Background: So under 4e I kept my subscription to the DDI for a while because of the utility of the online tools. I grew tired of 4e after a while, and when i accidentally paid twice for the same period of time, and was told by customer service, no, that I couldn't have a refund for one of the payments, I joined the ranks of disaffected former customers. Haven't logged on since.
Rant aside, while I played 4e I relied on the digital tools. Judging from the number of printed official character sheets at cons, this was a value to a number of folks.
But now the game seems pretty simple. Or at least this "module" is simpler. I could record a character on a scrap of blue-lined paper and not feel like I was missing something.
In short, I could play without the DDI. And I don't need a game table, I have G+. What's to lure me, next time around, to subscribe?
Does Hasbro intend for the DDI business model die with 4e? Doubtful.
Will a subscription allow me access to D&D's entire back catalog? Alluring, but unlikely. But if it did, I might just start mailing in my $$$ again.
What sort of digital offerings would make you re-up? What are the financial implications of a simpler D&D? And even if it were possible, given their track record, do you think WotC could pull it off?
Rant aside, while I played 4e I relied on the digital tools. Judging from the number of printed official character sheets at cons, this was a value to a number of folks.
But now the game seems pretty simple. Or at least this "module" is simpler. I could record a character on a scrap of blue-lined paper and not feel like I was missing something.
In short, I could play without the DDI. And I don't need a game table, I have G+. What's to lure me, next time around, to subscribe?
Does Hasbro intend for the DDI business model die with 4e? Doubtful.
Will a subscription allow me access to D&D's entire back catalog? Alluring, but unlikely. But if it did, I might just start mailing in my $$$ again.
What sort of digital offerings would make you re-up? What are the financial implications of a simpler D&D? And even if it were possible, given their track record, do you think WotC could pull it off?