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<blockquote data-quote="SmokeyCriminal" data-source="post: 7727865" data-attributes="member: 6876146"><p>I might be completely wrong about this. But I think I remember hearing that reason they're doing the DM/Player books is because it tested well with market research, and the fact they sold well just backed up that assumption. But I can't remember well enough to defend the statement.</p><p></p><p>On why there is no Monster Manual 2, I do remember why they said they're not doing it. And you can blame it on those pesky new players. They found because of the buying habits that they developed from video games that having Monster Manual 2/3/4 is confusing (or to be fair, its not intuitive to their shopping habits).</p><p></p><p> For example, If they want to play GTA (Grand Theft Auto), They go to the store and go straight for GTA 5, the most recent release. They completely ignore all the other GTA games because they are old, Indicated to them by the fact that they are all less then 5. GTA 4 has worse graphics, and they're servers are probably empty and you probably need an old console to even play it. ect ect.</p><p></p><p>A not zero amount of times, a new person to TTRPG, would go to the FLGS wanting to buy a PHB to start playing D&D for the very first time. See PHB and PHB 2 next to each other on the shelf, and grab PHB 2. Because its the newest one so its obviously the one they should get, right?</p><p></p><p>If you have a Volos Guide to Monsters, a Bobs Guide to Monsters, a Jennys Guide to Monsters Then they all stand on equal footing in the minds of new players and it doesn't matter that Volos is the oldest and Jennys is the newest. And they said that if they ever make a PHB it is definitely not going to be called PHB 2. It'll probably be something like "Mandys Wonderous Player Expansion DLC (That you buy only AFTER the PHB)." Because yes, we probably do need it spelled out that plainly. Sorry Grogs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SmokeyCriminal, post: 7727865, member: 6876146"] I might be completely wrong about this. But I think I remember hearing that reason they're doing the DM/Player books is because it tested well with market research, and the fact they sold well just backed up that assumption. But I can't remember well enough to defend the statement. On why there is no Monster Manual 2, I do remember why they said they're not doing it. And you can blame it on those pesky new players. They found because of the buying habits that they developed from video games that having Monster Manual 2/3/4 is confusing (or to be fair, its not intuitive to their shopping habits). For example, If they want to play GTA (Grand Theft Auto), They go to the store and go straight for GTA 5, the most recent release. They completely ignore all the other GTA games because they are old, Indicated to them by the fact that they are all less then 5. GTA 4 has worse graphics, and they're servers are probably empty and you probably need an old console to even play it. ect ect. A not zero amount of times, a new person to TTRPG, would go to the FLGS wanting to buy a PHB to start playing D&D for the very first time. See PHB and PHB 2 next to each other on the shelf, and grab PHB 2. Because its the newest one so its obviously the one they should get, right? If you have a Volos Guide to Monsters, a Bobs Guide to Monsters, a Jennys Guide to Monsters Then they all stand on equal footing in the minds of new players and it doesn't matter that Volos is the oldest and Jennys is the newest. And they said that if they ever make a PHB it is definitely not going to be called PHB 2. It'll probably be something like "Mandys Wonderous Player Expansion DLC (That you buy only AFTER the PHB)." Because yes, we probably do need it spelled out that plainly. Sorry Grogs. [/QUOTE]
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