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<blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 6361573" data-attributes="member: 59082"><p>One of the big questions remaining for 5E is whether, or to what degree, Mearls will make good on his promise to miminize splats. But this begs the question: do you even <em>want </em>minimal splats? What is a good splat book frequency?</p><p></p><p>For context, not including setting and adventure books, 4E varied but came out with 7 hardcovers the first year (in 7 months), 14 the second year (including stuff like the Dragon Annual), 11 the third year (including the Essentials books), 6 the fourth year and 2 the last year (2012). But if you consider that 2008-2010 were the prime years of 4E, before they had turned their eyes on 5E, then the average is about one book per month.</p><p></p><p>3.5 was similar. From 2003 to 2007, WotC produced between 9 and 12 hardcover splats per year, almost one per month.</p><p></p><p>Pathfinder, on the other hand, has produced far fewer. From 2009 to 2014, they will have produced a total of 17 books (not including the Inner Sea Guide), which is a bit less than 3 a year or one per season.</p><p></p><p>Feel free to vote for either what you think is ideal and/or what you hope to see for 5E.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mercurius, post: 6361573, member: 59082"] One of the big questions remaining for 5E is whether, or to what degree, Mearls will make good on his promise to miminize splats. But this begs the question: do you even [I]want [/I]minimal splats? What is a good splat book frequency? For context, not including setting and adventure books, 4E varied but came out with 7 hardcovers the first year (in 7 months), 14 the second year (including stuff like the Dragon Annual), 11 the third year (including the Essentials books), 6 the fourth year and 2 the last year (2012). But if you consider that 2008-2010 were the prime years of 4E, before they had turned their eyes on 5E, then the average is about one book per month. 3.5 was similar. From 2003 to 2007, WotC produced between 9 and 12 hardcover splats per year, almost one per month. Pathfinder, on the other hand, has produced far fewer. From 2009 to 2014, they will have produced a total of 17 books (not including the Inner Sea Guide), which is a bit less than 3 a year or one per season. Feel free to vote for either what you think is ideal and/or what you hope to see for 5E. [/QUOTE]
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