1,835 posts?!!!! Holy cow!!!! How do you ever find time to actually "Play" d&d????
The previous poster may have been mistaken about a spell, but it's you who miss the point. Beyond doesn't need anyone to carry their water, they're steam rolling us just fine without more equivocation from another apparatchik.
Just cast your vote for a pure 2014 rule set option for Beyond, or don't. We who choose to vent our spleen on the subject are merely adding spice to the fare; our vote is unmistakable. Comments such as yours only weaken the argument. Also, why would someone with such a glut of posts advocate for a "content toggle?"
1,835 posts?!!!! Holy cow!!!! How do you ever find time to actually "Play" d&d????
The previous poster may have been mistaken about a spell, but it's you who miss the point. Beyond doesn't need anyone to carry their water, they're steam rolling us just fine without more equivocation from another apparatchik.
Just cast your vote for a pure 2014 rule set option for Beyond, or don't. We who choose to vent our spleen on the subject are merely adding spice to the fare; our vote is unmistakable. Comments such as yours only weaken the argument. Also, why would someone with such a glut of posts advocate for a "content toggle?"
1,835 posts is nothing compared to the effort others have made to make this community more informative and to make Beyond more usable. I have not seriously recommended Beyond in a long time either. I tell new GMs and players to try out all the other digital tool options first before they decide to spend money on here. I even tell people to not spend a single penny on this hobby, and there are GMs out there who are more than heppy to let other people mooch off their physical books and digital tools.
I personally do not tolerate misinformation, especially when it can be easily dispelled. It makes the person who spreads them less credible, and the other side less willing to cooperate. I obviously have biases and opinions, but I try to be as fair as possible. New players also rely on accurate and reliable information to make informed choices. We need to present Beyond as it is. It is a very convenient and easy tool to get into, but it is not a good tool if you utilize more niche rules, make homebrew, or do anything remotely advanced. We do not need to make Beyond look worse than it already is. You do not need to download anything if you want to use Beyond, and everything is on your browser. For some people, that is enough, and Beyond is at a price point that matches their budget.
During the transition from 2014 to 2024, my personal priority is to convince Beyond to keep all 2014 content in the digital toolset. There are a few things that slipped through the cracks, like lance and trident, but for the most part, I still have access to all the 2014 content in the digital tools so I can mix and match rules as I please.
While having a toggle is not my priority, I still put my voice in for a toggle because it makes looking up information easier because I can isolate and exclude information. Am I going to scream for the toggle as loud as I did for keeping all 2014 content in the digital tools? No, I do not have the energy for something not on my priority list. Do I really need the toggle? No. Do I want it more than spell points and supernatural gifts? No. Do I still want it at the end of the day? Yes. I certainly want this toggle more than I want better homebrew tools. And asking Beyond to implement a toggle is way more realistic and feasible than asking them to improve the homebrew tools.
Please don't assume I was deliberately spreading it. I attempted to look up the legacy version when I noticed it was missing. I personally could not locate it, so if you could please take a step back and consider perhaps I was mistakenly not as thorough as I thought I had, that would be great.
This entire issue could have been avoided with the toggle we have been hounding about. Next time I will use the search function fully before reacting, but you, random person on the forum, might want to take a breather and relax.
Please don't assume I was deliberately spreading it. I attempted to look up the legacy version when I noticed it was missing. I personally could not locate it, so if you could please take a step back and consider perhaps I was mistakenly not as thorough as I thought I had, that would be great.
This entire issue could have been avoided with the toggle we have been hounding about. Next time I will use the search function fully before reacting, but you, random person on the forum, might want to take a breather and relax.
I have noticed, that at times, the app just untoggle certain things. I think I had to go in an toggle legacy things on. I have people in my group who share with their subscription. That has also been toggled off
Does anyone have suggestions for a non-DND Beyond character building tool? I can manually create a character sheet, but DNDB's automation has historically been more convenient - up until about 4 months ago.
There used to be a number but WotC and DNDBeyond got them all taken down many years ago now (legitimally). The ones that exist are either worse for automation and simplicity, are a VTT option, in some way interact and leverage DNDBeyond, or are not legal. There is unlikely to be a new one come out that doesn't suffer the same fate as the past ones. Hard to make a good application to compete with Beyond without a source of income for it (and people can't charge for WotC content unless given a specific license).
