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But we can't easily input the data like Curse does, so this isn't a fair comparison.
I stand corrected - army of monkeys it is!
Also, we're only so passionate because we care.
First, please give thanks to the entire team for all the work done to this point that is available to us for free. Just wanted to share that I feel good about the pricing. I already have all the hardcover books, but I feel it's a fair price for the time I don't have to spend doing something similar myself. Being that my job requires me to be away from home for long stretches of time, it is great that I can play over the internet still, and not have to lug around a ton of books. I've had a great experience with DDB so far. Being able to share the content I unlock on here with my group will also be wonderful. I would like to see more previews of what the books will look like on here, like you did with that bit of Curse of Strahd. Specifically the maps and handouts. And if we'll be able to share just a map or handout from the book with the players in a campaign that would be great.
I hope that neither confirming nor denying the question of receiving a discount after purchasing parts of a book then buying the book means that it is being discussed. I think that would go a long way in making it feel a bit more "fair" for some people, and might encourage people to just buy the book if they already spent half the cost of it on just a few options.
I got a question! What about Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide? What I get if buy it? Just a book with subclasses/races/etc. or ermmm... maybe it would looks like some kinf of wiki? For example, what if i want information about Mirabar? I should search it like i did with hardcover? Can i get opportunities to add smth on Mirabar's page?
p.s. sorry english is not my native language)
I'm intreested in format. Will it have book structure or maybe it would be split on some kind of wiki-articles?
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I'm extremely disappointed with everything I've read here, though I can hardly say I'm surprised. This is just too expensive to be of any significant value to myself or any of my tables. These nickle-and-dime book repurchases and bundles as described verge on insulting and the selective mechanism for purchases that leaves individual players with differing amounts of rules information and/or access to character options seems to me like a recipe for confusion and potential conflict. This shouldn't be a piecemeal collection of nonsense. It should be what D&D Insider was -- a simple subscription that gives access to everything, the whole kit and kaboodle. That would be valuable and welcome; your interface is nice, accessible, and I had a lot of hope for this platform. At the moment, that hope feels dashed. Though I'll continue to follow the details as they unfold, I can say definitively that I do not intend of purchasing anything Beyond at this time.
For my part, it isn't that I don't have a problem with it. I'm not thrilled about the prospect of needing to pay for all the titles that aren't adventures (I might buy Out of the Abyss at some point, but idk about the rest - depends on my group's interest and the time we have to develop our own setting).
What I envision, though, is that we've got about five more years (I really hope I'm lowballing...) of 5E being supported, as long as Hasbro's ROI from Wizards/DnD remains high enough that Hasbro doesn't pull the plug. Wizards seems to have pushed a lot of chips onto the table with Beyond (they've given it the name D&D, which is more than they've invested in any other digital system for 5E so far). That makes me think that they *want* this platform to be the one that lasts for the rest of 5E's life cycle.
I think they'll get their way on that. So I see myself spending about $10/month (Master Tier + a crunch book + the occasional adventure) until the next edition is released. I see my initial investment as just that: an *investment*. They've created an excellent system and been very responsive to user feedback -- two hallmarks of what makes 5E such an stellar game -- and they need investment from the fans in order to move forward.
It is my hope, though, that there are enough folks with disposable income that will invest in DDB and help Curse make it into the premier spot on the internet for 5E. Thanks for reading my random offering here.
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I've been playing since the mid-80's. I've never seen D&D more popular. It sounds like WotC is going to support 5E for awhile. I'm excited for this product.
I think I sold this to my group. I really only have one question. Will either printable player characters or offline support be available in the near future? That's really are only hang-up. Can we use it at the table without everyone having a laptop?