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<blockquote data-quote="GVDammerung" data-source="post: 2730205" data-attributes="member: 33060">I agree on both counts.&nbsp; It would be necessary to do more than role out the setting and say &quot;Here it is.&nbsp; Come get it.&quot;&nbsp; TSR basically did little more and paid for their sloth.&nbsp; Wotc has demonstrated that when they want to they can &quot;push&quot; a setting with tie-ins etc.&nbsp; Eberron has been pushed pretty well.&nbsp; I do not know how well it is doing but my sense is it is doing fairly well.&nbsp; How much of this is due to it being the only &quot;official&quot; alternative to the Forgotten Realms and how much is do to its own merits that are being pushed, I do not know.&nbsp; I like Eberron for what that may be worth.&nbsp; I firmly believe that if Wotc got serious about growing their business beyond FR and Eberron, they could do so and do so well.&nbsp; But if mac and cheese is selling reliably, no need to risk a new receipe from a business standpoint.&nbsp; Thus, I imagine, what I see as their conservatism. I definitely agree with your second point.&nbsp; Hence, my interest in another thread wheresomeone speculated that the Magic the Gathering Worlds might be somehow tied into a 4E (not necessarily making 4E card based but just using the settings).&nbsp; Now, _that_ seems like a way to grow the business with a new setting attracting new gamers if ever there was one.&nbsp; Someone else said the MtG business unit nixed plans to hook up the two titles in the past; I hope that is no longer the case, if it ever was.People complain about there not being enough new players coming into the hobby.&nbsp; I don't see that changing by &quot;playing it safe&quot; with the Realms Mk6 or whatever iteration it is in, etc. nor with simply more &quot;marketing,&quot; whatever that means.&nbsp; I think to get new gamers you need to offer them something aimed squarely at them that you have reason to believe will prove attractive - a setting that speaks to them.&nbsp; And only Wotc has the power and it _is_ in their business interest to have more customers.&nbsp; But I'm roaming off topic here.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GVDammerung, post: 2730205, member: 33060"] I agree on both counts. It would be necessary to do more than role out the setting and say "Here it is. Come get it." TSR basically did little more and paid for their sloth. Wotc has demonstrated that when they want to they can "push" a setting with tie-ins etc. Eberron has been pushed pretty well. I do not know how well it is doing but my sense is it is doing fairly well. How much of this is due to it being the only "official" alternative to the Forgotten Realms and how much is do to its own merits that are being pushed, I do not know. I like Eberron for what that may be worth. I firmly believe that if Wotc got serious about growing their business beyond FR and Eberron, they could do so and do so well. But if mac and cheese is selling reliably, no need to risk a new receipe from a business standpoint. Thus, I imagine, what I see as their conservatism. I definitely agree with your second point. Hence, my interest in another thread where someone speculated that the Magic the Gathering Worlds might be somehow tied into a 4E (not necessarily making 4E card based but just using the settings). Now, _that_ seems like a way to grow the business with a new setting attracting new gamers if ever there was one. Someone else said the MtG business unit nixed plans to hook up the two titles in the past; I hope that is no longer the case, if it ever was. People complain about there not being enough new players coming into the hobby. I don't see that changing by "playing it safe" with the Realms Mk6 or whatever iteration it is in, etc. nor with simply more "marketing," whatever that means. I think to get new gamers you need to offer them something aimed squarely at them that you have reason to believe will prove attractive - a setting that speaks to them. And only Wotc has the power and it _is_ in their business interest to have more customers. But I'm roaming off topic here. [/QUOTE]

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