darjr
I crit!
Actually, that should be "You may think that, but I couldn't possibly comment."
You may think that, but I couldn't possibly comment.
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You may think that, but I couldn't possibly comment.
Quickleaf
Legend
Thanks [MENTION=52905]darjr[/MENTION] for the link to the forum thread. I read those posts and it seems that all WOTC_Trevor is saying is that updates won't be planned and on time anymore. Of course, that has been the case for severwl months. Maybe someone just realized that they might as well make it official that they can't keep to the monthly update schedule. The way I read it is that they'll update at a more "organic" (and slower) pace, not that they weren't going to update at all.
Btw, when was the last update for the CB? November last year? If so, that *is* an excessively long wait period (and sadly par for the course with WotC's digital initiatives).
Btw, when was the last update for the CB? November last year? If so, that *is* an excessively long wait period (and sadly par for the course with WotC's digital initiatives).
tuxgeo
Adventurer
On the linked page it says he left Wizards for Amazon this month:
Producer - D&D Digital
September 2011 - April 2013
Software Development Manager - D&D Digital Studio
March 2010 - September 2011
MadmanMike83
First Post
Thanks darjr for posting the link (I'm a lurker, not a poster, hence no links yet). My main complaint isn't that there won't be regular updates but rather how that "announcement" was made. As a customer I sort assume that the companies I patronize, particularly those to whom I pay a monthly fee, will treat me with a certain level of respect. The total lack of up front and forward communication with regards to how Wizards plans to handle its current Digital product line (which I am still paying for) is what really bugs me.
MadmanMike83
First Post
The best that can be said about DDI Tools as they exist today is that "They work most of the time." Though trying to send a paragon or higher level character sheet to a printer over Wifi and you'll test that theory (thanks MS Silverlight!).
dd.stevenson
Super KY
Ayup.
If I was a betting man, I'd say there was a causal relationship between this guy's departure and the sharp drop in CB support.
Storminator
First Post
I almost always print to pdf and then print the pdf. Seems to be much more stable. Sad, but workable.
PS
Scrivener of Doom
Adventurer
... and, no doubt, an increase in the financial security and stability for him and his family.
MadmanMike83
First Post
This is what happens when one attempts to be clever. Maybe I should have put a question mark at the end of the original thread title.
I still maintain that "officially unofficially" is a statement that is just as intelligible and accurate as Wizards' currently available information on D&D Insider Tools.
I still maintain that "officially unofficially" is a statement that is just as intelligible and accurate as Wizards' currently available information on D&D Insider Tools.
Evilhalfling
Adventurer
I worry.
I don't think 4e is playable without a character builder. It just got too complex.
It bothers me that my ability to play the game is based on WotCs supporting it. So any sign of discontinuation is very alarming. I hope the tinker gnome variant makes it to the builder before it comes to a complete halt.
I don't think 4e is playable without a character builder. It just got too complex.
It bothers me that my ability to play the game is based on WotCs supporting it. So any sign of discontinuation is very alarming. I hope the tinker gnome variant makes it to the builder before it comes to a complete halt.
Jester David
Hero
Ask for a partial refund. Tell them to treat it like a 6 month or 3 month renewal and refund the difference. It might work.
Jester David
Hero
I disagree with this. 4e is simpler than most editions and 3e/PF, there are simply more powers to look through. Making a character without the Builder is just slower, and requires looking in a lot of books, but isn't particularly hard.
And even if they stop updates there's no reason they cannot just keep the Builder up. Maintaining and updating the resource is problematic, but just hosting the service is cheap and easy.
Jester David
Hero
So did the hobgoblin and bladeling not make it into the Character Builder at all? Or is it just major updates?
darjr
I crit!
If I remember correctly when I cancelled they let the current month lapse at the end of the month and refunded the rest of the year.
Actually now I think about it they also refunded that current month.
Blue
Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal
Funny thing, I don't want to cancel. I want to get the value I pay for. If Wizards wants to charge me the same rate as before Next, then I want Dragon and Dungeon to have about the same page count, and I want monthly updates to the tools. If they want to provide less - magazines half to a third the size and no regular updates to the tools, then charge me less as well.
Wednesday Boy
The Nerd WhoFell to Earth
Indeed!
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