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<blockquote data-quote="Jaeger" data-source="post: 8806052" data-attributes="member: 27996"><p>Your alternate hypothesis has a flaw in your core assumption:</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/tsr-settings-sales-numbers-from-ben-riggs-starting-with-lankmar-maztica-al-qadim-and-planescape.689912/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Yes, we have sales data: So why then did they pick one of the more naughty word selling settings <em>(Spelljammer) </em>to revive? By your own criteria it will appeal to too small a subset of players.</p><p></p><p>Dark Sun was less naughty word than Spelljammer, yet it is nowhere to be seen. (Probably a good thing though...)</p><p></p><p>If not being a naughty word seller is the criteria; Then why haven't we seen an Oriental Adventures revival yet?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Don't put words in my mouth.</p><p></p><p>I said that they were <em>"...not as talented"</em> - which is <em>not the same thing at all</em> as incompetent - they are just not <em>as talented</em>. I also said that they were <em>"...incapable of doing anything better."</em> You know, because of the whole not as talented thing...</p><p></p><p>If they were just as, if not more talented, then why is WotC continually mining the back catalogue for content instead of introducing something new and original?</p><p></p><p>Having most of their adventures/AP's set in the 5e default setting of the forgotten realms is understandable. But aside from those: It's all a bunch of one and done nostalgia berry setting/Adventure books. </p><p></p><p>Yes, TSR put out some pants settings in their day. But they also put out the very fan favorite settings that WotC is continually mining for content to this day!</p><p></p><p>Where is the new original Setting that has captured everyone's attention? The follow up with AP's and new adventures due to popular demand?</p><p></p><p>Nowhere. That's where it is: <em>Nowhere to be seen at all.</em></p><p></p><p>I absolutely stand by my assertion that WotC Worldbuilding is superficial. They have yet to do anything good or popular that has not been taken and re-worked from the TSR back catalogue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jaeger, post: 8806052, member: 27996"] Your alternate hypothesis has a flaw in your core assumption: [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/tsr-settings-sales-numbers-from-ben-riggs-starting-with-lankmar-maztica-al-qadim-and-planescape.689912/[/URL] Yes, we have sales data: So why then did they pick one of the more naughty word selling settings [I](Spelljammer) [/I]to revive? By your own criteria it will appeal to too small a subset of players. Dark Sun was less naughty word than Spelljammer, yet it is nowhere to be seen. (Probably a good thing though...) If not being a naughty word seller is the criteria; Then why haven't we seen an Oriental Adventures revival yet? Don't put words in my mouth. I said that they were [I]"...not as talented"[/I] - which is [I]not the same thing at all[/I] as incompetent - they are just not [I]as talented[/I]. I also said that they were [I]"...incapable of doing anything better."[/I] You know, because of the whole not as talented thing... If they were just as, if not more talented, then why is WotC continually mining the back catalogue for content instead of introducing something new and original? Having most of their adventures/AP's set in the 5e default setting of the forgotten realms is understandable. But aside from those: It's all a bunch of one and done nostalgia berry setting/Adventure books. Yes, TSR put out some pants settings in their day. But they also put out the very fan favorite settings that WotC is continually mining for content to this day! Where is the new original Setting that has captured everyone's attention? The follow up with AP's and new adventures due to popular demand? Nowhere. That's where it is: [I]Nowhere to be seen at all.[/I] I absolutely stand by my assertion that WotC Worldbuilding is superficial. They have yet to do anything good or popular that has not been taken and re-worked from the TSR back catalogue. [/QUOTE]
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