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<blockquote data-quote="Jester David" data-source="post: 7185466" data-attributes="member: 37579"><p>No.</p><p>I was responding to a comment that PDF digital books would be readable in 25 years and we'd still want to use modern purchases in 25 years rather than re-buying. </p><p></p><p>Offline programs are nice. But since I very seldom play outside in a farmer's field, it's not really a tension point for me. I have wi-fi, stores have wi-fi, the library has wi-fi. The only place it'd be an issue is a large convention, but I wouldn't want to go all-digital for a con anyway. </p><p>And, honestly, having it in the cloud means if I forger or lose my character, it's saved. Heck, I used to play 4e using iPlay4e: <a href="http://iplay4e.appspot.com/characters" target="_blank">http://iplay4e.appspot.com/characters</a></p><p></p><p>Downloadable is also nice in theory. Like the downloadable DDI Character Builder. Which I no longer have because I've completely upgraded my computer two different times since I stopped subscribing in 2010, including multiple re-installations of the OS. Having the base program isn't useful, since it will require server access to download the patches, content updates, and the like. (That won't be stored locally, because they'd have to update the installation file each patch and having all the data in the base program makes it vulnerable to cracking).</p><p></p><p>Now, PDFs...</p><p>Yeah, I get many people would rather WotC release PDFs. </p><p>Now, I had PDFs already. They're not hard to find. Or even make: a smartphone or iPad and a $2 scanner app will do you just fine. (That's how I read <em>Volo's Guide to Monsters</em> so I could spare my collector's edition the touch of skin oils and sweat.) And my conscience is currently clean because there's no official PDFs. </p><p>If they released $10 or $15 PDFs I'd buy in a heartbeat. Even $20 PDFs I'd slowly pick-up. ($20-25 does seem to be the market mean for a core rulebook.) But we just know WotC will charge full price.</p><p>Do $50 PDFs really work for you?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jester David, post: 7185466, member: 37579"] No. I was responding to a comment that PDF digital books would be readable in 25 years and we'd still want to use modern purchases in 25 years rather than re-buying. Offline programs are nice. But since I very seldom play outside in a farmer's field, it's not really a tension point for me. I have wi-fi, stores have wi-fi, the library has wi-fi. The only place it'd be an issue is a large convention, but I wouldn't want to go all-digital for a con anyway. And, honestly, having it in the cloud means if I forger or lose my character, it's saved. Heck, I used to play 4e using iPlay4e: [url]http://iplay4e.appspot.com/characters[/url] Downloadable is also nice in theory. Like the downloadable DDI Character Builder. Which I no longer have because I've completely upgraded my computer two different times since I stopped subscribing in 2010, including multiple re-installations of the OS. Having the base program isn't useful, since it will require server access to download the patches, content updates, and the like. (That won't be stored locally, because they'd have to update the installation file each patch and having all the data in the base program makes it vulnerable to cracking). Now, PDFs... Yeah, I get many people would rather WotC release PDFs. Now, I had PDFs already. They're not hard to find. Or even make: a smartphone or iPad and a $2 scanner app will do you just fine. (That's how I read [I]Volo's Guide to Monsters[/I] so I could spare my collector's edition the touch of skin oils and sweat.) And my conscience is currently clean because there's no official PDFs. If they released $10 or $15 PDFs I'd buy in a heartbeat. Even $20 PDFs I'd slowly pick-up. ($20-25 does seem to be the market mean for a core rulebook.) But we just know WotC will charge full price. Do $50 PDFs really work for you? [/QUOTE]
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