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<blockquote data-quote="haakon1" data-source="post: 3975477" data-attributes="member: 25619">As of 1/5 at noon Pacific TimeTop 5:1) World of Greyhawk, original boxed set = 29.84%2) Planescape = 27.42%3) Darksun, original boxed set = 21.51%4) Forgotten Realms, original boxed set = 20.97%5) Eberron = 20.43%Three points occur to me:-- People like original boxed sets better than updates, by quite a lot.-- There's a decline in popularity with each new edition's main supported setting.&nbsp; Greyhawk (AD&amp;D) &gt; Forgotten Realms (2nd Edition) &gt; Eberron (3rd Edition).-- So 4th Edition's setting info: main new setting that's not really a setting of &quot;points of light&quot;, support FR in an altered way, and no support at all for Greyhawk, is not going to delight D&amp;D fans.In general, I'm thinking 4th Edition is not meant for existing D&amp;D players, but for Undecided Voters -- they want to broaden D&amp;D's appeal, and they don't care what the Base thinks, because we're already &quot;sold&quot; on D&amp;D and we will buy whatever they make.&nbsp; Basically, this is &quot;where are they going to go&quot; treatment for their base, and the usual answer, at least in American politics, is that the base doesn't turn out if you don't give them what they want, even if there's no alternative on offer.&nbsp; &quot;Not voting at all&quot; (still playing other editions/not playing RPG's at all) are alternatives they're discounting too much.So I ask myself: Why is WOTC uninterested in the wishes of the existing fan base?&nbsp; Will that really help them sell the new edition?&nbsp; Aren't we their sales force?&nbsp; My putative answer is that no, we aren't their sales force, and they think they can sell better without us holding them back.&nbsp; We'll see.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="haakon1, post: 3975477, member: 25619"] [b]As of 1/5 at noon Pacific Time[/b] Top 5: 1) World of Greyhawk, original boxed set = 29.84% 2) Planescape = 27.42% 3) Darksun, original boxed set = 21.51% 4) Forgotten Realms, original boxed set = 20.97% 5) Eberron = 20.43% Three points occur to me: -- People like original boxed sets better than updates, by quite a lot. -- There's a decline in popularity with each new edition's main supported setting. Greyhawk (AD&D) > Forgotten Realms (2nd Edition) > Eberron (3rd Edition). -- So 4th Edition's setting info: main new setting that's not really a setting of "points of light", support FR in an altered way, and no support at all for Greyhawk, is not going to delight D&D fans. In general, I'm thinking 4th Edition is not meant for existing D&D players, but for Undecided Voters -- they want to broaden D&D's appeal, and they don't care what the Base thinks, because we're already "sold" on D&D and we will buy whatever they make. Basically, this is "where are they going to go" treatment for their base, and the usual answer, at least in American politics, is that the base doesn't turn out if you don't give them what they want, even if there's no alternative on offer. "Not voting at all" (still playing other editions/not playing RPG's at all) are alternatives they're discounting too much. So I ask myself: Why is WOTC uninterested in the wishes of the existing fan base? Will that really help them sell the new edition? Aren't we their sales force? My putative answer is that no, we aren't their sales force, and they think they can sell better without us holding them back. We'll see. [/QUOTE]

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