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<blockquote data-quote="Alphastream" data-source="post: 5899462" data-attributes="member: 11365"><p>I think the app store model is discussed often because it would serve two goals: one, to ensure some revenue is being received at all times. Two, to ensure some quality and rating control. </p><p></p><p>I think there needs to be a quality control step before something should be available from a third party. This was sorely lacking for d20. I love innovation, but I also hate seeing stores filled with crap and companies later finding they lost their shirt because a possibly great idea didn't pan out (or for an actually great idea not to be discovered because it is lost in a sea of stuff that outwardly seems the same). </p><p></p><p>As that Eberron slip back at Gen Con revealed, they've come close to implementing the idea even during 4E. (During a seminar James Wyatt mentioned a digital release of various old Eberron books, then it was said it hadn't been announced, later it was rumored to have not been announced because they had decided against it).</p><p></p><p>Edit: Another point was the initial vision for 4E where the Virtual TableTop was meant to release right at the launch of 4E, and organized play Living Forgotten Realms content would be fed right into the VTT. That vision was really interesting, and could have had tremendous digital potential. The LFR content (new monsters, etc.) was being added into the old Monster Builder and the Compendium in preparation for that. Eventually they stopped the process (it was surely a waste of time) and even removed it. The removal points to an issue: it was perceived that the content was often problematic. Having 6 entries for a single orc because it was re-leveled for various LFR adventures was potentially confusing and user-end database clogging. It was decided this was lower quality (I disagree) and removed. They also vastly reduced the number of times they allowed a reskinned or re-leveled monster in Dungeon adventures. I think for the future any non-WotC-core content needs to be tagged. If an RPGA/organized play monster where a different shade of green, or had a border in a certain color, or had an icon on it, a user could easily tell where it came from. If you could filter, then a user could search for an orc and, not finding the right level, turn on LFR as an option and perhaps find a better match.</p><p></p><p>I've had the fortune of speaking to a number of WotC employees about supporting digital products. They all love the idea as fans of the game, just as so many of us do. They all also recognize the business barriers (we've discussed them on the forums before). I'm pretty sure it will happen some day, though I have no idea if it will happen for D&D Next. A new edition is a great time to try a new model.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alphastream, post: 5899462, member: 11365"] I think the app store model is discussed often because it would serve two goals: one, to ensure some revenue is being received at all times. Two, to ensure some quality and rating control. I think there needs to be a quality control step before something should be available from a third party. This was sorely lacking for d20. I love innovation, but I also hate seeing stores filled with crap and companies later finding they lost their shirt because a possibly great idea didn't pan out (or for an actually great idea not to be discovered because it is lost in a sea of stuff that outwardly seems the same). As that Eberron slip back at Gen Con revealed, they've come close to implementing the idea even during 4E. (During a seminar James Wyatt mentioned a digital release of various old Eberron books, then it was said it hadn't been announced, later it was rumored to have not been announced because they had decided against it). Edit: Another point was the initial vision for 4E where the Virtual TableTop was meant to release right at the launch of 4E, and organized play Living Forgotten Realms content would be fed right into the VTT. That vision was really interesting, and could have had tremendous digital potential. The LFR content (new monsters, etc.) was being added into the old Monster Builder and the Compendium in preparation for that. Eventually they stopped the process (it was surely a waste of time) and even removed it. The removal points to an issue: it was perceived that the content was often problematic. Having 6 entries for a single orc because it was re-leveled for various LFR adventures was potentially confusing and user-end database clogging. It was decided this was lower quality (I disagree) and removed. They also vastly reduced the number of times they allowed a reskinned or re-leveled monster in Dungeon adventures. I think for the future any non-WotC-core content needs to be tagged. If an RPGA/organized play monster where a different shade of green, or had a border in a certain color, or had an icon on it, a user could easily tell where it came from. If you could filter, then a user could search for an orc and, not finding the right level, turn on LFR as an option and perhaps find a better match. I've had the fortune of speaking to a number of WotC employees about supporting digital products. They all love the idea as fans of the game, just as so many of us do. They all also recognize the business barriers (we've discussed them on the forums before). I'm pretty sure it will happen some day, though I have no idea if it will happen for D&D Next. A new edition is a great time to try a new model. [/QUOTE]
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