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New Character Builder for 4e Launches this Month

Started by PaladinCA, November 02, 2010, 02:55:50 PM

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winkingbishop

#15
November 02, 2010, 08:37:13 PM
Quote from: PaladinCA;413342And Mac users will be able to play now, since it is web-based.

/doubletake

Wait, what?  Obviously, I'm not keeping up with all this new stuff, but I gotta know... the current/old DDI stuff wasn't Mac-friendly?
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ggroy

#16
November 02, 2010, 08:51:05 PM
Wonder if this will lead to tons of DDI cancellations, and significantly reduced online revenue.  :rolleyes:

The aftermath could be more heads being rolled in the IT and marketing divisions, in an early mid-2011 WotC layoffs season.

Benoist

#17
November 02, 2010, 08:53:47 PM
Maybe they don't care because design on 5th edition already started.

mhensley

#18
November 02, 2010, 08:55:09 PM
Quote from: ggroy;413485Wonder if this will lead to tons of DDI cancellations, and significantly reduced online revenue.  :rolleyes:.

I'd guess that quite a large number of their "subscribers" were probably just signing up for a month, downloading everything and then unsubscribe.  That's certainly what I would have done if I would have ever tried it.  They'll probably lose the bulk of those accounts.

ggroy

#19
November 02, 2010, 08:55:33 PM
Quote from: Benoist;413486Maybe they don't care because design on 5th edition already started.

Let the countdown begin.  :D

5E D&D announcement at Gencon 2012.

ggroy

#20
November 02, 2010, 08:59:14 PM
Quote from: mhensley;413487I'd guess that quite a large number of their "subscribers" were probably just signing up for a month, downloading everything and then unsubscribe.  That's certainly what I would have done if I would have ever tried it.  They'll probably lose the bulk of those accounts.

I knew several 4E players from my previous 4E games, who did exactly that.

Two of them mentioned to me they have absolutely no intention of using any 4E Essentials rulebooks, nor any future rulebooks which they think are too "Essentials"-like (whatever they mean by that).  I would guess as far as they're concerned, Heinsoo 4E D&D is a "complete" system to them with a final DDI character builder up to August 2010 (excluding Dark Sun).

Benoist

#21
November 02, 2010, 09:02:05 PM
What if Dragon and Dungeon go "online only" as well?

ggroy

#22
November 02, 2010, 09:04:59 PM
Quote from: Benoist;413491What if Dragon and Dungeon go "online only" as well?

Hmmm ... As in restricting which particular issues can be accessed?  (ie.  Going away from a flat rate subscription).

Benoist

#23
November 02, 2010, 09:09:44 PM
Quote from: ggroy;413492Hmmm ... As in restricting which particular issues can be accessed?  (ie.  Going away from a flat rate subscription).
Like "no PDFs". Everything online. Has to be accessed with a live Internet connection, iPad, whatnot.

ggroy

#24
November 02, 2010, 09:15:09 PM
Quote from: Benoist;413495Like "no PDFs". Everything online. Has to be accessed with a live Internet connection, iPad, whatnot.

Good question.

If the web pages are not prevented from bring printable, in principle they can be copied.  Albeit a tedious process.

If there are all kinds of DRM and other crap making it hard to copy or print directly, then it would involve fishing around a web browser's cache to get and save the content.  Another messy process.  It would be like trying to retrieve the flv video files off of youtube, if one wants to save them on disk.

crkrueger

#25
November 02, 2010, 09:39:47 PM
Quote from: Benoist;413486Maybe they don't care because design on 5th edition already started.

Update your damn Gamma World Blog already.  :D
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Exploderwizard

#26
November 02, 2010, 09:40:01 PM
Quote from: ggroy;413488Let the countdown begin.  :D

5E D&D announcement at Gencon 2012.


Ha!! Try Gencon 2011. Essentials is pretty much the Windows Me of 4th edition.
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ggroy

#27
November 02, 2010, 09:44:22 PM
Quote from: Exploderwizard;413502Ha!! Try Gencon 2011. Essentials is pretty much the Windows Me of 4th edition.

Or SunOS 4.1.4

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Benoist

#28
November 02, 2010, 10:01:51 PM
Quote from: CRKrueger;413501Update your damn Gamma World Blog already.  :D
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jgants

#29
November 02, 2010, 10:04:31 PM
Well, I just sent out my email to my group saying that I will not allow any use of the new character builder to create or maintain characters for my campaign.

This is bullshit and I absolutely refuse to go along with WotC's crap on this.
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