So, our party was leveling-up to level 4 at the end of our last session, and everyone was having problems with picking Feats.   Pretty much all of us are using the 2014 rules because we don't want to switch to 2024.   The DM and I soon agreed there was an issue with him not having the digital versions of the books.   He only has the physical versions of the 2014 books, but his brother has the digital versions, so he's going to try creating a campaign with his brother to see if that fixes the problems.

What I'm wondering though, is does DnD Beyond still work properly with all the 2014 material, or did they "break it" when they rolled-out the 2024 edition?   His brother may not have all the 2014 expansion sourcebooks (e.g. Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, etc.), and I don't want my DM to waste money on buying the digital versions of those old 2014 books only to find out the frigging DnD Beyond character creator is bugged and we end up having to use paper character sheets anyway.

Yes, it works. There are a few bugs, but nothing major, and you will have to make sure you're not selecting 2024 stuff, but it does work. (Check legacy and extended rules in the character builder, and scroll down in class selection to get the legacy classes.)

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So, our party was leveling-up to level 4 at the end of our last session, and everyone was having problems with picking Feats.   Pretty much all of us are using the 2014 rules because we don't want to switch to 2024.   The DM and I soon agreed there was an issue with him not having the digital versions of the books.   He only has the physical versions of the 2014 books, but his brother has the digital versions, so he's going to try creating a campaign with his brother to see if that fixes the problems.

What I'm wondering though, is does DnD Beyond still work properly with all the 2014 material, or did they "break it" when they rolled-out the 2024 edition?   His brother may not have all the 2014 expansion sourcebooks (e.g. Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, etc.), and I don't want my DM to waste money on buying the digital versions of those old 2014 books only to find out the frigging DnD Beyond character creator is bugged and we end up having to use paper character sheets anyway.

For beginners and casual players, D&D Beyond is adequate and sufficient. Out of the four official digital toolsets, it is probably the most convenient and easy to pick up. However, I highly recommend checking Roll20, Fantasy Grounds, and Foundry to see if they fit your needs better.

For Beyond, the release of 2024 content did not break the support for 2014 content. However, keep in mind that as you try to do more advanced, nuanced, and/or niche things, Beyond will not be adequate, and it still is not able to support the entirety of 2014 rules. Spell Points is not supported. Epic Boons from 2014, Company Positions, Dark Gifts, etc. are not supported either; Epic Boons from 2024 is supported, but that is only because it got folded into the Feats system. Customizable magic items (e.g.: Moonblade) needs to be homebrewed if you want it to have minor and major properties. The homebrew system itself is not great and is very limited.

In my opinion, Beyond is the most convenient tool, but it is far from the best tool. If you are going to spend money on a digital toolset, please try them all out first before you open your wallet.