey box FR to a modern setting.2. Accretion. The longer a setting is used, the more “lore” is published - the worse it becomes in many ways. I agree with you about Nentir Vale, but had more been done with it, then it would have sucked just as hard as any other modern setting. It benefitted from getting killed off.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Snarf Zagyg, post: 8135897, member: 7023840"] The bias is not due to nostalgia. Greyhawk eventually became filled out and lore-heavy (not as much as FR which has added burden of numerous books and supplements, but still). Same, to a lesser extent, with the Known World (Mystara). There are two primary reasons behind why modern campaign setting are “worse” in this way- 1. Times have changed. Blame the MCU. Blame the mass-spread of word processors and the internet. Blame the whole concept of “world-building” - which was not something people in the 80s were worried about. Settings are designed differently now. Compare 83 GH or grey box FR to a modern setting. 2. Accretion. The longer a setting is used, the more “lore” is published - the worse it becomes in many ways. I agree with you about Nentir Vale, but had more been done with it, then it would have sucked just as hard as any other modern setting. It benefitted from getting killed off. [/QUOTE]

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