Are you seriously arguing that players should have to read D&D lore books if they want to know things in-game? [...]
Yes, I am. [...]
Alright, well I think that pretty much sums up the conversation that's been happening over the past few threads and is an irreconcilable difference between us. The only relevant posts left are simply stating opinions so (if) Larian can judge popularity. -1 to this.
You're absolutely right. Expecting players in a TT session, what was postulated, and responded to, shouldn't be controversial. That's why there are resources, published by TSR, WotC and now Hasbro, since the beginning of DnD, aimed specifically at players, including, but not limited to, the Player's Handbook. IF these resources had been aimed specifically at DMs, you'd have a point. They're not. There are materials aimed exclusively at DMs, and materials for everyone else, including DMs. I'm not sure what's so controversial about expecting players to read some of these materials, or all of them in cases of people that want to consider themselves lore hounds. Again, they are provided for exactly that purpose. It's not like they spent all the money that went into producing them for something to do between versions.
