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<blockquote data-quote="Jester David" data-source="post: 6596319" data-attributes="member: 37579"><p>The number of products didn't help. But even the campaign settings divided the audience. I was a Ravenloft and Dragonlance man back in the days of 2e, so I never bought the other boxed sets. So it didn't matter it was a big deluxe Birthright Boxed Set or <em>Player's Secrets of Stjordvik</em> or a Birthright adventure, I wasn't buying any. Which is the problem: once people have a setting they're unlikely to buy more settings.</p><p></p><p>If WotC only plans to release the Realms, I might break down and buy that book out of curiosity. But if I know Ravenloft is coming, I'd skip the Realms.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The catch being, WotC really wants every book to be a must-buy. If people know that in 2-3 years there'll be a new setting, then they're not going to buy the FR book now. And if they already bought the FR book, they're not going to buy the new setting. And it's potentially confusing for new players, possibly making them ask "is this the same game?"</p><p></p><p>Even if they release a new setting every 2 years, it will take a long time to go everywhere. There are a good dozen campaign settings. Are you really going to be happy waiting 24 years for your setting of choice? </p><p></p><p>And not every setting *needs* an update. You can run an Eberron game using the rules pamphlet and a 3e or 4e book. Literally nothing has changed in the world. The market for settings is awkward because you're selling to non-fans (who don't care and/or already have a setting they like) and fans (who have books from previous editions). A Greyhawk fan already has the Greyhawk material, otherwise they wouldn't be a fan. They have more content then you can fit in a single book. And the mechanics for Greyhawk haven't changed. </p><p></p><p>WotC's current strategy seems solid: focus on the Realms. That world has changed and needs an update, and they need to release at least one setting product for new players. </p><p>Other settings can benefit from the Eberron approach, where we get a document of essential races and classes. Pair that with DnDclassics.com and we have all the content we need. We don't need new Dragonlance books, we need a PDF with kender, draconians, primal sorcerers, and moon magic, then make the classic products and the licenced 3e books available as PDFs.</p><p></p><p>At best WotC can expand on the Realms. Kara Tur and Al Qadim sourcebooks would be neat and offer opportunities for new stories while still remaining in the Realms.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jester David, post: 6596319, member: 37579"] The number of products didn't help. But even the campaign settings divided the audience. I was a Ravenloft and Dragonlance man back in the days of 2e, so I never bought the other boxed sets. So it didn't matter it was a big deluxe Birthright Boxed Set or [I]Player's Secrets of Stjordvik[/I] or a Birthright adventure, I wasn't buying any. Which is the problem: once people have a setting they're unlikely to buy more settings. If WotC only plans to release the Realms, I might break down and buy that book out of curiosity. But if I know Ravenloft is coming, I'd skip the Realms. The catch being, WotC really wants every book to be a must-buy. If people know that in 2-3 years there'll be a new setting, then they're not going to buy the FR book now. And if they already bought the FR book, they're not going to buy the new setting. And it's potentially confusing for new players, possibly making them ask "is this the same game?" Even if they release a new setting every 2 years, it will take a long time to go everywhere. There are a good dozen campaign settings. Are you really going to be happy waiting 24 years for your setting of choice? And not every setting *needs* an update. You can run an Eberron game using the rules pamphlet and a 3e or 4e book. Literally nothing has changed in the world. The market for settings is awkward because you're selling to non-fans (who don't care and/or already have a setting they like) and fans (who have books from previous editions). A Greyhawk fan already has the Greyhawk material, otherwise they wouldn't be a fan. They have more content then you can fit in a single book. And the mechanics for Greyhawk haven't changed. WotC's current strategy seems solid: focus on the Realms. That world has changed and needs an update, and they need to release at least one setting product for new players. Other settings can benefit from the Eberron approach, where we get a document of essential races and classes. Pair that with DnDclassics.com and we have all the content we need. We don't need new Dragonlance books, we need a PDF with kender, draconians, primal sorcerers, and moon magic, then make the classic products and the licenced 3e books available as PDFs. At best WotC can expand on the Realms. Kara Tur and Al Qadim sourcebooks would be neat and offer opportunities for new stories while still remaining in the Realms. [/QUOTE]
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