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<blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 5468626" data-attributes="member: 7006"><p>Add me to the list of people who thinks player apps and DM apps should not be put on separate price tiers. No 'DM fee' for me.</p><p></p><p>Let's be honest here... regardless of how useful, necessary, or wanted something is... a person will try to pay the <em>lowest price</em> they can to get it. If you look on the WoW Auction House and see a particular gem for 10 silver 50 copper <strong>and</strong> for 10 silver and 49 copper... you're going to buy the one for 1 copper less. You can't help it. That's just the way our brains work. Even in a fictional economy with the price difference of <em>a penny</em>... you're still going to buy the cheaper one.</p><p></p><p>So if players can get away with paying a lesser amount, they will. Which means 90% of the players out there won't get access to the DM tools which <em>might</em> have eventually inspired them to try DMing. And that's an issue that in no way should ever happen.</p><p></p><p>Look... there will always be 90 out of 100 subscribers who will be players only. You'll never find a shortage of players. So screw them. They are disposable (speaking in terms of the D&D player base as a whole.) Make them pay the price to get all the tools in compensation for the fact they're taking the easier job. I in no way want them to be catered to over and above the DMs out there. Because without the DMs, there is no game.</p><p></p><p>So for my money... I prefer to look at it as you are paying your subscription fee for the Character Builder, and WotC is <em>giving</em> those few of you who are also DMs all the DM tools for free.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DEFCON 1, post: 5468626, member: 7006"] Add me to the list of people who thinks player apps and DM apps should not be put on separate price tiers. No 'DM fee' for me. Let's be honest here... regardless of how useful, necessary, or wanted something is... a person will try to pay the [I]lowest price[/I] they can to get it. If you look on the WoW Auction House and see a particular gem for 10 silver 50 copper [B]and[/B] for 10 silver and 49 copper... you're going to buy the one for 1 copper less. You can't help it. That's just the way our brains work. Even in a fictional economy with the price difference of [I]a penny[/I]... you're still going to buy the cheaper one. So if players can get away with paying a lesser amount, they will. Which means 90% of the players out there won't get access to the DM tools which [I]might[/I] have eventually inspired them to try DMing. And that's an issue that in no way should ever happen. Look... there will always be 90 out of 100 subscribers who will be players only. You'll never find a shortage of players. So screw them. They are disposable (speaking in terms of the D&D player base as a whole.) Make them pay the price to get all the tools in compensation for the fact they're taking the easier job. I in no way want them to be catered to over and above the DMs out there. Because without the DMs, there is no game. So for my money... I prefer to look at it as you are paying your subscription fee for the Character Builder, and WotC is [I]giving[/I] those few of you who are also DMs all the DM tools for free. [/QUOTE]
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