Thoughts on the Warlock game trailer?

Didn't you guys know? They announced Dark Sun is coming, so they must be shutting down FR!!!11!one!

Quote from jl8e >>

And, frankly, being the default D&D setting has not been good for the FR in a narrative sense. When you're the default setting, everything gets stapled on, and the setting's identity (never that strong to begin with -- it's always been very "generic fantasy setting" to me) gets buried.

 Being a kitchen sink IS a big part of FR's identity though. BG3 had shades of stuff from both Spelljammer and Planescape for a reason, and benefited from it.

And I doubt FR would have become the de facto default if it wasn’t such a kitchen sink setting. Makes it so much easier to just heap stuff on it than a setting with a more defined personality 

Quote from CunningSmile >>

And I doubt FR would have become the de facto default if it wasn’t such a kitchen sink setting. Makes it so much easier to just heap stuff on it than a setting with a more defined personality 

 The term I'd use for those other settings is "narrower." FR actually has plenty of definition - it's just linked to regions, much like Golarion (another kitchen sink). You want vanilla heroic fantasy, Sword Coast or Cormyr. You want political intrigue, Waterdeep or Amn. You want wilderness exploration and survival, head to Chult or the Anauroch or Icewind Dale. You want dark fantasy / horror, go to Thay or the Moonshaes. And so on.