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Message: <blockquote data-quote="delericho" data-source="post: 5805963" data-attributes="member: 22424">Yep. Unfortunately, you've hit on a very real problem WotC have to deal with...This is very true, and suggests that they should present the game in its simplest possible form first, and then add modules for those who want more complexity. However...This is actually incorrect. The only really big selling items in the line are the core rulebooks. There's a very noticable decline in sales as they proceed through the line, and since the later books tend to cost no less to produce than the early ones, they're locked into a cycle of diminishing returns.That indicates that they should go for really big, meaty Core Rulebooks, as they can set the price to give a good profit margin, and be confident that lots of people will buy. But if you're going for big core rulebooks, you need to fill them with suitable material, and that almost guarantees rules bloat baked right in to the core.Balancing these two competing pressures is an exercise in squaring the circle. I don't envy them the task.</blockquote>