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Is the mobile app ready? I can't justify subscribing, until it is. My PC is a massive rig, and I DM away from home!

Any plans about mobile app on WP?

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Any plans about mobile app on WP?

Not currently - development is for Android and iOS.

 Any plans for a mobile app for carrier pigeons? Maybe a hotline that I would be able to call into where I ask an operator a D&D related question and they'll answer me?

I remember when my brother and I were kids, we racked up an awful phone bill calling the Sierra Online hint line, which was, of course, a 1-900 number ...

Is there a combat tracker? What does it look like?

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Is there a combat tracker? What does it look like?

Curious if Curse has posted anything indicating how successful the release was.  Did it beat their expectations?  Number of active subscribers and number of licensed products sold?

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Curious if Curse has posted anything indicating how successful the release was.  Did it beat their expectations?  Number of active subscribers and number of licensed products sold?

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Any plans about mobile app on WP?

Not currently - development is for Android and iOS.

 Any plans for a mobile app for carrier pigeons? Maybe a hotline that I would be able to call into where I ask an operator a D&D related question and they'll answer me?

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When I first saw DnDB it felt like a supplement, a tool to make rapid searches and manage things without loosing the pace of an adventure. To use DnDB in parallel with the printed books. Curse is selling a whole new medium, different from the books, but instead of saying so outright, DnDB is sold as an "official digital tool set for DnD 5e". If it's a tool set, why must I buy the materials again to make use of the tools? It's like selling a new saw to a carpenter, but he can't use the wood he already has.

This is a good jumping-off point to how I feel. This site seems to be targeting three types of people: (1) those interested in digital copies of the books, (2) those who want a digital tool set, and (3) those who want both. The pricing model seems to mirror this with the content purchases and the subscription model.

If I were looking for digital copies of the books, the pricing model looks very attractive. I can buy the "compendium content only" versions of the books for $20 each and get my digital copy. Sounds like a very useful service and a straight-forward pricing model. It's easy to understand how to pay for what I want.

If I were looking for a good digital tool set, the pricing model is not straight forward. At first glance, it seems that the subscription model is geared towards me. I would pay a monthly or annual subscription for some extra features in the digital tools to get the most out of them. But that's not the case. Sure, I get some extra features (no ads, unlimited characters, and other people's homebrew content) but the digital tools only have the SRD content. If I want to use the character creator with all the options in the PHB, then I need to spend $30 to unlock that content. I could save $4 if I bought the 5 groups instead: subclasses, backgrounds, feats, subraces, and spells. Buying piecemeal like that is not straightforward. It still may be a useful service, but the pricing model is not straightforward because I thought the subscription was for me, but really I must purchase the book content and consider the subscription as an optional purchase.

If I was looking for both, it's easy to understand the pricing model. I can buy the "full copy" of the books for $25-30 each. For that purchase, I get my digital copy and I can use the content in the digital tools. I can optionally add the subscription to add a few more features to the tools. Easy to understand and a good value proposition.

I fall into that second group. I already have the physical books and I'm really only looking for digital tools. I understand I will have to pay again to use that content in the tools, but why is it so hard to figure out what I should buy? Since I don't really need a digital copy of the books, the cheapest way to buy the content from the 3 core books requires 9 separate purchases (5 from PHB, 3 from DMG, 1 from MM) for $66. If I was looking for digital copies of the books, it's easy to figure out that I make 3 purchases of the "compendium content only." Please, make it easier to understand how and what I should pay for if I'm just looking for digital tools.

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When I first saw DnDB it felt like a supplement, a tool to make rapid searches and manage things without loosing the pace of an adventure. To use DnDB in parallel with the printed books. Curse is selling a whole new medium, different from the books, but instead of saying so outright, DnDB is sold as an "official digital tool set for DnD 5e". If it's a tool set, why must I buy the materials again to make use of the tools? It's like selling a new saw to a carpenter, but he can't use the wood he already has.

This is a good jumping-off point to how I feel. This site seems to be targeting three types of people: (1) those interested in digital copies of the books, (2) those who want a digital tool set, and (3) those who want both. The pricing model seems to mirror this with the content purchases and the subscription model.

If I were looking for digital copies of the books, the pricing model looks very attractive. I can buy the "compendium content only" versions of the books for $20 each and get my digital copy. Sounds like a very useful service and a straight-forward pricing model. It's easy to understand how to pay for what I want.

