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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Riastlin" data-source="post: 5612428" data-attributes="member: 94022">I agree that it makes good business sense that a majority of their releases are targetted at heroic tier.  I actually think you are being generous in suggesting that 20% of games start at Paragon, I would guess its probably 10% or less, but that is a different issue. That being said, it still does not make up for the fact that there is almost no epic support, particularly in the form of adventures.  There does still need to be some support there.   However, I also agree that the products coming out this year were almost certainly conceived of, and began production, last year, which makes it a little hard to judge where they are with respect to their acknowledgement that something needs to be done with epic.  If, for better or worse, they came to the realization this Spring that epic tier support was not only wanted, but needed, then its doubtful, outside of DDi, that we would see much before next year given the production cycle.  Personally, I'll hold out until I see the epic tier arc that is supposed to be released through DDi later this year. Finally, Neverwinter being focused on Heroic tier does actually make sense for good or ill.  I just don't picture it as a paragon or epic setting.  I suppose maybe early paragon, but even that's pushing it.  So, the better question is, what setting would you like to see for late paragon/epic campaigns?  Ravenloft certainly has possibilities.  Perhaps City of Brass or even a Feywild/Shadowfell setting (though the latter is unlikely since Gloomwrought came out already).  What other ideas do you guys have?</blockquote>

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