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The problem I've seen, is that as my group has gained more experience with the system, there are more and more options to consider. This consideration and debate at the table takes up more time. When all you know about are two options, an at will attack or an encounter ability, things go...

It looks like I may have a reason to get my credit card out sometime soon. I'm sure they rushed this from conception through Alpha and to near Beta solely due to my letter and non-renewed subscription to DDI. ;)

I'm confused. Could you elaborate?

You are 100% correct there. The problem comes down to defining unreasonable.

[WAY off topic] Yeah, they don't use that one anymore, now it's Uwe Boll.:p Edit: Ninja'd by renau1g

I disagree with you on this point. Having more people that play means that there is more of a reason for those that do pay to keep buying books and content. Also, indirect sales could be shaped by the non-purchaser's desires: DM who buys all the books: "What do you guys think about playing...

I'm a little tired of hearing this argument (not your fault, Shidaku). No, no one NEEDS DDI to play, but making a character with multiple source-books without the Character Builder, is like typing a novel with a typewriter instead of a word processing program. It can be done, but certainly...

It looks like we've strayed off topic a bit, though it does make for interesting discussion.

I'm thinking DRM for written word products will end up much the same as for music: market pressure will eventually push companies to drop the digital restrictions on their product and go back to the near universally usable and accepted format, the PDF (.mp3 for music files). When it does, they...

Admittedly, the Character Builder for 4th edition is WAY BETTER than the one that came out for 3rd. A low bar, to be sure, but still...

You make a great point here. I guess my inherent laziness is getting in the way of me scanning my own manuals. I'd rather pay WotC to do it for me, rather than cut up and feed scan a 150 page manual, or spend a day or so with a flat bed scanner. Since they came up with the original document...

Just so we are all clear, I am in no way advocating piracy. I would, however, like to use products that I purchase in any legal way I see fit, which can be difficult when they are locked in a vault with only a tiny, bulletproof window for me to look through at what I paid for.

I seriously doubt that locking things down further will solve anything. WotC's software or hardware engineers will likely lose an arms race to the hordes of pirates out there. Almost every piece of software ever made has been cracked. Multiple 'secure' hardware devices have also been cracked...

I appreciate your feedback. I honestly do. I disagree with you about what my intent was for certain portions of my letter, however, and I will try to explain better. I gave this information, not to expect recompense, but to illustrate how much I love their products, and how much they stand...

Sorry, I'm in the US, where we do some things backwards from the rest of the world. I meant November the 7th 2011 (three days from today, when my current subscription is up). None of this is bound to happen before then, so I'll just wait and see what they do in the next few months. Hopefully...

Thanks for speaking up, and I'm glad that DDI is meeting your needs. I can really only speak for myself here, obviously. I also love what WotC has done with the latest edition game wise, just not on the DDI end (and only more so recently). I am also looking forward to the new unreleased...

Sorry if I'm repeating myself, but I said "I posted it here to get an idea of what this smaller, more reasonable [community] thinks of what I said and how I said it." I'm interested in the reaction to my specific letter (selfish, I know) from THIS forum.

I did send this letter to WotC customer service, I did post it on their forums, and I posted it here to get an idea of what this smaller, more reasonable community thinks of what I said and how I said it. I can appreciate that it was long, and many people won't read it because of that, but if...

Just so you know, I am not canceling my service, as much as I am letting it lapse by not renewing on 11/7. I'm not interested in paying another years worth of money up front before I see how the new tool does (by looking at feedback, or using a friend’s computer). I wish my account wasn't up...

Here is a letter I wrote to WotC Wizards of the Coast Customer Service: I am writing this to inform you of why I am not continuing my subscription to D&D Insider. I suspect your department is being inundated with this sort of thing, and hope that you will read this letter and act upon, or...