If I were looking for a good digital tool set, the pricing model is not straight forward. At first glance, it seems that the subscription model is geared towards me. I would pay a monthly or annual subscription for some extra features in the digital tools to get the most out of them. But that's not the case. Sure, I get some extra features (no ads, unlimited characters, and other people's homebrew content) but the digital tools only have the SRD content. If I want to use the character creator with all the options in the PHB, then I need to spend $30 to unlock that content. I could save $4 if I bought the 5 groups instead: subclasses, backgrounds, feats, subraces, and spells. Buying piecemeal like that is not straightforward. It still may be a useful service, but the pricing model is not straightforward because I thought the subscription was for me, but really I must purchase the book content and consider the subscription as an optional purchase.

If I was looking for both, it's easy to understand the pricing model. I can buy the "full copy" of the books for $25-30 each. For that purchase, I get my digital copy and I can use the content in the digital tools. I can optionally add the subscription to add a few more features to the tools. Easy to understand and a good value proposition.

I fall into that second group. I already have the physical books and I'm really only looking for digital tools. I understand I will have to pay again to use that content in the tools, but why is it so hard to figure out what I should buy? Since I don't really need a digital copy of the books, the cheapest way to buy the content from the 3 core books requires 9 separate purchases (5 from PHB, 3 from DMG, 1 from MM) for $66. If I was looking for digital copies of the books, it's easy to figure out that I make 3 purchases of the "compendium content only." Please, make it easier to understand how and what I should pay for if I'm just looking for digital tools.

 They are actually targeting all sorts of people. People who want what you mentioned above. Also people who want just their one character within the system (hence the micro transactions). The answer to what you should purchase is fairly simple. You purchase whatever you would like to access through the digital tools. 

As for the why of it all, that has been answered hundreds of times, but what it boils down to are a few points. 
- You are licensing the intellectual property in a new format. Similar to what Steam does, or the difference between buying a physical copy of a book, the e-reader copy, or the audio book at Barnes and Noble. You pay for each. 
- The prices have been set so not to devalue the brand. The value of the game far outweighs the costs of the actual content. 
- They are keeping similar pricing structure to other digital toolsets that already exist online, in fact Beyond pricing allowed Fantasy Grounds to renegotiate and lower their prices. 

The pricing structure is a little complex at first glance but only because they wanted people to have options. If you only want to use the character sheet with your Kenku Monk, then you spend about $10 and never have to spend another dime. If you want access to all the books and want to share it with your players, then you get the legendary bundle and a DM level subscription. 

The nice thing is that as long as you buy what you want, there really can be no mistakes. If you buy parts you want from the PHB but later realize you should have just purchased the entire thing, then you only pay the difference in price. That way you don't feel like you've wasted any money. :)

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As for the why of it all, that has been answered hundreds of times, but what it boils down to are a few points. 
- You are licensing the intellectual property in a new format. Similar to what Steam does, or the difference between buying a physical copy of a book, the e-reader copy, or the audio book at Barnes and Noble. You pay for each. 
- The prices have been set so not to devalue the brand. The value of the game far outweighs the costs of the actual content. 
- They are keeping similar pricing structure to other digital toolsets that already exist online, in fact Beyond pricing allowed Fantasy Grounds to renegotiate and lower their prices.

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As for the why of it all, that has been answered hundreds of times, but what it boils down to are a few points. 
- You are licensing the intellectual property in a new format. Similar to what Steam does, or the difference between buying a physical copy of a book, the e-reader copy, or the audio book at Barnes and Noble. You pay for each. 
- The prices have been set so not to devalue the brand. The value of the game far outweighs the costs of the actual content. 
- They are keeping similar pricing structure to other digital toolsets that already exist online, in fact Beyond pricing allowed Fantasy Grounds to renegotiate and lower their prices.

I should have kept the prices out of my examples. I am not complaining about how much it costs. I even said I don't mind paying again to use it in a different medium. My main complaint is how confusing it is to decide what to buy.

There are so many choices that it can paralyze consumers. There are so many options that it can be overwhelming for some, like me, who just give up and don't buy any of it. There's something to be said for a simple fee structure and I'll use D&D Insider as the example. That service, the 4e digital tool set, had very straight forward pricing. You paid for an annual subscription to get access to the digital tools and all the book content. One charge for everything. If you stopped paying, then it all went away. Very easy to understand and I loved it.

Why should I have to do research to figure out what I should buy if I'm primarily interested in the digital tools? It feels like too much work.

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The UI for the site was developed for mobile primarily, to ensure a good experience on both mobile phone & tablet.

So what is the update schedule? I bought in on release but can't find a solid roadmap anywhere.

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So what is the update schedule? I bought in on release but can't find a solid roadmap anywhere.