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DDI, 6 months later: changing my mind
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WampusCat43
Explorer
* stares slackjawed at the encounter builder *
I'd forgotten that thing was there. Bought the .pdf version of the MM and had been copying/pasting from that. What a great tool!
* bangs head on wall *
I'd forgotten that thing was there. Bought the .pdf version of the MM and had been copying/pasting from that. What a great tool!
* bangs head on wall *
Not the same thing. There's nothing missing from DDI, and everything from WotC's books and dragon and dungeon are included, whether you bought the book or not.
UniversalMonster
Explorer
The SRD doesn't have 4th edition.
Anyhow, the SRD is a cool concept, and one I used plenty.. but in the long run, it's just a pale, pale comparison. DDI does more, it's configurable, and it builds stat blocks out of not only the standard sources, but also out of every monster in an LFR module, Dragon, and every Dungeon adventure.
And anyhow, that's only a single tool compared to the archives of Dungeon and Dragon material. PLUS the monster builder, the bonus tools, character builder, the Rules Compendium (not sure how I ever lived without this kind of tool, really), Plus all the other stuff.
Anyhow, the SRD is a cool concept, and one I used plenty.. but in the long run, it's just a pale, pale comparison. DDI does more, it's configurable, and it builds stat blocks out of not only the standard sources, but also out of every monster in an LFR module, Dragon, and every Dungeon adventure.
And anyhow, that's only a single tool compared to the archives of Dungeon and Dragon material. PLUS the monster builder, the bonus tools, character builder, the Rules Compendium (not sure how I ever lived without this kind of tool, really), Plus all the other stuff.
Halivar
First Post
Don't get me wrong; I love the d20 on-line SRD. Used it almost everyday. But imagine that online d20 SRD with every monster, magic item, NPC, class, feat, etc., ever published by WotC, in any book, magazine, or web enhancement. With an encounter builder. And a monster creator.
And all that for the cost of a monthly Big Mac Value Meal(tm). In terms of cost-benefit ratio, DDI wins.
OchreJelly
First Post
that was my original hesitation with DDI. I was used to mining the SRD for free, although I had to severely edit the stat blocks to make it easier to run at the table.
That said I think there's a real value added to the DDI compedium. Just looking at monsters alone, I performed a wide-open search on the monster category and there's already 1437 results returned this early in the game's cycle! It's drawing from every Dragon article, Dungeon adventure, published adventure, and every source book sans Open Grave.
That said I think there's a real value added to the DDI compedium. Just looking at monsters alone, I performed a wide-open search on the monster category and there's already 1437 results returned this early in the game's cycle! It's drawing from every Dragon article, Dungeon adventure, published adventure, and every source book sans Open Grave.
Echohawk
Shirokinukatsukami fan
To confirm what darjr said; right now you'd only be missing out on the Character Builder. Everything else is web-based, or (in the case of the magazines) PDFs.
That said, I use a Mac, and I confess to buying VMWare and a copy of Windows XP just to be able to use the character builder.
Echohawk
Shirokinukatsukami fan
Open Grave will probably be added next week, assuming they stick to their monthly update cycle.
Halivar
First Post
Hrmm... OSX is built on a BSD clone... I wonder if the Wine emulator will compile and run on it...That said, I use a Mac, and I confess to buying VMWare and a copy of Windows XP just to be able to use the character builder.
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