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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 7421559" data-attributes="member: 177">I don't know, but I can speculate.1) Marketing is hard.&nbsp; Most of those 12 million people are *NOT* scouring the web looking for content.&nbsp; They aren't spending time on EN World or the like.&nbsp; A third-party's ability to reach someone who does not hook into the online communities is extremely limited.2) Many players are very much playing for the combat wargame.&nbsp; For them *the Rules* matter.&nbsp; I suspect for them third party materials seem largely untested, and not accepted at all tables.&nbsp; 3) Nostalgia matters.&nbsp; Brand recognition matters.4) WotC makes it *easy* to not need a third party book.&nbsp; I'm running a 5e game that only plays once a month, for maybe 4 hours at a shot.&nbsp; I just don't need that much content.&nbsp; Give me the core rulebooks, and something like Princes of the Apocalypse, and I am off and running for this game, litereally for years without the need to buy any more materials for the game.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 7421559, member: 177"] I don't know, but I can speculate. 1) Marketing is hard. Most of those 12 million people are *NOT* scouring the web looking for content. They aren't spending time on EN World or the like. A third-party's ability to reach someone who does not hook into the online communities is extremely limited. 2) Many players are very much playing for the combat wargame. For them *the Rules* matter. I suspect for them third party materials seem largely untested, and not accepted at all tables. 3) Nostalgia matters. Brand recognition matters. 4) WotC makes it *easy* to not need a third party book. I'm running a 5e game that only plays once a month, for maybe 4 hours at a shot. I just don't need that much content. Give me the core rulebooks, and something like Princes of the Apocalypse, and I am off and running for this game, litereally for years without the need to buy any more materials for the game. [/QUOTE]

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