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I'm sorry but I have to disagree with the above assertion. Having been there and done that (I'm one of the developers for Hero Lab), my personal experience is vastly different from the above claims. Supporting 4E is a veritable walk in the park compared to 3.5/PF and Gurps. In fact, based on my...

The CB is a great tool for running 4E in its "stock" configuration, but it still has significant limitations on customization. For those of you running games with a lot of house rules, consider taking a look at Hero Lab as an interim solution. The complete 4E data files are made available, so...

Providing this capability entails a great deal of work and an underlying software architecture that supports it. This was a primary objective from the start when we developed Hero Lab and represents the lion's share of both the architectural complexity and the development time we invest into the...

Exactly correct. Yes. This change makes sense for Hero Lab because users are purchasing access to the different RPG game content as opposed to the actual product itself. There's a $10 premium on the initial purchase over adding a new game system ($30 versus $20), and that's essentially the...

Whoever told you that clearly gave you misinformation. There are no viruses in Hero Lab. We've been publishing our own software for 12 years now and have tens of thousands of users of our products. If we included viruses, we wouldn't be in business, as Iron Wolf aptly pointed out.

Give Hero Lab a look. You can add custom content, including classes. There are also numerous users on our forums who have already added the content from assorted WotC 3.5 books. They've setup a repository with their data files that you can just drop in and use, so the content you're seeking may...

We're actively working on a native Mac port. The plan is to release it late this year. We're still many months from being ready to Beta test it. Edit: Doh! Ninja'd by Colen.

The Tactical Console within Hero Lab is in many ways a souped up version of the Combat Pad. It offers full combat management, as well as the means for tracking damage, effects, conditions, etc. on all combatants. Outside of combat, it serves as a convenient "GM's cheat sheet", with all the...

HL uses a single portfolio at a time, but you can freely add/remove characters/monsters to/from a portfolio. If you're the GM, each of your PCs probably has a different portfolio that is maintained by the player. At the start of the game, you can have the players give you the portfolios for all...

All valid concerns. Allow me to provide a bit more information for you to consider... We realize lots of gamers have a second computer, which is why the basic purchase includes support for two different computers. We also realize that more and more gamers have a third - or sometimes fourth -...

I'll expand a little further on what Mowgli already outlined in his post... In addition to running multiple instances of Hero Lab, you can have any number of characters active at the same time within a single instance of Hero Lab. The Dashboard allows you to view all of the loaded characters...

I don't know how your conversation went, but that doesn't match what happened in regards to the hacker attack and how we dealt with it. Hackers hit our site and managed to get access to limited information before our automatic detection mechanisms spotted the intrusion and shut them down. In...

This thread seems to have reached the point where what remains is a clash of opinions. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and it's unlikely anyone is going to change theirs at this point. So I'm going to step out and allow those who remain interested to continue the discussion. Please...

The rules for trademarks extend to usage that is similar or derivative in nature. The ultimate question is whether a use could be potentially confusing to the consumer. Based on this, using the term "army building" would generally be viewed as meeting that requirement vis-a-vis the "Army...

Are you actively promoting your spreadsheets to the public at large as a competing solution to our product? From everything you've described above and in previous posts, that's not even remotely the case. That's the only context under which this could become even worthy of discussion. So, by...

According to our IP attorney, neither the title nor the description of a competing tool can utilize our trademark. However, that's in a literal sense only. So a competitor could readily say "The software is used to build or create armies" to describe the tool, just as you proposed. But they...

This is generally true and, with most types of property, the owner can elect when to enforce its rights and when not to. Unfortunately, the rules for trademarks are very clear, and there is no selectivity afforded to the rights owner. If you have a trademark, you must police it equally with...

Your argument hinges on the position that the trademark is either generic or descriptive. From a legal standpoint, though, all presumptions are just the opposite regarding the Army Builder trademark. There are four reasons why: 1. The term was not in general use before we began using it. This...

If someone simply reads the original post from the 3rd, it includes various follow-up bits, but nothing about the explanation and apology. And that post is linked to from numerous other sites. Consequently, someone arriving from another site can readily miss the new announcement, which is a...

Our IP attorney maintains that, according to the rules here in the US, we are able to stop a competing product from using our trademark to identify itself in the manner you describe. And based on posts from a few others here that appear well-versed in US trademarks, it seems that US laws have...