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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Intense_Interest" data-source="post: 4251510" data-attributes="member: 65904">Its a side-note, but I find speaking like a Textbook works when dealing with a Textbook Case.  You believe that an Implied Setting Name is an objectively terrible decision?  Why would they "float" an objectively terrible decision with little-to-no support, follow-up, or explanation?  It doesn't even need to be an outright deception by all parties: the designer might have believed his revelation would be like Moses from the mountain, but yet the marketing hack in the background that gave the breaking of the NDA a once-over knew that not only was it not a popular idea but if coached in Damage Control philosophies it could be a good tool for the product.If the consumers love it, we're solidly increasing market share.If the consumers hate it and we don't make it look like we're spending days trying to convince the players "They're wrong and their opinions are wrong.", we can change it and make the players feel invested in the product.If the Implied Setting Names was considered a strong seller, it wouldn't have appeared in a half-discussion designer blog with little-to-no flash or hook.Part two of my point was that if we had less controversy we probably would have less people on the forum as a whole because of the lack of things to discuss or even discuss strongly about.  Less people, less consumers, less ability to have the late-stage advertisement achieve penetration.That is a fully supported opinion.  I differ and I believe my own.  The Optimism that you have I can choose to view as Hubris, considering how many intelligent and capable playtesters and designers worked on 4E.  Neither of us is going to be proven wrong by a discussion on these forums, and I really don't feel like hunting for internal memos the day Golden Wyvern Adept was revealed.</blockquote>

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