Getting Overwhelmed by "Everything is Core"

[bagger245]

This set of books makes for a very complete and flexible core D&D game for me, and I think that I will probably be much more selective in which books I purchase and use in the future. Psionics was never really my thing, and the hybrid classes look complicated and inelegant, so the PH3 doesn't look like a "core" purchase for me, and I'm not sure what the DMG3 will have to offer that will make it appealing. The previews of Martial Power 2 look to me like the well is starting to run a bit dry and we're getting into more esoteric character concepts and options. We've already covered the majority of the "core" D&D concepts that have been present in all of the previous editions, so what I would define as "core" is pretty much complete at this point.

Same here. I feel PHB1/2 already covered most of the traditional archetype and PHB3 mostly caters to Psionics/Hybrid rules for people who want it. It's all about knowing/selective of what you want and getting the right books. Wonder what DMG3 will offer? I guess an epic city, but since I DM mostly heroic to paragon and never reach Epic, it's not very useful to me.