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<blockquote data-quote="Glyfair" data-source="post: 3189121" data-attributes="member: 53">PCGen or eTools?&nbsp; eTools wasn't really their fault, they were stuck with &quot;professionally designed software&quot; that was poorly designed.&nbsp; PCGen, I'm not sure about.It seemed about the timeframe I expected (given the standard delays that you expect in the software industry). What really made me sour on CMP was their recent announcement that they weren't sticking by their free upgrades to the RPGToolkit datasets they had been promising since almost the beginning.&nbsp; Yes, it might have been traced back to WotC jerking them around.&nbsp; However, it was their responsibility to research such things before promising them.&nbsp; Look at how WotC treated CMP &amp; Fluid before them.&nbsp; It's clear they have had no such realization.&nbsp; Expect a sub-par product with no support (look at how much support they give their marketing division the RPGA) and delays of months.&nbsp; Expect to have a subscription service where you have to pay monthly (at the mercy of their decision to raise rates), instead of the ability to buy a functional product.As for other companies getting it, don't expect it.&nbsp; If they go to another party they will have exclusive access for a period of time, until WotC management decides to go another direction and pulls all support from that company.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Glyfair, post: 3189121, member: 53"] PCGen or eTools? eTools wasn't really their fault, they were stuck with "professionally designed software" that was poorly designed. PCGen, I'm not sure about. It seemed about the timeframe I expected (given the standard delays that you expect in the software industry). What really made me sour on CMP was their recent announcement that they weren't sticking by their free upgrades to the RPGToolkit datasets they had been promising since almost the beginning. Yes, it might have been traced back to WotC jerking them around. However, it was their responsibility to research such things before promising them. Look at how WotC treated CMP & Fluid before them. It's clear they have had no such realization. Expect a sub-par product with no support (look at how much support they give their marketing division the RPGA) and delays of months. Expect to have a subscription service where you have to pay monthly (at the mercy of their decision to raise rates), instead of the ability to buy a functional product. As for other companies getting it, don't expect it. If they go to another party they will have exclusive access for a period of time, until WotC management decides to go another direction and pulls all support from that company. [/QUOTE]

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