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<blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 5355677" data-attributes="member: 59082"><p>I think I have been clear that my personal tastes are just that, and not something WotC should base its business model off of (I'm not <em>that </em>hubristic!). But I also think they mean <em>something, </em>and that there are others like me - that don't buy certain books because it is much cheaper to get the relevant info in DDI updates. And notice that I said "are a good example"; perhaps I should have emphasized "example" better.</p><p></p><p>To what degree people are doing this, I don't know. It may not be a significant enough number for WotC to take note. But I would be surprised if it was that small. It may also be that a larger problem for them is something else that I'm an example of: Subscribing to DDI once very six months or so, downloading new updates and Dragon and Dungeon PDFs, then unsubscribing. That way I pay about $20 a year for all the content of CB and AV, plus Dungeon and Dragon. I don't get the Compendium but I can live with that.</p><p></p><p>Which comes back to the idea that DDI is the core, that whether I or anyone likes it or not, it might behoove them to focus on getting more subscriptions, making that the central hub for the rules. In order to do this I think they would have to both improve and develop DDI, and also add a more layered subscription plan, with different "tiers." If DDI was more fleshed out with more web-only tools like Compendium, I might be more inclined to pay a monthly subscription. But because most of the value of DDI, for me at least, is tied up in the Character and Monster Builders, I see no reason to not change my subscription strategy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mercurius, post: 5355677, member: 59082"] I think I have been clear that my personal tastes are just that, and not something WotC should base its business model off of (I'm not [I]that [/I]hubristic!). But I also think they mean [I]something, [/I]and that there are others like me - that don't buy certain books because it is much cheaper to get the relevant info in DDI updates. And notice that I said "are a good example"; perhaps I should have emphasized "example" better. To what degree people are doing this, I don't know. It may not be a significant enough number for WotC to take note. But I would be surprised if it was that small. It may also be that a larger problem for them is something else that I'm an example of: Subscribing to DDI once very six months or so, downloading new updates and Dragon and Dungeon PDFs, then unsubscribing. That way I pay about $20 a year for all the content of CB and AV, plus Dungeon and Dragon. I don't get the Compendium but I can live with that. Which comes back to the idea that DDI is the core, that whether I or anyone likes it or not, it might behoove them to focus on getting more subscriptions, making that the central hub for the rules. In order to do this I think they would have to both improve and develop DDI, and also add a more layered subscription plan, with different "tiers." If DDI was more fleshed out with more web-only tools like Compendium, I might be more inclined to pay a monthly subscription. But because most of the value of DDI, for me at least, is tied up in the Character and Monster Builders, I see no reason to not change my subscription strategy. [/QUOTE]
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