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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyboy7702" data-source="post: 7348581" data-attributes="member: 6800575"><p><strong>D&D Beyond</strong></p><p></p><p>So, I decided to compare the prices of the paper/hard copy books (Amazon) vs. the digital books offered by D&D Beyond. I broke the costs down into 3 categories; Guides, Adventures, and Total Cost. I even supplied the subscription costs. I will admit that D&D Beyond is cheaper across the board for all 3 categories (they only work on D&D Beyond). But, we must realize that in order to utilize D&D Beyond, players must have access to the internet. There are a lot of user that play in locations that don't allow them access to their internet or there is no internet available. We must also realize that not everyone that plays D&D owns a tablet (iPad or whatever) and let's be real here, using a smartphone to access Beyond is going to be a pain in the backside and unless you have an unlimited data plan it will be expensive (as it is easy to run out of data).</p><p></p><p>A community member (<strong><u><em>Xanlithe</em></u></strong>) pointed something out that myself and some of the other community members did think about. He stated...</p><p></p><p>WoTC may "want" each player to buy everything, but all the basics are free and you can share the paid material. It's not perfect (far from it), <strong><u><em>especially since you don't own the anything you've bought from DDB. So if it goes t*ts up, you are SOL</em></u></strong>. And it does not address (and will not address) those folks who have already bought the physical books.</p><p></p><p>Essentially, you are paying hundreds of dollars to rent digital copies of D&D 5th Edition material. And the only thing you can download is your character sheet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dannyboy7702, post: 7348581, member: 6800575"] [b]D&D Beyond[/b] So, I decided to compare the prices of the paper/hard copy books (Amazon) vs. the digital books offered by D&D Beyond. I broke the costs down into 3 categories; Guides, Adventures, and Total Cost. I even supplied the subscription costs. I will admit that D&D Beyond is cheaper across the board for all 3 categories (they only work on D&D Beyond). But, we must realize that in order to utilize D&D Beyond, players must have access to the internet. There are a lot of user that play in locations that don't allow them access to their internet or there is no internet available. We must also realize that not everyone that plays D&D owns a tablet (iPad or whatever) and let's be real here, using a smartphone to access Beyond is going to be a pain in the backside and unless you have an unlimited data plan it will be expensive (as it is easy to run out of data). A community member ([B][U][I]Xanlithe[/I][/U][/B]) pointed something out that myself and some of the other community members did think about. He stated... WoTC may "want" each player to buy everything, but all the basics are free and you can share the paid material. It's not perfect (far from it), [B][U][I]especially since you don't own the anything you've bought from DDB. So if it goes t*ts up, you are SOL[/I][/U][/B]. And it does not address (and will not address) those folks who have already bought the physical books. Essentially, you are paying hundreds of dollars to rent digital copies of D&D 5th Edition material. And the only thing you can download is your character sheet. [/QUOTE]
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