No. The physical copies were made by WotC and sold by retailers. None of which have compensated Curse, makers of D&D Beyond, for that purchase. D&D Beyond pays for a license to sell the content, and acts as sort of a digital retailer in that regard.
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No. The physical copies were made by WotC and sold by retailers. None of which have compensated Curse, makers of D&D Beyond, for that purchase. D&D Beyond pays for a license to sell the content, and acts as sort of a digital retailer in that regard.
I don't think you read my post. :)
i am asking if going forward you plan to but physical books, DDB versions of the books, or both.
Personally, I'll probably buy both because I can afford it. I can see selling the physical copies as a solution for those who want to use this service, but can't afford to pay again. On the other side, I can see the concern about losing access to the digital content at a later time and then not having any copies. But I believe that won't happen for a long time so I'd put my trust in D&D Beyond. And seeing as no company plans for failure, I'd think they'd come up with a plan should such a thing ever happen.
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I can afford both as well but I just don't see myself even using the physical copies as long as DDB is around. Maybe the core three but none of the others.
I am not concerned about DDB folding. If it happens it happens. I can assess what I need at that point. It isn't like older D&D books are hard to acquire.
I'm definitely going to be buying the D&D Beyond versions of books and not the physical versions for so long as that's an option. I have a very tight gaming budget, so being able to get the same information in a more useful format, and for a lower price, is very appealing to me. It's means I'll have those few extra dollars to spend on something else I want that might not have made the cut priority-wise, like an extra trip to my favorite coffee shack or another meal at a sushi bar or barbecue joint every couple of months.
I personally will buy the books and the online source. I run online games as well as games in person and we have a good no technology at the physical table. Its nice and I dont want to bring a laptop when no one else can have anything. Ill stick to books then. Also if you dont have many monitors having a book on hand can help with keeping track of things without jumping tab to tab.
No, I'll still be purchasing all the physical books. However, I plan on eventually picking up all the books digitally as well, and using both during my DM sessions. I've already integrated a laptop in my DM corner of the table, and now I use it to reference monster stats and initiative orders, while using my physical books to keep up with the story point we are at.
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I use summon instrument to summon my kettle drum, hold it overhead like Donkey Kong, and chuck it at the nearest kobold.
long time ago i played 1st edition and 2nd edition at some point friends got family life and we stop playing for a long time.
2 months ago some guys contacted me and we decide to start playing again on 2nd edition since i still had all my books and i was curious where D&D where at now...then i start making search around on the internet and i found out the 5e edition was out for a few years now and was just getting released in french version. i was looking around for some pdf to see what changed then i found out DND Beyond.
I bough all the digital core books so far and i'm planing to sell my 2nd edition books to pay a part of my digital books. For me its a good thing because i didnt have the books of the 5e edition already.
i might update to the legendary bundle soon. But i'm waiting to see how the campaign managers will develop.
I eventually worked my way up to the Complete Bundle on Fantasy Grounds. I will do the same thing here on DDB.
In physical copies, I own all of the resource books and only own the hardcover adventures that I have run in the store. I suspect that trend will continue. While DDB will be a large boon to table, I suspect being able to highlight and markup the books will remain a big benefit.
At this point I plan to get only the DDB version of future books. Not sure what I will do with the books I already have. I might keep them.
No. The physical copies were made by WotC and sold by retailers. None of which have compensated Curse, makers of D&D Beyond, for that purchase. D&D Beyond pays for a license to sell the content, and acts as sort of a digital retailer in that regard.
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My apologies. I misunderstood the post.
Personally, I'll probably buy both because I can afford it. I can see selling the physical copies as a solution for those who want to use this service, but can't afford to pay again. On the other side, I can see the concern about losing access to the digital content at a later time and then not having any copies. But I believe that won't happen for a long time so I'd put my trust in D&D Beyond. And seeing as no company plans for failure, I'd think they'd come up with a plan should such a thing ever happen.
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I can afford both as well but I just don't see myself even using the physical copies as long as DDB is around. Maybe the core three but none of the others.
I am not concerned about DDB folding. If it happens it happens. I can assess what I need at that point. It isn't like older D&D books are hard to acquire.
I bought the Legendary Bundle. I do not plan on buying any more physical books, aside from maybe core updates, if they do any.
I'm definitely going to be buying the D&D Beyond versions of books and not the physical versions for so long as that's an option. I have a very tight gaming budget, so being able to get the same information in a more useful format, and for a lower price, is very appealing to me. It's means I'll have those few extra dollars to spend on something else I want that might not have made the cut priority-wise, like an extra trip to my favorite coffee shack or another meal at a sushi bar or barbecue joint every couple of months.
I personally will buy the books and the online source. I run online games as well as games in person and we have a good no technology at the physical table. Its nice and I dont want to bring a laptop when no one else can have anything. Ill stick to books then. Also if you dont have many monitors having a book on hand can help with keeping track of things without jumping tab to tab.
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No, I'll still be purchasing all the physical books. However, I plan on eventually picking up all the books digitally as well, and using both during my DM sessions. I've already integrated a laptop in my DM corner of the table, and now I use it to reference monster stats and initiative orders, while using my physical books to keep up with the story point we are at.
I use summon instrument to summon my kettle drum, hold it overhead like Donkey Kong, and chuck it at the nearest kobold.
long time ago i played 1st edition and 2nd edition at some point friends got family life and we stop playing for a long time.
2 months ago some guys contacted me and we decide to start playing again on 2nd edition since i still had all my books and i was curious where D&D where at now...then i start making search around on the internet and i found out the 5e edition was out for a few years now and was just getting released in french version. i was looking around for some pdf to see what changed then i found out DND Beyond.
I bough all the digital core books so far and i'm planing to sell my 2nd edition books to pay a part of my digital books. For me its a good thing because i didnt have the books of the 5e edition already.
i might update to the legendary bundle soon. But i'm waiting to see how the campaign managers will develop.
I bought the legendary bundle but I will buy the hysical books over time. I’ll most likely hit up the second hand market for them.
Are people coalescing around "DDB" as the abbreviation for D&D Beyond? I kinda like "D&DB"
I eventually worked my way up to the Complete Bundle on Fantasy Grounds. I will do the same thing here on DDB.
In physical copies, I own all of the resource books and only own the hardcover adventures that I have run in the store. I suspect that trend will continue. While DDB will be a large boon to table, I suspect being able to highlight and markup the books will remain a big benefit.
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