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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 3763736" data-attributes="member: 18182">Well, in one sense, there were no &quot;Greyhawk&quot; products released for 3rd edition, or at least nothing with the Greyhawk logo.&nbsp; The Living Greyhawk Gazeteer, the D&amp;D Gazeteer (which hardly counts as a separate product), and the Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk are certainly the only 3rd Ed D&amp;D products &quot;specifically&quot; about Greyhawk (that I can remember).But we also got a lot of Greyhawk support in Dragon and Dungeon Magazines, which while not a WotC direct product, were WotC licensed and official products.&nbsp; Also, the &quot;implied&quot; setting of the entire game was Greyhawk, at least at first.&nbsp; Later it did morph to the &quot;sorta-but-not-Greyhawk&quot; which we are gonna see more of in 4e.However . . . so what?&nbsp; Some folks act like it's WotC's duty to put out official Greyhawk products on par with FR and Eberron releases.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; I mean, sure it'd be cool and all.&nbsp; But the level of hostility I've seen on the boards regarding &quot;lack of Greyhawk support&quot; astounds me sometimes.Also, noone associated with &quot;Ruins of Greyhawk&quot; or WotC ever said or implied, &quot;Hey, if you don't buy this book, you'll never see an official Greyhawk product again.&quot;&nbsp; One of the authors WAS ASKED directly by a fan if the release of &quot;Ruins&quot; meant a return of official Greyhawk support.&nbsp; The author's answer was basically, &quot;too soon to tell&quot; and that this product was, in part, testing the waters.&nbsp; I wish he'd never said that, because sooooo many have taken it out of context and exaggerated the meaning.Like it as not, Greyhawk just isn't that popular.&nbsp; It's the original setting, it is cool, but it just ain't all that popular.&nbsp; Takes a backseat to the Realms, Dragonlance, and probably even Eberron.&nbsp; Why would WotC pour major resources into a relatively unpopular setting, no matter how cool and &quot;iconic&quot; it is?Having said that, WotC does have a Greyhawk forum in their 4e section of Gleemax.&nbsp; This implies they are at least considering releasing official 4e Greyhawk material . . . we'll see.My favorite setting is Mystara, from the OD&amp;D Basic and Expert boxed sets (and beyond).&nbsp; Talk about no support!!!&nbsp; But I'm okay with that.&nbsp; I just steal the good ideas from the current products and use them in my own Mystara campaign!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 3763736, member: 18182"] Well, in one sense, there were no "Greyhawk" products released for 3rd edition, or at least nothing with the Greyhawk logo. The Living Greyhawk Gazeteer, the D&D Gazeteer (which hardly counts as a separate product), and the Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk are certainly the only 3rd Ed D&D products "specifically" about Greyhawk (that I can remember). But we also got a lot of Greyhawk support in Dragon and Dungeon Magazines, which while not a WotC direct product, were WotC licensed and official products. Also, the "implied" setting of the entire game was Greyhawk, at least at first. Later it did morph to the "sorta-but-not-Greyhawk" which we are gonna see more of in 4e. However . . . so what? Some folks act like it's WotC's duty to put out official Greyhawk products on par with FR and Eberron releases. Why? I mean, sure it'd be cool and all. But the level of hostility I've seen on the boards regarding "lack of Greyhawk support" astounds me sometimes. Also, noone associated with "Ruins of Greyhawk" or WotC ever said or implied, "Hey, if you don't buy this book, you'll never see an official Greyhawk product again." One of the authors WAS ASKED directly by a fan if the release of "Ruins" meant a return of official Greyhawk support. The author's answer was basically, "too soon to tell" and that this product was, in part, testing the waters. I wish he'd never said that, because sooooo many have taken it out of context and exaggerated the meaning. Like it as not, Greyhawk just isn't that popular. It's the original setting, it is cool, but it just ain't all that popular. Takes a backseat to the Realms, Dragonlance, and probably even Eberron. Why would WotC pour major resources into a relatively unpopular setting, no matter how cool and "iconic" it is? Having said that, WotC does have a Greyhawk forum in their 4e section of Gleemax. This implies they are at least considering releasing official 4e Greyhawk material . . . we'll see. My favorite setting is Mystara, from the OD&D Basic and Expert boxed sets (and beyond). Talk about no support!!! But I'm okay with that. I just steal the good ideas from the current products and use them in my own Mystara campaign! [/QUOTE]

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