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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 7687954" data-attributes="member: 22779">What false jargon?  They've been pretty forthcoming here.  They've flat out said, FR is the way forward for the foreseeable future.  They have said in multiple places that the way forward is through multiple channels - games, toys, etc.  So, yeah, of course they're keeping things under one umbrella.  I'm not sure what the problem is here.See, the problem here is you presume that because I think that going with a single setting is a better idea, that I somehow dislike the other settings.  Other than Planescape (which I do not like) I have zero problems with other D&D settings.  I've played in them, and I've borrowed ideas from them.  But, I do think that multiple settings is not going in WotC's economic interests.  There simply isn't enough market to justify trying to bang out a new setting based on their current business model.  Look at the poll on the front page of En World right now.  You've got Homebrew, the FR then everyone else.  There are three TIMES more FR players than Ravenloft, at least according to that poll.Why on earth would I sell books for Ravenloft players?  Would it not make far more sense for WotC to strip mine the Ravenloft IP and then set a new AL season, new AP, possibly new players guide in FR inspired by Ravenloft?  Same as they did with Elemental Evil and Tyranny of Dragons.  The latest AP doesn't apparently draw too much from D&D at all, fair enough, but, I'll bet dollars to donuts the next one does.Hell, I don't even particularly LIKE FR.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />  I'm an inveterate home brewer.  My next campaign will be set in Primeval Thule.  I'm currently playing in a Dragonlance campaign.  I get what you want.  I understand it.  But, I also recognise that there is no way in hell it's going to happen, so, why not look for compromises so you at least get somethingAgain, you know why.  They cannot confirm or deny anything until the absolute last minute because if they do, and then plans change, they get pilloried.  Look at the hoopla about the Elemental Evil player's guide.  The last five or six years has proven that there is a very vocal group of fans who will get out the torches and pitchforks if they even smell the whiff that WotC isn't being 100% forthright and honest.  And even when they are being forthright and honest, it doesn't matter because those same people will still make lots of noise that WotC is lying, or using marketing speak, or false jargon.You only have to look at threads like this one to answer your own question.</blockquote>

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