Mercurius
Legend
But bottom line, in a comparison of "glut", I think you are objectively wrong to claim 4e was glut compared to Pathfinder for the past two years. I think, for whatever reason, you have not been noticing just how much content Pathfinder's had for the past two years.
Mistwell, you seem to give no credence to the importance of perception. I may be "objectively wrong" but that doesn't discount what I am saying, which has to do with perception, or subjectivity, which you find "strange" and then revert to "objectivity only!" and thus misunderstand my view - furthering the point of the power of perception!
It would be interesting to compare different editions (and Pathfinder) by type of product - setting vs. rules/splat vs. adventures, etc. If we look at it only a spectrum of:
setting (specific).....adventure path (somewhat specific, but adaptable).....adventure module (non-specific)....rules/splat (non-specific, options/expansion)
My guess is that the higher percentage of books towards the "right" end of the spectrum, the more it seems like glut because the more specific the book is (to a campaign world, particular theme), the less it seems like "glut." This is why Martial Power 1 and 2 seem like glut, while Neverwinter doesn't.
I think another aspect of this is that, as I said, Paizo's hardcovers don't feel like filler or like they are churned out to meet a deadline - they are chock-full of information.
Again, it isn't only about what is "objectively" true, but what subjective perceptions are - we're humans, after all!