D&D 5E What's your preferred "Splat Frequency"?

[Quartz]

I'll probably buy one splatbook a year. I'd like to see them produce more so I have some choice.

 

[TarionzCousin]

I didn't see my preferred answer "Whatever it takes to keep from making the annual 'Xmas-Time WotC Layoffs' happen."

--so I voted "2 to 4 times per year."

 

[Remathilis]

What I'd like to see.

One Option Expansion (new feats, spells, subclasses, races)
One Rules Expansion (psionics, epic,Manual of the Planes, D&DG etc)
One Monster Supplement (MM 2, 3, Fiend Folio)
One Setting Book (Eberron, Realms, Ravenloft)

Additionally, a few soft-cover books to support a setting wouldn't hurt (maybe 1-2 a setting per year) that detail regions, NPCs, deities, etc.

Everything else is should be an adventure.

 

[Joe Liker]

I don't want a lot of splat (0-1/yr), and I also don't want a lot of endless hype about upcoming splat. I understand that marketing is a Thing, but it drives me crazy when companies try to generate endless empty conversations about a product that won't be available until an entire year from now.

Public playtesting, on the other hand, is a very good idea, and something they should definitely continue. But those conversations need to be largely restricted to the testing forums.

 

[Ryujin]

My preference is zero splats ever. If they want to release a book that adds classes that are balanced with the originals, for flavour, that's another thing.

Take all of the effort that goes into splat books and direct it towards campaign material, adventures, or the like. Make the additional material valuable from a creative standpoint, not a power gaming one.

 

[Tony Vargas]

I could see liking book-a-month if it included everything. Adventures, setting books, &c as well as 'splats' in the usual sense. And, if they weren't all 30-50 buck hardbacks, but cheaper, thinner softbound products, as well.

 

[Savage Wombat]

One new rulebook in a year or so wouldn't kill me. But I'd like to see it that low.

That does not count new monsters, a few new spells or magic items every so often. The idea of support material for adventures sounds pretty good.

Also a new campaign supplement (This year Eberron, next year Dark Sun, whatever) would be fine.

But I don't want to have to buy a new class/race handbook every two months just to make sure players have enough powergaming options.

 

[Li Shenron]

For context, not including setting and adventure books...

If this is also valid for the poll, then I vote 0-1 per year.

But my preference is closer to 1-2 per edition. I think we probably need a few more subclasses, spells, backgrounds, a good number of more non-magical weapons and armors, and a lot more feats. But all that can fit in a single book, and not even as big as the core 3.

The you can always have more monsters manuals, but I don't count them exactly as "splatbooks".

 

[Jeff Carlsen]

I'd essentially like to see one player book, one DM book, and a two or three setting books per year.

 

[Zaukrie]

I could use 3 more monster books right now........I would like a setting book or two a year. I would like more class options every year....maybe one or two rules books a year....assuming monsters and settings are not rules.