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I voted "not at all" because the poll seems to be set up to ask for negative consequences and I don't forsee any negatives. However, if they replace the plastic minis with cool boxes of cardboard tiles and tokens, it will have a major positive impact on my gaming group. We love tokens and would...

As far as I can tell, WotC is producing a game that I like to play. They may have done some things that don't appeal to me (I just let my DDI subscription lapse because I don't like what they are doing with the CB and MB), but they are still doing a lot of things right as far as I'm concerned...

Not to mention Dungeon Tiles, boxes of tokens and other game aids that need to be sold as physical products.

I have been voting with my dollar re: WotC's recent choices. I didn't renew my subscription to DDI because I don't like the online CB or the way they screwed up the MB with the last update. I stopped buying hardbacks because they were too expensive. However, I still like the game they are...

Fail. The new digest format is one of the few things that I thought WotC had done right lately. They are nice quality, cheaper and take up less space on my bookshelf. Going back to the overpriced hardback format is a horrible idea. :(

I really hope this is the case. I am loving the new digest-sized books and the lower price-tag. I hope they are taking time to convert the layout of some of their previously announced releases.

Yes, this is right. I edited my previous post for clarity. Thanks.

Just for everyone's information, I just tried this with a new netbook I got for Christmas and it worked perfectly. The procedure I followed was... 1. Use Character_Builder_Setup.exe to install the basic CB on my netbook. 2. Delete the Character Builder folder from the Wizards of the Coast...

It depends on whether your group actually finds rolling skill checks exciting. My group doesn't, so I encourage them to take 10 whenever possible. In fact, I think defaulting to taking 10 most of the time makes the few times when they are FORCED to roll a skill check more exciting, because it's...

So, does anyone know if Eldritch Enterprises has any preview material that fans can check out?

This is where you lose me. I haven't run into anyone who actively plays 4e making any distinctions regarding Essentials vs "regular" 4e. Essentials adds options for character creation, but so has every other 4e splat. I don't see people making distinctions for the use of Essentials any more than...

I don't understand how buying a product that WotC were offering for sale (i.e. the 1 month subscription) was "abusing" any system. Also, if this was the main reason they wanted to change, they could have simply eliminated the 1 month subscription option and forced people to choose a longer...

Perhaps because, for the last ~2 years, it has been different from that??? :erm:

Oh, I'll freely admit that I would hate to play 4e without the Character Builder. But the content in the builder at this time is pretty impressive and I think I will be quite content to download the latest version sometime before Nov 16th and just use that as my character generation software...

Well, WotC got around $200 out of me for DDI access since 4e came out with that model. They will be getting $0 out of me with the new model. Maybe they were thinking "All of this money that's rolling in is pretty sweet!". I hope they can still say that at this time next year.

So far I've been a big fan of the CB because I knew I could keep what I was paying for once WotC moved on to another ruleset or online model. Now that WotC has changed that particular fact, I don't see any reason to keep my DDI subscription going. I'm not interested in renting my character...

So don't ever work there. Easy fix. :D

Given that the layoffs have happened regularly in the past, regardless of the many year-to-year variables (good vs. bad economy, late vs. early lifecycle of an edition, heavy vs. light release schedule, etc.), I don't know that these developments alter the picture much. The layoffs aren't a...

D&D has gone through at least 5 major rules changes since the Red Box was released. I suppose it is possible that someone who was once interested enough in D&D to remember what the rules were like after not playing for 30 or so years MIGHT also be unaware that the game has undergone some rules...

I've seen a lot of new players introduced to 4e (and loving it) through Encounters. Armchair industry analysts might predict something different, but the reality is that I've yet to see a new player (one who has never played RPGs before) have a problem understanding the basics of their character...