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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mhacdebhandia" data-source="post: 3358148" data-attributes="member: 18832">I base my assumptions on this principle: cui bono?Who benefits from Wizards of the Coast's continuing to release Eberron supplements if it is an unsuccessful brand? Likewise, if Third Edition D&D were doing poorly, who would benefit from the continued supply of new sourcebooks that's been forecast into 2008?Wizards of the Coast certainly doesn't benefit if sales of Eberron books are lackluster compared to other books they could be producing with the same resources. Likewise, if sales of Third Edition supplements dip below a certain level without reasonable hope of recovery, that would be the signal for Fourth Edition to ramp up and roll out.Since Wizards of the Coast is a business and not in the habit of providing charity to gamers starved for information on their favourite settings, we can assume that the continued supply of Eberron supplements and Third Edition material is of benefit to them.This is, of course, simplistic - but there's a reason previous settings were cancelled, and in the vast majority of cases the reason was the same: poor sales.I think anyone who suggests that Wizards of the Coast continues to support Eberron because it would "look bad" if they gave up on the setting they hyped so much, and that this is the only real reason why they continue to support the setting, is simply deluding themselves. Public perception simply doesn't matter anywhere near as much as does profit.</blockquote>

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