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<blockquote data-quote="Rob Kuntz" data-source="post: 8240069" data-attributes="member: 7015759"><p>Any idea is viable IF someone gets behind it, in this case &quot;if&quot; WotC....&nbsp; This wheel will always be turned by them, remember that.&nbsp; I repeat myself, but it's not rocket science.&nbsp; WotC is market driven.&nbsp; They seek the median market whereat they will derive the most potential return from.&nbsp; I hate to burst anyone's bubble, but Fantasy, literally, is NOT a median market idea.&nbsp; It is infinite and thus should have infinite expression.&nbsp; However, the market eschews such unpredictability.&nbsp; The market is about the quickest throughput from A to B to C.&nbsp; Thus it gravitates to center, and the further you get away from center the more niche you get, and WotC IS NOT and will never be niche, of course.&nbsp; Therein lies the problem they see with Greyhawk, its unpredictability and as espoused vociferously by its current adherents and how this clashes with their median view.&nbsp; Out of the gate, just in starting, this has already positioned Greyhawk at a -1, not a good place to start if you are judging whether to invest in it and at what cost, present or future.&nbsp; There has to be a compromise between Greyhawk fandom in bowing to WotC's successful market model; and the pain caused must be alleviated by the best products the fandom creates to deal with it.&nbsp; Whether that's your product or some other's, they are all good.&nbsp; It's getting the horse to, and then out of, the gate that worries me the most.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Rob Kuntz, post: 8240069, member: 7015759"] Any idea is viable IF someone gets behind it, in this case "if" WotC.... This wheel will always be turned by them, remember that. I repeat myself, but it's not rocket science. WotC is market driven. They seek the median market whereat they will derive the most potential return from. I hate to burst anyone's bubble, but Fantasy, literally, is NOT a median market idea. It is infinite and thus should have infinite expression. However, the market eschews such unpredictability. The market is about the quickest throughput from A to B to C. Thus it gravitates to center, and the further you get away from center the more niche you get, and WotC IS NOT and will never be niche, of course. Therein lies the problem they see with Greyhawk, its unpredictability and as espoused vociferously by its current adherents and how this clashes with their median view. Out of the gate, just in starting, this has already positioned Greyhawk at a -1, not a good place to start if you are judging whether to invest in it and at what cost, present or future. There has to be a compromise between Greyhawk fandom in bowing to WotC's successful market model; and the pain caused must be alleviated by the best products the fandom creates to deal with it. Whether that's your product or some other's, they are all good. It's getting the horse to, and then out of, the gate that worries me the most. [/QUOTE]

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