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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 6942820" data-attributes="member: 23751">External pressures like WoW don't really have a place in this discussion.&nbsp; While interesting, we're talking about how WotC's methods affected the editions and would likely affect 5e.Which, while interesting, doesn't mean that releasing splat books killed the edition.Right.&nbsp; LATE in 3.5 the books sold badly due to niche and primarily, poor quality.&nbsp; 4e was also not as good of quality as the early and mid 3.5 books, which did sell well.&nbsp; Finally, Pathfinder is not D&amp;D.&nbsp; It's D20.&nbsp; D&amp;D sells better due to the name, unless it's poor quality like late 3.5 splat books and 4e.So again, while interesting, nothing there suggests that an increase in quality general content splat books from say 0, to 1 per year would be bad for 5e.2e failed to focus and put out way to many settings.&nbsp; By splitting the base like that, it guaranteed that it would lose money.&nbsp; Nothing there suggests that putting out general release content which would be usable in almost every setting AND homebrew game, would cause a similar loss of money.Awesome.&nbsp; Nobody is suggesting a fast release rate.&nbsp; At a rate of 1 per year, 3e would have lasted 60 years, and wouldn't have started declining due to poor content until about the 50th year.&nbsp; 5e has plenty of room for an increase to 1 per year of general content splat.5e has a general content rate of 0 per year.&nbsp; If we add in setting books to the rate above, 5e can release 1-2 setting books AND 1 general content release per year and not have to worry until the 40-50th year.&nbsp; 3e put out more setting books than general content.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 6942820, member: 23751"] External pressures like WoW don't really have a place in this discussion. While interesting, we're talking about how WotC's methods affected the editions and would likely affect 5e. Which, while interesting, doesn't mean that releasing splat books killed the edition. Right. LATE in 3.5 the books sold badly due to niche and primarily, poor quality. 4e was also not as good of quality as the early and mid 3.5 books, which did sell well. Finally, Pathfinder is not D&D. It's D20. D&D sells better due to the name, unless it's poor quality like late 3.5 splat books and 4e. So again, while interesting, nothing there suggests that an increase in quality general content splat books from say 0, to 1 per year would be bad for 5e. 2e failed to focus and put out way to many settings. By splitting the base like that, it guaranteed that it would lose money. Nothing there suggests that putting out general release content which would be usable in almost every setting AND homebrew game, would cause a similar loss of money. Awesome. Nobody is suggesting a fast release rate. At a rate of 1 per year, 3e would have lasted 60 years, and wouldn't have started declining due to poor content until about the 50th year. 5e has plenty of room for an increase to 1 per year of general content splat. 5e has a general content rate of 0 per year. If we add in setting books to the rate above, 5e can release 1-2 setting books AND 1 general content release per year and not have to worry until the 40-50th year. 3e put out more setting books than general content. [/QUOTE]

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