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<blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 5457860" data-attributes="member: 1210">I also think it was an extremely bad decision to have the final update for the old Monster Builder strip a bunch of content out.&nbsp; I know that it was RPGA stuff full of potential issues, but so what?&nbsp; It was in there long enough that some people were using it, and then (assuming they applied the last update) they couldn't any more (unless they had it printed out).&nbsp; They weren't going to support the old MB anymore, just leave it out of the new one. It seems like there have been a series of decisions at WotC, seemingly at least somewhat based on concerns with IP and piracy, that have served to substantially degrade the quality of the e-tools that were just dragging WotC's name out of the mud when it came to electronic offerings.&nbsp; It's so frustrating watching them go from an F to a B+ and then back to a D-.&nbsp; The worst thing about it is that not one of the changes has improved the experience for the customer.&nbsp; Eventually, one hopes, it will; but customers don't pay for what they will get in 18 months, they pay for what you are offering them today.I'm glad that each update brings us closer to where we were a year or two ago, but it's a shame that it's taking so long to regain the lost ground.&nbsp; I'm not patient or wealthy enough to wait for it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="the Jester, post: 5457860, member: 1210"] I also think it was an extremely bad decision to have the final update for the old Monster Builder strip a bunch of content [i]out.[/i] I know that it was RPGA stuff full of potential issues, but so what? It was in there long enough that some people were using it, and then (assuming they applied the last update) they couldn't any more (unless they had it printed out). They weren't going to support the old MB anymore, just [i]leave it out of the new one.[/i] It seems like there have been a series of decisions at WotC, seemingly at least somewhat based on concerns with IP and piracy, that have served to substantially degrade the quality of the e-tools that were just dragging WotC's name out of the mud when it came to electronic offerings. It's so frustrating watching them go from an F to a B+ and then back to a D-. The worst thing about it is that [i]not one of the changes has improved the experience for the customer.[/i] Eventually, one hopes, it will; but customers don't pay for what they will get in 18 months, they pay for what you are offering them today. I'm glad that each update brings us closer to where we were a year or two ago, but it's a shame that it's taking so long to regain the lost ground. I'm not patient or wealthy enough to wait for it. [/QUOTE]

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