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 Are you worried that "Bob" will be mooching off of your subscription or that "Bob will be forced to buy a subscription anyway?

 The pricing is tough, but I understand that WoTC isn't charging us again, this is a different company, Curse.  Will certainly be taking advantage of those sales, hopefully other content will go on sale as time goes on as well

Looking forward to the launch and am willing to reward the developer for converting the static content and tables from the books into a dynamic set of tools that should improve and expand over time as more content is created.  If you don't value this - don't buy it.

The one thing I Don't like is that our gaming group has every book and every module.  We don't want to have to rebuy all of those again.  Are the new books going to come with a code to use in D&D Beyond?

Will we be able to buy the D&D Beyond version of Lost Mine of Phandelver from the the Starter Set?

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Will we be able to buy the D&D Beyond version of Lost Mine of Phandelver from the the Starter Set?

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The one thing I Don't like is that our gaming group has every book and every module.  We don't want to have to rebuy all of those again.  Are the new books going to come with a code to use in D&D Beyond?

One of the values of having everything electronic is to allow different views into the same data set. Rather than buy a whole book, it would be great to buy "Additional Backgrounds", "Additional Creatures", "Additional Classes", "Additional Magic Items" , etc. and you can slice and dice that differently to do two things. 1. Make more compelling offers to the users. 2. Learn from the packaging exercises what content is considered valuable.

When you bundle everything at the book level, WOTC is missing a great opportunity to actually learn what DMs want, what players want, what classes are preferred or messed up. Play testing is great, but when $$ are attached to something, you learn what is really real.

It's a missed opportunity to collect data that you could resell to WOTC. Another monetization stream is always a good thing.

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One of the values of having everything electronic is to allow different views into the same data set. Rather than buy a whole book, it would be great to buy "Additional Backgrounds", "Additional Creatures", "Additional Classes", "Additional Magic Items" , etc. and you can slice and dice that differently to do two things. 1. Make more compelling offers to the users. 2. Learn from the packaging exercises what content is considered valuable.

When you bundle everything at the book level, WOTC is missing a great opportunity to actually learn what DMs want, what players want, what classes are preferred or messed up. Play testing is great, but when $$ are attached to something, you learn what is really real.

It's a missed opportunity to collect data that you could resell to WOTC. Another monetization stream is always a good thing.

 

 

If I buy the books do I need to have a subscription to use them if I am content with the 6 character limit?     Also lets say I do get the Master tier, have the book, etc, do my players need to have a payed account to use them or does the free account use one of the 12 slots?

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If I buy the books do I need to have a subscription to use them if I am content with the 6 character limit?     Also lets say I do get the Master tier, have the book, etc, do my players need to have a payed account to use them or does the free account use one of the 12 slots?

 

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I'm pleased to announce that D&D Beyond will fully launch on Tuesday, August 15th!

At that time, all official content and our two subscription tiers will be available for players. You can finally access the elusive Chromatic Orb!

Again, we appreciate the incredible participation from everyone during the beta, and we ask for continued support as we polish between now and launch.

I can also now share full details on pricing:

D&D Beyond provides flexible purchase options for both official digital content and subscriptions.

Players will be able to unlock official Dungeons & Dragons content in digital format for a one-time purchase that is integrated into the toolset. Players can also purchase individual game elements or bundled content within any official source. Like to play barbarians? You can unlock that class and all of its options only. Want to run "Tomb of Horrors" from Tales From the Yawning Portal? Unlock that single adventure.

Digital sourcebooks (such as the Player's Handbook or Volo's Guide to Monsters) will be available for $29.99, while adventure modules (such as Curse of Strahd or Storm King's Thunder) will be available for $24.99.

For the first week after launch, the Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, and Monster Manual will be on sale for $19.99 each!

Players can get the most out their D&D Beyond experience by signing up for one of two subscription tiers.

The Hero Tier at $2.99/ month is intended primarily for players. It removes ads on the site, allows players to create an unlimited number of characters, and add publicly-shared homebrew content to your collection to use within the toolset.

The Master Tier at $5.99/ month is intended primarily for Dungeon Masters and full groups. It grants all the benefits of the Hero Tier, and also allows a DM to share all her unlocked official content with other players within a campaign - so content does not have to be unlocked by every player.

Clarification questions:

1. I mainly just want access to the character builder. Between the players in our group, we already have multiple copies of just about every rule book. In order to access all the character builder content (i.e. core content, Sword Coast race/classes, etc.), do I need to purchase all the content again first or will I have access to it simply through the basic subscription?

2. What DM tools will be available at the superior subscription? Does it just grant increased sharing options or does it have additional tools to help run a campaign?

3. What sort of licensing/distribution/copyright rules are involved? I play with the same group of 6. Is there anything preventing us (other than personal ethics) from pooling our money and purchasing all the content under a DM subscription and then sharing it with the whole group?

Does this mean that if I buy a Tier I also need to buy the books?  Or do each of the tiers come with access to the appropriate books?

I don't care, I just want to save $10 a book during the initial subscription period instead of discovering a month later that I need to buy the books in addition to the monthly subscription.

Thanks!

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Does this mean that if I buy a Tier I also need to buy the books?  Or do each of the tiers come with access to the appropriate books?

I don't care, I just want to save $10 a book during the initial subscription period instead of discovering a month later that I need to buy the books in addition to the monthly subscription.

Thanks!

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Does this mean that if I buy a Tier I also need to buy the books?  Or do each of the tiers come with access to the appropriate books?

I don't care, I just want to save $10 a book during the initial subscription period instead of discovering a month later that I need to buy the books in addition to the monthly subscription.

Thanks!

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 Looks like good stuff. It isn't immediately clear though, so I have a question. The Hero Tier allows you to use publicly created Homebrew content in your game. What about self-made homebrew content? I have not kept up enough with this (sorry), but does using your own homebrew content require a payment?

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Clarification questions:

1. I mainly just want access to the character builder. Between the players in our group, we already have multiple copies of just about every rule book. In order to access all the character builder content (i.e. core content, Sword Coast race/classes, etc.), do I need to purchase all the content again first or will I have access to it simply through the basic subscription?

2. What DM tools will be available at the superior subscription? Does it just grant increased sharing options or does it have additional tools to help run a campaign?

3. What sort of licensing/distribution/copyright rules are involved? I play with the same group of 6. Is there anything preventing us (other than personal ethics) from pooling our money and purchasing all the content under a DM subscription and then sharing it with the whole group?

Since we have seen a response from HartlessD20 we know the Curse team is aware of the long conversation that has occurred on this board over their pricing plan. Is there any chance we can get word on if this has brought about discussion among the higher ups to reconsider their options, or maybe start further discussion with their potential customers about their concerns?