Does anyone else find it annoying that you can buy the exact same content in either physical or digital format, but they're mutually exclusive? I'd like to see a one-time QR code inside physical books that allows you to have the content on D&D Beyond. If you pay a certain subscription fee you can have it on both, that way DDB don't lose out?
I want the new sourcebook, but all of my campaigns use DDB for ease (particularly during Covid where we've rarely been able to meet).
This is literally the only issue with DDB that I have - you pay for content that you never truly own.
D&D Beyond and Wizards of the Coast (who make D&D) are two separate companies and as such, no revenue from physical books goes to D&D Beyond. DDB needs a revenue stream to cover the costs of running the site, paying staff, developing tools etc. This is why you must purchase content through D&D Beyond if you want to access it here, same as if you own a physical copy of say Lord of the Rings and want the kindle version as well.
There's also the practical limitations of trying to validate purchases; they all come with non-trivial downsides that negatively impact someone in the process, be it the consumer, D&D Beyond, Wizards of the Coast, gaming store owners or other digital D&D platforms.
Truthfully i don't finding annoying. As I've aged I've stopped being able to read paper books not completely but enough to be annoying (not gaming books due to general print quality but most others) so I started buying books in Kindle format that I liked. For a while i was annoyed but then I started to realize that this being available at all was a gift and I haven't rebought every book but I have gotten to rebuy and reread some beloved books.
Dndbeyond offers some incredibly cheap or free options:
1. Homebrew everything working from your books
2. Buy just the pieces you need instead of the whole book
These tools are a gift. Yes they get paid for it but character creation is so much easier. I support the company because I want to grow the community and Dndbeyond is good for the community.
Ah I was wondering this to. , so that must also be why there isn't a discount for buying the book as well. Because they are separate companies and different staff - fair enough. Shamefully I can't afford both but have bought bits from books i want on dnd beyond (spells and a class) which is a nice feature.
i understand now. Thanks
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Does anyone else find it annoying that you can buy the exact same content in either physical or digital format, but they're mutually exclusive? I'd like to see a one-time QR code inside physical books that allows you to have the content on D&D Beyond. If you pay a certain subscription fee you can have it on both, that way DDB don't lose out?
I want the new sourcebook, but all of my campaigns use DDB for ease (particularly during Covid where we've rarely been able to meet).
This is literally the only issue with DDB that I have - you pay for content that you never truly own.
D&D Beyond and Wizards of the Coast (who make D&D) are two separate companies and as such, no revenue from physical books goes to D&D Beyond. DDB needs a revenue stream to cover the costs of running the site, paying staff, developing tools etc. This is why you must purchase content through D&D Beyond if you want to access it here, same as if you own a physical copy of say Lord of the Rings and want the kindle version as well.
There's also the practical limitations of trying to validate purchases; they all come with non-trivial downsides that negatively impact someone in the process, be it the consumer, D&D Beyond, Wizards of the Coast, gaming store owners or other digital D&D platforms.
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Truthfully i don't finding annoying. As I've aged I've stopped being able to read paper books not completely but enough to be annoying (not gaming books due to general print quality but most others) so I started buying books in Kindle format that I liked. For a while i was annoyed but then I started to realize that this being available at all was a gift and I haven't rebought every book but I have gotten to rebuy and reread some beloved books.
Dndbeyond offers some incredibly cheap or free options:
1. Homebrew everything working from your books
2. Buy just the pieces you need instead of the whole book
These tools are a gift. Yes they get paid for it but character creation is so much easier. I support the company because I want to grow the community and Dndbeyond is good for the community.
Ah I was wondering this to. , so that must also be why there isn't a discount for buying the book as well. Because they are separate companies and different staff - fair enough. Shamefully I can't afford both but have bought bits from books i want on dnd beyond (spells and a class) which is a nice feature.
i understand now. Thanks