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<blockquote data-quote="grafikchaos" data-source="post: 6270242" data-attributes="member: 6762942"><p><strong>If there will be electronic versions without having to subscribe monthly</strong></p><p></p><p>I'm really happy to be back into playing rpg's again. I really am. I've had a love affair with D&D for-freaking-ever. Seeing the playtest online, and getting back into the game, and introducing it to my teenage daughter have been fantastic. I'm glad to be back home with all of my fellow geeks.</p><p></p><p>However, I have a very tight gaming budget. The box set doesn't interest me in the least, because I grew up on first and second editions, and I love having a bit of meat on my game. If anyone asks me where they should start, as a complete newbie, then I'd point them to the box set, sure. But I want to get back into the game, and $50 for just the PHB is cost-prohibitive to me. If it is like the Pathfinder core book, then sure, I can justify it, no problem. Fifty for the PHB, then another $50 or so for a MM, then I'd be good to go. But, since I run the games I'm in, pushing $150 for PHB, DMG and MM will make me think twice about purchasing it. If the work is stellar, then I'll think about it a bit harder and then decide.</p><p></p><p>Which brings us to electronic versions. I'll have no problem with purchasing pdf's for $20 or maybe even $30 a pop. I don't have to have the actual books, since I've been running of the playtest lately anyway and have gotten used to electronic versions. Sixty to ninety bucks is more appealing to me than $150, big time. However, I am absolutely NOT going to subscribe to a monthly service, in order to have access to electronic versions. I understand that people love their DDI accounts, and don't mind the cost. I do, and I'm not going to do that. Either give me electronic or printed versions, take my money up front, and I'll go play my game.</p><p></p><p>Now, if I can get all three books for $30 or $35 a pop through Amazon or Coolstuff Inc., then I'll seriously reconsider buying printed. Otherwise, if I can't, then I'll just switch completely over to Savage Worlds and the Fantasy Companion, and maybe do Shaintar or Hellfrost, and call it a day. Seeing a $50 price tag for just the PHB actually made my heart sink a bit. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="grafikchaos, post: 6270242, member: 6762942"] [b]If there will be electronic versions without having to subscribe monthly[/b] I'm really happy to be back into playing rpg's again. I really am. I've had a love affair with D&D for-freaking-ever. Seeing the playtest online, and getting back into the game, and introducing it to my teenage daughter have been fantastic. I'm glad to be back home with all of my fellow geeks. However, I have a very tight gaming budget. The box set doesn't interest me in the least, because I grew up on first and second editions, and I love having a bit of meat on my game. If anyone asks me where they should start, as a complete newbie, then I'd point them to the box set, sure. But I want to get back into the game, and $50 for just the PHB is cost-prohibitive to me. If it is like the Pathfinder core book, then sure, I can justify it, no problem. Fifty for the PHB, then another $50 or so for a MM, then I'd be good to go. But, since I run the games I'm in, pushing $150 for PHB, DMG and MM will make me think twice about purchasing it. If the work is stellar, then I'll think about it a bit harder and then decide. Which brings us to electronic versions. I'll have no problem with purchasing pdf's for $20 or maybe even $30 a pop. I don't have to have the actual books, since I've been running of the playtest lately anyway and have gotten used to electronic versions. Sixty to ninety bucks is more appealing to me than $150, big time. However, I am absolutely NOT going to subscribe to a monthly service, in order to have access to electronic versions. I understand that people love their DDI accounts, and don't mind the cost. I do, and I'm not going to do that. Either give me electronic or printed versions, take my money up front, and I'll go play my game. Now, if I can get all three books for $30 or $35 a pop through Amazon or Coolstuff Inc., then I'll seriously reconsider buying printed. Otherwise, if I can't, then I'll just switch completely over to Savage Worlds and the Fantasy Companion, and maybe do Shaintar or Hellfrost, and call it a day. Seeing a $50 price tag for just the PHB actually made my heart sink a bit. :( [/QUOTE]
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