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<blockquote data-quote="delericho" data-source="post: 6386220" data-attributes="member: 22424"><p>We don't know that better methods are available - it's too early to tell how well the 5e Starter Set has done, and we don't know how the Moldvay Basic set (or a 5e equivalent thereof) would have done in today's marketplace.</p><p></p><p>In one of his more recent Legends & Lore columns, Mearls talked about the thinking that went into the 5e Starter Set, and in particular why they didn't stick with the tried-and-tested "tutorial books plus mini-adventure" model. (Unfortunately, with the redesign of the Wizards site, I now can't find anything from before the change, so can't provide a link - sorry.) I don't particularly agree that the approach they have taken is necessarily the best one, but I couldn't fault the logic that says "we've done this several times now, and it's never been better than okay - let's try something different."</p><p></p><p>But, yes, you're right that it's legitimate to criticise their methods, and it will be even more legitimate if the passage of time shows that their new approach has failed. But it's not fair to dismiss the Starter Set as one of three identical on-ramps, then say they should focus on DM conversion instead, when <em>the whole purpose of the Starter Set is DM conversion</em>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="delericho, post: 6386220, member: 22424"] We don't know that better methods are available - it's too early to tell how well the 5e Starter Set has done, and we don't know how the Moldvay Basic set (or a 5e equivalent thereof) would have done in today's marketplace. In one of his more recent Legends & Lore columns, Mearls talked about the thinking that went into the 5e Starter Set, and in particular why they didn't stick with the tried-and-tested "tutorial books plus mini-adventure" model. (Unfortunately, with the redesign of the Wizards site, I now can't find anything from before the change, so can't provide a link - sorry.) I don't particularly agree that the approach they have taken is necessarily the best one, but I couldn't fault the logic that says "we've done this several times now, and it's never been better than okay - let's try something different." But, yes, you're right that it's legitimate to criticise their methods, and it will be even more legitimate if the passage of time shows that their new approach has failed. But it's not fair to dismiss the Starter Set as one of three identical on-ramps, then say they should focus on DM conversion instead, when [i]the whole purpose of the Starter Set is DM conversion[/i]. [/QUOTE]
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