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<blockquote data-quote="Mercule" data-source="post: 4086516" data-attributes="member: 5100">I'll have to see what it all looks like -- books, pdfs, and database.&nbsp; I'm currently planning on grabbing a one-year DDI subscription up front.&nbsp; I spent about half that on PCGen datasets that never quite got the rules right and only served me for about a year.&nbsp; If I can get a 4e chargen, dungeon mapper, and quick-reference that serves me for a year, it'll be a fair upgrade.&nbsp; After that first year, I'll see what the competition looks like.If the pdfs are cheaper than the books, I might consider going primarily digital for 4e.&nbsp; If there is a way to get pdfs at a steep discount once you've bought the dead tree, that's a sale for any book I do buy.&nbsp; But, I'm also leaning towards going pretty light-weight for 4e, too.&nbsp; I'm one of the people who ended up with too many supplements for 3e, so I'm inclined to be picky in 4e.&nbsp; It's conceivable that I'll be a minimalist, but get the DDI.&nbsp; That way, if any of my players ends up getting &quot;Complete Arcane, volume 36&quot;, I'll be able to reference (and, therefore, permit) the crunch on their characters without additional overhead.&nbsp; If I really need to know the fluff, context, or whatever is in the book, I can always borrow it.&nbsp; That way, I can spend my money on DM-oriented books.That's all speculation, though.&nbsp; I honestly won't know what I'm purchasing until I see the quality and utility of my options.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mercule, post: 4086516, member: 5100"] I'll have to see what it all looks like -- books, pdfs, and database. I'm currently planning on grabbing a one-year DDI subscription up front. I spent about half that on PCGen datasets that never quite got the rules right and only served me for about a year. If I can get a 4e chargen, dungeon mapper, and quick-reference that serves me for a year, it'll be a fair upgrade. After that first year, I'll see what the competition looks like. If the pdfs are cheaper than the books, I might consider going primarily digital for 4e. If there is a way to get pdfs at a steep discount once you've bought the dead tree, that's a sale for any book I do buy. But, I'm also leaning towards going pretty light-weight for 4e, too. I'm one of the people who ended up with too many supplements for 3e, so I'm inclined to be picky in 4e. It's conceivable that I'll be a minimalist, but get the DDI. That way, if any of my players ends up getting "Complete Arcane, volume 36", I'll be able to reference (and, therefore, permit) the crunch on their characters without additional overhead. If I really need to know the fluff, context, or whatever is in the book, I can always borrow it. That way, I can spend my money on DM-oriented books. That's all speculation, though. I honestly won't know what I'm purchasing until I see the quality and utility of my options. [/QUOTE]

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