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Should 2014 Half Elves and Half Orcs be added to the 2025 SRD?
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<blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 9471179" data-attributes="member: 2525"><p>I didn't say or imply it's just a you thing. I said the overwhelming majority seem to like them. Every single objective measure we have shows they are very popular. Top 3 species. And that that's relevant regardless of whatever /tg/ little wiki says.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Being a top 3 race that people like is reason enough to be in the PHB. Thri-Keen didn't even rank top 10. We have so many different ways we've measured popularity. Half-elf always scores very very high. Thri-keen never do.</p><p></p><p>Humans, Halfling, and Dwarves all ALSO rank very high in every objective measurement we have of popularity. They're not "hanging around" they're actually directly measured repeatedly for decades as popular by fans of this game.</p><p></p><p>Yes, being very popular is in fact a fantastic reason to include it. It's a way better reason than mechanics, given something can be very unique mechanically and yet be unpopular. Giving people what they want for their entertainment is pretty crucial to entertainment. It's kind of a primary point of it.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Because they are extremely popular.</p><p></p><p>Even if you ask 10 times, it will be that same answer.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I already responded to that. People often don't choose species based on mechanics. They choose them based on look and feel and flavor and setting elements. They don't care about the mechanics much.</p><p></p><p>And every time you mention mechanics, I will answer that same way: it's not about mechanics. The game isn't just about mechanics. It would be a much shorter book if it were just mechanics.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mistwell, post: 9471179, member: 2525"] I didn't say or imply it's just a you thing. I said the overwhelming majority seem to like them. Every single objective measure we have shows they are very popular. Top 3 species. And that that's relevant regardless of whatever /tg/ little wiki says. Being a top 3 race that people like is reason enough to be in the PHB. Thri-Keen didn't even rank top 10. We have so many different ways we've measured popularity. Half-elf always scores very very high. Thri-keen never do. Humans, Halfling, and Dwarves all ALSO rank very high in every objective measurement we have of popularity. They're not "hanging around" they're actually directly measured repeatedly for decades as popular by fans of this game. Yes, being very popular is in fact a fantastic reason to include it. It's a way better reason than mechanics, given something can be very unique mechanically and yet be unpopular. Giving people what they want for their entertainment is pretty crucial to entertainment. It's kind of a primary point of it. Because they are extremely popular. Even if you ask 10 times, it will be that same answer. I already responded to that. People often don't choose species based on mechanics. They choose them based on look and feel and flavor and setting elements. They don't care about the mechanics much. And every time you mention mechanics, I will answer that same way: it's not about mechanics. The game isn't just about mechanics. It would be a much shorter book if it were just mechanics. [/QUOTE]
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