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<blockquote data-quote="The Shadow" data-source="post: 6369539" data-attributes="member: 16760">I have to say, the 'pony' expression came to my mind as well.&nbsp; (And no, I'm not a fanboy either... until ordering the 5e PHB, I last purchased a WotC product when the 3.0 core books came out.)It seems apropos because, whether or not your list would bring about a Golden Age (the matter is debatable), you are simply not going to get it.&nbsp; And if you did get it, you might not like the consequences.Because publishing all of that would likely mean WotC going out of business, just like TSR did.Publishing books is expensive.&nbsp; Publishing hardcover books is very expensive.&nbsp; And you're asking WotC to publish some very large hardcover books for very niche markets.&nbsp; One doesn't have to be a corporate tool to want WotC to make a profit, because without a profit they stop publishing completely.I also find it odd, to say the least, that you feel it reasonable to ask that WotC fork over their property for free.&nbsp; This does not seem to be a good business model?&nbsp; Can you name any other company that has done this and stayed in business?&nbsp; It's that unreal demand that particularly struck me as 'pony-ish'.That said, I would have no objection at all to some of the more obscure ideas of yours being Kickstarted or otherwise crowdfunded.&nbsp; Hell, I'd back a few of them myself - I'm an absolute sucker for artificial languages.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Shadow, post: 6369539, member: 16760"] I have to say, the 'pony' expression came to my mind as well. (And no, I'm not a fanboy either... until ordering the 5e PHB, I last purchased a WotC product when the 3.0 core books came out.) It seems apropos because, whether or not your list would bring about a Golden Age (the matter is debatable), you are simply not going to get it. And if you did get it, you might not like the consequences. Because publishing all of that would likely mean WotC going out of business, just like TSR did. Publishing books is expensive. Publishing hardcover books is very expensive. And you're asking WotC to publish some very large hardcover books for very niche markets. One doesn't have to be a corporate tool to want WotC to make a profit, because without a profit they stop publishing completely. I also find it odd, to say the least, that you feel it reasonable to ask that WotC fork over their property for free. This does not seem to be a good business model? Can you name any other company that has done this and stayed in business? It's that unreal demand that particularly struck me as 'pony-ish'. That said, I would have no objection at all to some of the more obscure ideas of yours being Kickstarted or otherwise crowdfunded. Hell, I'd back a few of them myself - I'm an absolute sucker for artificial languages. [/QUOTE]

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