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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shemeska" data-source="post: 5672639" data-attributes="member: 11697">The one thing running through my head is if the NWCG is getting attention from the pre-4e FR fanbase, or if it's only pulling from the 4e fanbase who may or may not have been fans of FR. If it's still suffering from a fractured FR fanbase, a lot of folks from the large pre-4e FR fanbase might simply not be following it, and thus their opinion might not be counted in such polls. If you're potentially pulling largely from 4e converts that may skew the reception and feedback.I'd look also at reviews from places like Candlekeep etc which have been a bit more mixed, with a broader mixture of positive and negative reviews (and reasons for those reviews, which always helps to determine if you can ignore certain reviews if it's a playstyle or other issue involved).As for the folks complaining about lots of plot hooks and less concrete information like maps, etc that's a valid complaint, and it's one I've seen on one book I worked on as well. It's both a style issue from the writers end but also keep in mind that it might have also been a design direction from higher up.Now as for my impression? Normally I'd be somewhat interested, except unfortunately for me in this case, post-Spellplague era FR is a complete non-starter for me and my group so it won't be of much use.</blockquote>