Would be great if there was an alternative to this site though!
Decisions like the one the OP is raising are definitely pushing people to leave.
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DM subscriber since I joined this website. Ended my subscription June 2024 due to the removal of individual purchases. Was the only reason I ever bothered with this website. I use it for character building for my players and occasional referencing. I don't want digital books that can be removed whenever the company sees fit.
January 2025: seems it was a correct move. They're removing 2014 content that we paid for in lieu of their new version of the game. You only rent content on here, never own.
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1,835 posts?!!!! Holy cow!!!! How do you ever find time to actually "Play" d&d????
The previous poster may have been mistaken about a spell, but it's you who miss the point. Beyond doesn't need anyone to carry their water, they're steam rolling us just fine without more equivocation from another apparatchik.
Just cast your vote for a pure 2014 rule set option for Beyond, or don't. We who choose to vent our spleen on the subject are merely adding spice to the fare; our vote is unmistakable. Comments such as yours only weaken the argument. Also, why would someone with such a glut of posts advocate for a "content toggle?"
1,835 posts is nothing compared to the effort others have made to make this community more informative and to make Beyond more usable. I have not seriously recommended Beyond in a long time either. I tell new GMs and players to try out all the other digital tool options first before they decide to spend money on here. I even tell people to not spend a single penny on this hobby, and there are GMs out there who are more than heppy to let other people mooch off their physical books and digital tools.
I personally do not tolerate misinformation, especially when it can be easily dispelled. It makes the person who spreads them less credible, and the other side less willing to cooperate. I obviously have biases and opinions, but I try to be as fair as possible. New players also rely on accurate and reliable information to make informed choices. We need to present Beyond as it is. It is a very convenient and easy tool to get into, but it is not a good tool if you utilize more niche rules, make homebrew, or do anything remotely advanced. We do not need to make Beyond look worse than it already is. You do not need to download anything if you want to use Beyond, and everything is on your browser. For some people, that is enough, and Beyond is at a price point that matches their budget.
During the transition from 2014 to 2024, my personal priority is to convince Beyond to keep all 2014 content in the digital toolset. There are a few things that slipped through the cracks, like lance and trident, but for the most part, I still have access to all the 2014 content in the digital tools so I can mix and match rules as I please.
While having a toggle is not my priority, I still put my voice in for a toggle because it makes looking up information easier because I can isolate and exclude information. Am I going to scream for the toggle as loud as I did for keeping all 2014 content in the digital tools? No, I do not have the energy for something not on my priority list. Do I really need the toggle? No. Do I want it more than spell points and supernatural gifts? No. Do I still want it at the end of the day? Yes. I certainly want this toggle more than I want better homebrew tools. And asking Beyond to implement a toggle is way more realistic and feasible than asking them to improve the homebrew tools.
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Great! Another hall monitor.
never mind.
Please don't assume I was deliberately spreading it. I attempted to look up the legacy version when I noticed it was missing. I personally could not locate it, so if you could please take a step back and consider perhaps I was mistakenly not as thorough as I thought I had, that would be great.
This entire issue could have been avoided with the toggle we have been hounding about. Next time I will use the search function fully before reacting, but you, random person on the forum, might want to take a breather and relax.
I have noticed, that at times, the app just untoggle certain things. I think I had to go in an toggle legacy things on. I have people in my group who share with their subscription. That has also been toggled off
I was at desktop and don't use a mobile app. Is this something that happens on desktop too?
There used to be a number but WotC and DNDBeyond got them all taken down many years ago now (legitimally). The ones that exist are either worse for automation and simplicity, are a VTT option, in some way interact and leverage DNDBeyond, or are not legal. There is unlikely to be a new one come out that doesn't suffer the same fate as the past ones. Hard to make a good application to compete with Beyond without a source of income for it (and people can't charge for WotC content unless given a specific license).
Would be great if there was an alternative to this site though!
Decisions like the one the OP is raising are definitely pushing people to leave.
DM subscriber since I joined this website. Ended my subscription June 2024 due to the removal of individual purchases. Was the only reason I ever bothered with this website. I use it for character building for my players and occasional referencing. I don't want digital books that can be removed whenever the company sees fit.
January 2025: seems it was a correct move. They're removing 2014 content that we paid for in lieu of their new version of the game. You only rent content on here, never own.