The FFW

[Bense]

To me seems to be taking over the release schedule

Did you see how many books were produced for the Deepnight Endeavor campaign, all of them useless if you didn't want to run that particular campaign?
FFW can be used just as well as a backdrop instead of a campaign. It just adds some verisimilitude. "While you guys were off having this adventure, a war broke out over there."

 

[Vormaerin]

The difference is that the deepnight revelation and the Pirates of Drinax books actually help you run those stories.

This is not currently true of the releases for the 5FW in my opinion. "There's a war going on over there off screen" is ALL they are currently good for.

 

[Grognardia]

The difference is that the deepnight revelation and the Pirates of Drinax books actually help you run those stories.

This is not currently true of the releases for the 5FW in my opinion. "There's a war going on over there off screen" is ALL they are currently good for.

Yep, totally agree. And your group has to be in a specific sector and at a specific timeline to even interact with anything.