That said, Keith Baker is a talented dude and produces some good stuff. Still, I havent seen anything compelling in this setting to offset the opportunity cost of the new mechanics (dragon marks), et al.
I've played Eberron a few times, and while I didn't particularly care for it for D&D, I do like Keith Baker's work. There were things that we liked that we nicked for our regular games. Both Warforged and Artificers ended up at our table more than once when the campaign suited them. I will probably pick it up just for our Savage Worlds games since that jives better with the pulpy atmosphere that we always have had in Eberron.
One thing I'm not real interested in is the, "If it exists in D&D, it has a place in Eberron" sentiment. I know that dates from the original setting, and I know why WotC loves the idea of kitchen sink settings, but I don't really care for that. I like settings that restrict the player or narrow the available mechanics to create a certain aesthetic.
This will be the second book they've published that I won't buy (with the first being the Ravnica one announced today). Oh well, I guess they'll get around to the other settings I want to see. It just irritates me that I can get Ravnica or Ebberon stuff on DMsGuild, but not Spelljammer, Planescape, or Greyhawk. Open them all...
Yeah, that is a little irritating. I was really hoping for Dark Sun, and Greyhawk remains my favorite setting. I understand that they want to control how these settings are made, but at the same time, they publish
really slowly. Maybe I should buy both books just to encourage them to do more web-published campaign splatbooks in the hopes that they get to something I'm
really interested in.