Are you dropping WoW for D&DI?

[Agamon]

I read a lot of "WoW costs $15, I'll just spend that on D&DI and save some money." Is there really a lot of current D&D and WoW players that are going to drop WoW to join D&DI?

Edit: BTW, sorry to be so WoW-centric. If you play a different MMORPG, just substitute it for WoW in the above poll.

 

[EricNoah]

My own guess -- just a guess -- is that those who can afford to spend $15 on WOW per month can also aford to spend $10 on D&DI. There will be very few agonizing over "which to buy, which to buy."

The thing for me isn't price at all, it's just will I get something useful out of it. I have a lot of monthly things that get paid for via credit card that I never even think of -- my Netflix subscription, for example. I set it up once, and it just "happens." If I decide it's worth it, D&DI would just be one of those things that I'm constantly paying for but really not "feeling the pain" each month.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

I play WoW. I'm in a high end guild and we're tearing through the big stuff all the time.

But I also play D&D, and the DI is nothing at ALL like WoW. I can spare an extra $10 a month to get access to some nice tools to help out. Course, I'm still not completely sold on it, but playing WoW has no bearing on the decision, as they're completely different entities. The only similarity is paying for it each month...but lots of things have monthly fees.

 

[Odhanan]

Comparing D&DI and WoW is really not accurate. One has nothing to do with the other besides being a subscription service supported by a computer.

One is a way for D&D players to enjoy the game through the internet with other people scattered around the world, the same game they can normally play without any computer on the kitchen table; the other is a gaming platform specifically designed to be played on the web, through a computer.

There is a huge difference between the two.

 

[Alnag]

My main problem with DI is that ... I have no credit card. Seriously, I know in USA/West Europe this is not a problem, but round here banks are more cautious and will not give you card unless you have really good income (which I haven't). Yeah... still in the period of mostly cash economics round here. It so... sucks. So however good or tempting DI might be, I am not going to participate... because... I can't.

 

[HeyJoe]

With the new expansion coming out for WoW, not bloody likely! I'll try D&DI however, and we'll see.

 

[Agamon]

I'm not trying to draw comparisons here. Simply noticing a trend and seeing if it is indeed a trend (or if it is just one person saying it over and over again...)

 

[Nifft]

Undecided.

I don't play WoW, though.

Cheers, -- N

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

I'm not trying to draw comparisons here. Simply noticing a trend and seeing if it is indeed a trend (or if it is just one person saying it over and over again...)

From what I've seen, the people comparing WoW to D&DI are the ones that have never played WoW, admit to that, and then speak about how horrible it is anyway.

So methinks its a bit of a skewed look at things.

 

[Wormwood]

I've played DDO, WoW and LotRO---for one month each.

I bore easily, apparently.

That said, I'll give DI a month.