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<blockquote data-quote="Olrox17" data-source="post: 7894374" data-attributes="member: 6801397"><p>I tend to rate them based on universally useful crunch, not just for players but also for DMs. A monster manual, for instance, is good crunch to me, even if it has no player options. YMMV.</p><p></p><p>2014 obvious winner</p><p>2015 yeah, weak year, but understandably so after 2014</p><p>2016 a good year because of Volo, but again, this is from the perspective of a DM</p><p>2017 biggest year since 2014</p><p>2018 similar to 2016, I'd consider it a decent year from a DM's point of view</p><p>2019 weak year IMO. Acquisition Inc is unfortunately of very little value to me, and Eberron is about on par with SCAG.</p><p></p><p>Now that I'm analyzing the release schedule in more detail, I think that setting books, so far, have been the weakest part of the 5e books line-up, and every year that has a setting book as its "big release" (2015 and 1019), could have used another smaller, crunchier release on the side.</p><p>EDIT: actually, 2015 had a smaller, crunchier release! The EE player companion. So again, 2019 it's the weakest one to me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Olrox17, post: 7894374, member: 6801397"] I tend to rate them based on universally useful crunch, not just for players but also for DMs. A monster manual, for instance, is good crunch to me, even if it has no player options. YMMV. 2014 obvious winner 2015 yeah, weak year, but understandably so after 2014 2016 a good year because of Volo, but again, this is from the perspective of a DM 2017 biggest year since 2014 2018 similar to 2016, I'd consider it a decent year from a DM's point of view 2019 weak year IMO. Acquisition Inc is unfortunately of very little value to me, and Eberron is about on par with SCAG. Now that I'm analyzing the release schedule in more detail, I think that setting books, so far, have been the weakest part of the 5e books line-up, and every year that has a setting book as its "big release" (2015 and 1019), could have used another smaller, crunchier release on the side. EDIT: actually, 2015 had a smaller, crunchier release! The EE player companion. So again, 2019 it's the weakest one to me. [/QUOTE]
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