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<blockquote data-quote="Jack of Shadows" data-source="post: 2558246" data-attributes="member: 3276"><p>Well Psion,</p><p></p><p>Usually you and I think a like. However, I actually liked WoL a lot. It did something for me that I fealt 3.X had been missing and that was that magic items didn't feel "special" anymore. All the items in Weapons of Legacy brought that back for me. Here I could have legendary items that my players went "Oohh!!!" at again. I'm not sold on ALL its contents but I am using the book and don't feel that it was money wasted.</p><p></p><p>Now, getting back to the core of the thread I do think that WotC has been making some very niche products this year. The environmentals (Frostburn, Sandstorm et al.) have been left on the shelves by me and a fair number of others. The setting how-to books (Heroes of Battle, Heroes of Horror) feel like WotC trying to support the people that like Dark Sun and Ravenloft without actually supporting those settings. I don't know if these have been profitable but from Mark One eyeball testing their seems to be a lot of copies still on the shelves.</p><p></p><p>Looking forward I don't see a lot of general products in the pipeline (I miss the way ENWorld used to show everything upcoming in the sidebars). Everything is either D&D Minis (I count the Fantastic Locations here), Eberron or Realms specific. I know PHB2 is on the horizin but bugger me if I can figure out what they'll put in it (the cynic in me says more Races, Classes PrC's and Feats). </p><p></p><p>Actually this leads me to a good question, what do you think WotC SHOULD be producing? I think I'll post a seperate thread for it though.</p><p></p><p>Jack</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jack of Shadows, post: 2558246, member: 3276"] Well Psion, Usually you and I think a like. However, I actually liked WoL a lot. It did something for me that I fealt 3.X had been missing and that was that magic items didn't feel "special" anymore. All the items in Weapons of Legacy brought that back for me. Here I could have legendary items that my players went "Oohh!!!" at again. I'm not sold on ALL its contents but I am using the book and don't feel that it was money wasted. Now, getting back to the core of the thread I do think that WotC has been making some very niche products this year. The environmentals (Frostburn, Sandstorm et al.) have been left on the shelves by me and a fair number of others. The setting how-to books (Heroes of Battle, Heroes of Horror) feel like WotC trying to support the people that like Dark Sun and Ravenloft without actually supporting those settings. I don't know if these have been profitable but from Mark One eyeball testing their seems to be a lot of copies still on the shelves. Looking forward I don't see a lot of general products in the pipeline (I miss the way ENWorld used to show everything upcoming in the sidebars). Everything is either D&D Minis (I count the Fantastic Locations here), Eberron or Realms specific. I know PHB2 is on the horizin but bugger me if I can figure out what they'll put in it (the cynic in me says more Races, Classes PrC's and Feats). Actually this leads me to a good question, what do you think WotC SHOULD be producing? I think I'll post a seperate thread for it though. Jack [/QUOTE]
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