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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 7678292" data-attributes="member: 18182">I've seen this complaint before, that WotC shouldn't focus on the Realms because not *everyone* is a fan of the Realms. It's a weak argument that is also very myopic and a bit selfish.Despite all the nerdrage expressed on internet forums and even in brick-and-mortar gameshops across the developed world . . . at the end of the day the Forgotten Realms is far and away WotC's most popular setting. They would be fools to NOT focus on FR during the first "days" of the new edition. If they choose to focus on different settings or mix it up a bit, they'd please the three fans of "Classic Setting X" (I exaggerate, but the point remains) but ultimately lose sales and lose progress towards the growth of the game.WotC has stated multiple times that they DO have plans to revisit some classic settings, but not until after they have spent some time solidifying the core of the new game with plenty of support for the most popular setting. And, IMO, that's the right way to handle it.Who shot first? Greedo or Han? Like Hussar, I could effing care less. When the "special editions" came out back in the day, I didn't even notice until some of my friends who are more prone to pointless nerdrage than I pointed it out to me. I didn't care then, I don't care now. I marvel that anyone actually does care, it's a mindset that is foreign to me.I'm the same way with D&D. All the anti-Realms griping from one section of the outraged fanbase, and the griping from Realms fans about changes to *their* setting over the years . . . I just keep trucking on enjoying the novels, the comics, the rpg books, and soon . . . a movie!</blockquote>

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