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<blockquote data-quote="MonkeezOnFire" data-source="post: 7898880" data-attributes="member: 6784845"><p>It may also be worth bringing up how the current media landscape seems absolutely obsessed with nostalgia. The Marvel and Star Wars movies feature characters originally created in the 60s and 70s. When is the last time a hit new tv series wasn't based on a novel? And any time we get a new video game console you know that Skyrim and Resident Evil 4 will soon be available for it. Basically our media currently loves reboots and remakes of old properties that have proven to be reliable. So I don't think it's odd that some people expect the same sort of treatment in their RPGs, even if it doesn't quite make sense business wise.</p><p></p><p>Wizards holds the IP to Planescape, Dark Sun, Spelljammer, Greyhawk, Mystara, etc. and are unlikely to just release them to the public domain. So only they are able to release that nostalgic content that people crave. Sure there are probably third party settings that are based on the settings of old. But based on doesn't give us the same comfort as the real thing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MonkeezOnFire, post: 7898880, member: 6784845"] It may also be worth bringing up how the current media landscape seems absolutely obsessed with nostalgia. The Marvel and Star Wars movies feature characters originally created in the 60s and 70s. When is the last time a hit new tv series wasn't based on a novel? And any time we get a new video game console you know that Skyrim and Resident Evil 4 will soon be available for it. Basically our media currently loves reboots and remakes of old properties that have proven to be reliable. So I don't think it's odd that some people expect the same sort of treatment in their RPGs, even if it doesn't quite make sense business wise. Wizards holds the IP to Planescape, Dark Sun, Spelljammer, Greyhawk, Mystara, etc. and are unlikely to just release them to the public domain. So only they are able to release that nostalgic content that people crave. Sure there are probably third party settings that are based on the settings of old. But based on doesn't give us the same comfort as the real thing. [/QUOTE]
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