I will say- I don't mind what it is, I just want the pricing to be relatively cheap, given that it sounds as if i'll have to buy content packs to add the material to the game in the first place, but also need a subscription for character slots and homebrew (of which we use a lot).
5 dollar a month sub for slots and homebrew and 10-20$ per book? you'll have a customer for life
10-15 dollar sub with 40 (retail) per book? yeah not happening
I'm sure a lot of folks feel the same- it needs to be something that I would be willing to use alongside the books I already buy, ideally at a lower price point, volume will help make up the difference in profits.
Fully seconded. Many of us have already purchased this content twice or more. I dont mind paying to support D&D and WoTC but for me it has to be reasonable.
I think they should separate editions. If I don't like 6E, I don't want my subscription to be higher because I'm getting access to things I don't like.
As I mentioned before, WotC has already done this with 4E, and if that is how they do this, I'll be happy. Have all the stat things in the paid mode, and campaign books be something else, and if you want a book on your shelf feel free to do that too.
That's cool, with the access point idea, you could just stay in the 4e book content... or even downgrade to 3.5 content if you wish.
Maybe, but I don't think that's a thing they are going to do. I think that in so long as you are a subscriber, you get access to everything. PHB, MM, DMG, SCAG, Volo's, whenever they put out a magic item stand alone book, whatever. This way you aren't paying for what you have already and your money goes toward new content in so long as they are supporting 5E. I think that is both simple and elegant.
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I think piecemeal might be more targeted at newer players, as opposed to the sorts of people who jump on the beta on day one. That way, you can just buy the rules for your character, rather than investing in the PHB right off the bat. Then, later on, you might look at subscribing or buying a book.
It's a cool idea, but probably not as relevant to me personally.
I think they should separate editions. If I don't like 6E, I don't want my subscription to be higher because I'm getting access to things I don't like.
As I mentioned before, WotC has already done this with 4E, and if that is how they do this, I'll be happy. Have all the stat things in the paid mode, and campaign books be something else, and if you want a book on your shelf feel free to do that too.
That's cool, with the access point idea, you could just stay in the 4e book content... or even downgrade to 3.5 content if you wish.
I think having a subscription isn't bad, but I feel like the base features should be free. Like others have said a lot of what they have on here is already available elsewhere. I like the idea of having the base free and then allowing people to buy books and other content with a subscription for the more novelty features like homebrew and campaign tracker.
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I think if the features are well made and the quality of this web tool is kept in a good condition with bug fixes and new feature updates, I wouldn't mind paying $10-$15 a month for it honestly. If I can some way help WOTC and this wonderful team at DnDBeyond continue to make quality content for the DnD community, I think that $10-$15 isn't too much for me. However, I do believe that for some people this would amount to an amount that they could not commit to paying for every month so keeping some basic features open to the community as well would be a good idea.
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I will say- I don't mind what it is, I just want the pricing to be relatively cheap, given that it sounds as if i'll have to buy content packs to add the material to the game in the first place, but also need a subscription for character slots and homebrew (of which we use a lot).
5 dollar a month sub for slots and homebrew and 10-20$ per book? you'll have a customer for life
10-15 dollar sub with 40 (retail) per book? yeah not happening
I'm sure a lot of folks feel the same- it needs to be something that I would be willing to use alongside the books I already buy, ideally at a lower price point, volume will help make up the difference in profits.
Fully seconded. Many of us have already purchased this content twice or more. I dont mind paying to support D&D and WoTC but for me it has to be reasonable.
I feel the same way. Each new book costs me $50 and paying for both could become a little much. It would be awesome if there could be codes provided in the books so that when you buy them you can enter a code on DnDBeyond to unlock the new information.
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I will say- I don't mind what it is, I just want the pricing to be relatively cheap, given that it sounds as if i'll have to buy content packs to add the material to the game in the first place, but also need a subscription for character slots and homebrew (of which we use a lot).
5 dollar a month sub for slots and homebrew and 10-20$ per book? you'll have a customer for life
10-15 dollar sub with 40 (retail) per book? yeah not happening
I'm sure a lot of folks feel the same- it needs to be something that I would be willing to use alongside the books I already buy, ideally at a lower price point, volume will help make up the difference in profits.
This is about my price point as well. There also needs to be codes in future books enabling digital access.
I will frown a lot but possibly still use the service if the $5/m fee is required even just to access individually purchased content, locking away character slots and such behind that fee is fine, but I wont be happy if books or other content I pay for separately require me to maintain the subscription to access.
The idea of specific subsections of books being purchasable is very intriguing, and I could see purchasing some things piecemeal even if the total price was higher doing it that way (for example I am only interested in character options, so would love to be able to purchase just those and leave out settings, monsters, etc). Pricing for those is a little harder to place. I'd love to see ~$2.99 for the base price with potentially some variance for larger or smaller blocks of content. I'd be all over that.
Yea, I agree that having a digital access code printed into the book is a good idea that should become a new standard. Purchasing book over and over again would become expensive and a real hassle. I pay for the book in person, pay for them on Roll20/ FantasyGrounds, and on here? That's too much.
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Personally, as a new player, for me I would accept a fee-to-pay model. You pay a one time fee for the basic stuff and then a subscription for the advanced features. Now of course I would like to have everything for free but that's unreasonable.
No I think that giving the basic stuff either free or for a one-time fee with the option to buy digital content like DLC OR (this is the important bit) a subscription where you get access to everything as long as you're a subscriber.
Now hopefully, considering the partners, they will include this subscription in something like Prime or Curse Premium. That's at least my opinion considering price.
