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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 6987184" data-attributes="member: 59082">I don't think there are a ton of folks who are outright offended by the Realms or deem WotC product to be so "tainted" by the Realms to be unusable. My guess is that the vast majority of 5E folks fall into two general categories: 1) Those that like and run the Realms, and 2) Those that run homebrew or something else, but don't find the Realms so objectionable as be a deal-breaker with regards to WotC product because they find that the product can be easily adapted to other settings, or even that they like the Realms but prefer to run something else.But the point is, both groups will buy WotC product based on quality and content and aren't put-off by them being set in the Realms. My guess is that you are right, that WotC is not targeting folks who don't fit into those two broad categories because such folks are a small minority.Yes there is: the fact that WotC keeps doing what they're doing. The fact that they are staying the course for the foreseeable future means that they're pleased with what they're doing and the resulting sales figures, which are a direct result of how accepted and approved what they're doing is.This doesn't mean that everyone's happy with what they're doing, but does indicate that plenty of folks are happy enough. I can speak for myself and say that while I'd prefer if they were coming out with a few books a year, I think what they're doing is just fine even if it isn't exactly what I want. And I can't fault them for continuing with a formula that is clearly working for them. My guess is that if and when the time comes that it is no longer working, they will adjust according. Maybe that will mean more product, or a new expansion line, or even a new edition. Whether that is 5 or 10 or 15 years down the line, who knows. But it probably isn't going to be within the next two or three, so you might as well buckle up.</blockquote>

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