Goodman Games solicits input

[Mark]

Say what you will, but the reality is that the Character Builder makes creating the character you want to play so much easier than it would otherwise be without the digital aid (. . .)

And, I agree, "indispensible."

(. . .) that a lot of people will be very reluctant to go back to the "old way" of doing things. It really is a phenomenally useful tool.

And, I agree, "to play 4E."

When 5e (or whatever) eventually rolls around, I think it's going to be absolutely critical that WotC provide a comparable Character Builder application from the get-go. People are going to expect it of them.

I would go so far as to guess that you probably won't be able to play 5E at all without a computer.