A choice of a $5-$10 a month subscription to get everything past, present, and future OR buying each book a la carte would be my preference. And the Core Set had better be heavily discounted. We have all bought them before, if we must buy them again, it should be no more than $30-$50 for the whole shebang.
I personally would not subscribe since I already have a roll20 sub which has all the features DnDBeyond is offering plus a lot of extras, though I have not bought any of the modules on Roll20 since I have the books and can add things to my games fairly simply.
I may consider a one off fee depending on how much it is and what DnDBeyond will ofer once it leaves the BETA
I would pay a subscription for Char/game management and one time fees for books and content.
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A choice of a $5-$10 a month subscription to get everything past and present OR buying each book a la carte would be my preference. And the Core Set had better be heavily discounted. We have all bought them before, if we must buy them again, it should be no more than $30-$50 for the whole shebang.
I know I wouldn't be buying the core books if they were more than $15-20 apiece...
On a slightly different note, I'd absolutely not be willing to drop $15/month as the base price, like some people have said. I don't see anything D&D Beyond could possibly add to make me shell out that much, short of Matthew Mercer running a game for me or Vin Diesel stopping in on my game or something like that,
A choice of a $5-$10 a month subscription to get everything past and present OR buying each book a la carte would be my preference. And the Core Set had better be heavily discounted. We have all bought them before, if we must buy them again, it should be no more than $30-$50 for the whole shebang.
I know I wouldn't be buying the core books if they were more than $15-20 apiece...
On a slightly different note, I'd absolutely not be willing to drop $15/month as the base price, like some people have said. I don't see anything D&D Beyond could possibly add to make me shell out that much, short of Matthew Mercer running a game for me or Vin Diesel stopping in on my game or something like that,
well keep an open mind and see what they do, We all might be surprised :)
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Would I be willing to pay for Beyond? I'd have to wait to see what new content/features would justify me paying for more of what I probably already have. If it is then no, won't pay anything. I've bought the books from our local gaming shop. Doing so supports the local shops and (being old school) I like the actual books in my hands.
Not doing a monthly subscription unless it's exclusive content/features that could only be found here.
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I think piecemeal might be more targeted at newer players, as opposed to the sorts of people who jump on the beta on day one. That way, you can just buy the rules for your character, rather than investing in the PHB right off the bat. Then, later on, you might look at subscribing or buying a book.
It's a cool idea, but probably not as relevant to me personally.
Will modules be available as pay per content like they are on Roll 20 etc? I don't use Roll 20 but I've been intrigued too.
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If this is the case I'd love it to be printable...so you don't have to buy the books if your ever offline or the site is down.
I think having a subscription isn't bad, but I feel like the base features should be free. Like others have said a lot of what they have on here is already available elsewhere. I like the idea of having the base free and then allowing people to buy books and other content with a subscription for the more novelty features like homebrew and campaign tracker.
So you are telling me that a giant monkey can beat the KING OF MONSTERS!? Do you want me to hate you?
I think if the features are well made and the quality of this web tool is kept in a good condition with bug fixes and new feature updates, I wouldn't mind paying $10-$15 a month for it honestly. If I can some way help WOTC and this wonderful team at DnDBeyond continue to make quality content for the DnD community, I think that $10-$15 isn't too much for me. However, I do believe that for some people this would amount to an amount that they could not commit to paying for every month so keeping some basic features open to the community as well would be a good idea.
"Any man who must say, 'I am the king' is no true king. I'll make sure you understand that when I've won your war for you." - Tywin Lannister
"Any man who must say, 'I am the king' is no true king. I'll make sure you understand that when I've won your war for you." - Tywin Lannister
"Any man who must say, 'I am the king' is no true king. I'll make sure you understand that when I've won your war for you." - Tywin Lannister
One time fee is def my pref.
Personally, as a new player, for me I would accept a fee-to-pay model. You pay a one time fee for the basic stuff and then a subscription for the advanced features. Now of course I would like to have everything for free but that's unreasonable.
No I think that giving the basic stuff either free or for a one-time fee with the option to buy digital content like DLC OR (this is the important bit) a subscription where you get access to everything as long as you're a subscriber.
Now hopefully, considering the partners, they will include this subscription in something like Prime or Curse Premium. That's at least my opinion considering price.
For the player:
Buy the books for a one-time fee. No subscription needed. Use it unlimited and even offline.
Save character locally or in dropbox.
For DM
Subscription for homebrew and premium content.
What do people think about this?
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A choice of a $5-$10 a month subscription to get everything past, present, and future OR buying each book a la carte would be my preference. And the Core Set had better be heavily discounted. We have all bought them before, if we must buy them again, it should be no more than $30-$50 for the whole shebang.
I personally would not subscribe since I already have a roll20 sub which has all the features DnDBeyond is offering plus a lot of extras, though I have not bought any of the modules on Roll20 since I have the books and can add things to my games fairly simply.
I may consider a one off fee depending on how much it is and what DnDBeyond will ofer once it leaves the BETA
I would pay a subscription for Char/game management and one time fees for books and content.
Life before death. Strength before weakness. Journey before destination. I will protect those who cannot protect themselves, I will protect even those I hate so long as it is right.
Life before death. Strength before weakness. Journey before destination. I will protect those who cannot protect themselves, I will protect even those I hate so long as it is right.
Would I be willing to pay for Beyond? I'd have to wait to see what new content/features would justify me paying for more of what I probably already have. If it is then no, won't pay anything. I've bought the books from our local gaming shop. Doing so supports the local shops and (being old school) I like the actual books in my hands.
Not doing a monthly subscription unless it's exclusive content/features that could only be found here.
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