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<blockquote data-quote="innerdude" data-source="post: 7696495" data-attributes="member: 85870"><p>No, I quite understand; my initial reply was very much coming from a well of cynicism. Truly, I don't think about it much unless I'm downstairs looking at my (sadly miniscule) RPG book shelf and see my original One Ring set and Rivendell guide and think, "Sigh, when am I gonna actually get to play this?" Again, the easiest comparison would be, what if Wizards of the Coast excluded rangers, paladins, sorcerers, and druids from the initial 5e Players Handbook, then waited 5 years to release the Player's Handbook 2 that actually included them. How much angst has the absence of a 5e warlord caused, a class that appeared in exactly one edition of D&D in history?</p><p></p><p>On a certain level it almost feels like Cubicle 7 is kind of being stubborn about it, like they're rebelling. Sort of like refusing to see that popular summer movie just because everyone and their mother is telling you that you should. LOL <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p><p></p><p>Another irony about @<em><strong><u><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=6801328" target="_blank">Elfcrusher</a></u></strong></em>'s comment---"There's people all over the Cubicle 7 forums saying the same things, wanting more stuff. Gosh, why don't they just give it up already?" </p><p></p><p>Umm . . . and this is somehow <em>bad</em> for Cubicle 7? That people are <em>asking</em> for more product? If a lot of people are asking for Noldor, Gondor, Rohan, etc., why not just give it to them?</p><p></p><p>It's like what <a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/malcolm_gladwell_on_spaghetti_sauce?language=en" target="_blank">Malcolm Gladwell said about spaghetti sauce</a>. If all you want is straight "meat primavera" Lord of the Rings, go ahead and serve those customers. But why stop yourself from also serving customers that want mushroom and vegetable sauce Lord of the Rings, garlic herb Lord of the Rings, or sun-dried tomato and basil Lord of the Rings?</p><p></p><p>More than anything my response was motivated because I just don't get it. What possible business justification could they have over a period of 5 years to not add those cultures to the One Ring product line?</p><p></p><p>Jumping to 5e to make more money? That I TOTALLY understand.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="innerdude, post: 7696495, member: 85870"] No, I quite understand; my initial reply was very much coming from a well of cynicism. Truly, I don't think about it much unless I'm downstairs looking at my (sadly miniscule) RPG book shelf and see my original One Ring set and Rivendell guide and think, "Sigh, when am I gonna actually get to play this?" Again, the easiest comparison would be, what if Wizards of the Coast excluded rangers, paladins, sorcerers, and druids from the initial 5e Players Handbook, then waited 5 years to release the Player's Handbook 2 that actually included them. How much angst has the absence of a 5e warlord caused, a class that appeared in exactly one edition of D&D in history? On a certain level it almost feels like Cubicle 7 is kind of being stubborn about it, like they're rebelling. Sort of like refusing to see that popular summer movie just because everyone and their mother is telling you that you should. LOL :p Another irony about @[I][B][U][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=6801328"]Elfcrusher[/URL][/U][/B][/I]'s comment---"There's people all over the Cubicle 7 forums saying the same things, wanting more stuff. Gosh, why don't they just give it up already?" Umm . . . and this is somehow [I]bad[/I] for Cubicle 7? That people are [I]asking[/I] for more product? If a lot of people are asking for Noldor, Gondor, Rohan, etc., why not just give it to them? It's like what [URL="https://www.ted.com/talks/malcolm_gladwell_on_spaghetti_sauce?language=en"]Malcolm Gladwell said about spaghetti sauce[/URL]. If all you want is straight "meat primavera" Lord of the Rings, go ahead and serve those customers. But why stop yourself from also serving customers that want mushroom and vegetable sauce Lord of the Rings, garlic herb Lord of the Rings, or sun-dried tomato and basil Lord of the Rings? More than anything my response was motivated because I just don't get it. What possible business justification could they have over a period of 5 years to not add those cultures to the One Ring product line? Jumping to 5e to make more money? That I TOTALLY understand. [/QUOTE]
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