DDI for $7.95

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

News item here: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/insidernews/20080806

Web-Content Only Subscription Package:
12 Months = $59.40 ($4.95 per month)
3 Months = $19.95 ($6.65 per month)
1 Month = $7.95 ($7.95 per month)

I am fine with these prices, and would even subscribe for 12 months.

Questions remaining for me:
- Can I "upgrade" if the rest of the DDI goes live and I want the other tools, too?
- What payment options do exist. I am asking because I know that credit card is standard in the US - but I don't own one yet (in Germany, we usually pay with EC cards or bank debit/bank collection), and I am not particularly interested in getting one. Paypal would work for me. Only if I am left with no other choice I'll get a credit card. (I keep asking this question everytime DDI payment comes up... )

 

[Furry_Thing]

I am fine with these prices, and would even subscribe for 12 months.

Questions remaining for me:
- Can I "upgrade" if the rest of the DDI goes live and I want the other tools, too?
- What payment options do exist. I am asking because I know that credit card is standard in the US - but I don't own one yet (in Germany, we usually pay with EC cards or bank debit/bank collection), and I am not particularly interested in getting one. Paypal would work for me. Only if I am left with no other choice I'll get a credit card. (I keep asking this question everytime DDI payment comes up... )

I'm not sure how it works in Germany, but in the U.S. a debit card works just as well as a credit card for online transactions. I don't have a credit card myself, nor do I want one. My debit card is able to do anything a credit card can.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

I'm not sure how it works in Germany, but in the U.S. a debit card works just as well as a credit card for online transactions. I don't have a credit card myself, nor do I want one. My debit card is able to do anything a credit card can.

I don't think EC cards are the same as Credit Cards.

These are example cards. (Couldn't find anything better in short notice). Basically, if WotC support Maestro cards, I might be fine.
When I was in the US, my card would usually not be accepted, except at some cash terminals.

 

[vagabundo]

I'm in, for the year sub it is €38 and I've really liked what dragon and Dungeon have been putting out.

The fact it is all digital and I can easily print/alter what I need is big (for me).

And 38 euro, sure I'd drop more than that going the cinema and having a take out (Dublin one of the top ten most expensive cities evar!!)...

 

[RabidBob]

Certainly in Europe this pricing is very good due to current exchange rates.

 

[Jhaelen]

I am fine with these prices, and would even subscribe for 12 months.

Questions remaining for me:
- Can I "upgrade" if the rest of the DDI goes live and I want the other tools, too?
- What payment options do exist. I am asking because I know that credit card is standard in the US - but I don't own one yet (in Germany, we usually pay with EC cards or bank debit/bank collection), and I am not particularly interested in getting one. Paypal would work for me. Only if I am left with no other choice I'll get a credit card. (I keep asking this question everytime DDI payment comes up... )

Same here. Sounds like a real bargain. Luckily I recently also acquired a credit card, so I might give it a try...

Then again, I'll probably wait till I actually make the switch to 4E. As much as I enjoy reading the articles, without being able to actually use them in play, it's probably not worth it.

 

[Maggan]

Well, the free ride was gonna end sometime. Not much surprise there. 5 bucks a month? I'll gladly pay that for access to Dungeon and Dragon in their current form.

And I think it'll be good for the long term development of the DDI if WotC start getting some money back on the venture. Gives the development of the other stuff some breathing room. Proves that moving Dragon and Dungeon to a digital format was a strategically correct move as well. Without those brands, I doubt they could get many subscribers.

Pass the Kool-Aid. At this price, it's a given. For me, at least.

/M

 

[MightyTev]

I don't think EC cards are the same as Credit Cards.

These are example cards. (Couldn't find anything better in short notice). Basically, if WotC support Maestro cards, I might be fine.
When I was in the US, my card would usually not be accepted, except at some cash terminals.

Maestro cards are counted as debit cards, and while these are different from credit cards, they should be accepted. I'm pretty much in the same situation, although from the UK.

At the moment, $5 works out to approx £2.50, which is pretty amazing. The cost of a pre-packaged sandwich, a pint of up-market beer (in Manchester, not London), a daily bus ticket, etc... Bargain!

 

[Vancian Magic]

I'm actually quite surprised to see people being as keen as they are to pay for the digital product. While it is a comparatively low price compared to Dungeon and Dragon when they were in print, these aren't printed product, only .pdf, and I expect a much lower price for digital product.

Mostly though, regardless of price, this seems to be around about the same amount of material we were getting for 3.5 online anyway... For free. More adventure modules than "how to use our splatbook-of-the-month" sure, but I can't honestly say the adventures have been spectacular. Or, more simply... I wouldn't have paid money for them in a store, so buying them online by subscription still seems a bit off to me.

Heck, maybe it's just me. Maybe the extra content will flow and the adventure path will start being usable (y'know, like the free Star Wars one...) and the whole thing will seem a bit more reasonable to me as time goes on.

But as it stands, no matter how high or low the price is, on principle I don't feel they're in any position to be charging us yet.

 

[Maggan]

I expect a much lower price for digital product.

Well, getting Dragon and Dungeon cost me a total of 25 bucks a month at my LGS (Paizo couldn't manage subscriptions to Sweden) when they were in print.

So I think 2.50 a piece is a significantly lower price. To me it's a steal.

/M