$3/ month isn't that bad. And you really only need it if you want to use homebrew.
Sure and so because of that Hasbro could not direct WotC to say for example impact on the flexibility of the D&D team? Is that how being a wholly owned subsidiary works?
Which isn't supported by your own evidence. You say you're not lazy and then say you're not willing to put in the effort to use DDB for free. Which one is it? You can't be both. And then you say you're willing to pay for things, but not willing to pay for this. Again, which one is it? You can't be both.It was evidence illustrating that I'm not lazy, and that I put a great deal of effort into things that I do.
You say you're not lazy and then say you're not willing to put in the effort to use DDB for free. Which one is it? You can't be both.
And then you say you're willing to pay for things, but not willing to pay for this. Again, which one is it? You can't be both.
The release date will be this August 15th!
. . . Volo’s Guide to Monsters, which will cost a fixed, one-time price of $30. Adventure modules, such as Curse of Strahd, will cost $25 (though special Founders’ Pricing on the first seven days after launch will instead be $20). Free accounts can purchase these supplements as well, and no content will be lost if your paid subscription lapses."
Which isn't supported by your own evidence.
If you think a lazy person will earn four Summa Cum Laude degrees while working, taking care of an elderly father, and creating two homebrew settings, you must need a refresher on the definition of the word.
I do own the content because I already paid WotC for access to the content. If DDB wants to sell me something, they'd better not try to sell me access to content I already have access to.
If I have to do the work myself, what is the point of using the product?
I do mind being charged for the same content twice.
"here's our product, you have to do all the work yourself, can't you see how this makes your life easier/better" is horrible marketing.
[...] But sure, I'm lazy.
Lol, first you say, "One does not equal the other," and then you use an argument of, "One equals this other."
I'm done with you.
. . . Volo’s Guide to Monsters, which will cost a fixed, one-time price of $30. Adventure modules, such as Curse of Strahd, will cost $25 (though special Founders’ Pricing on the first seven days after launch will instead be $20). Free accounts can purchase these supplements as well, and no content will be lost if your paid subscription lapses."
We own the content but not the functionality. What they are selling is the search feature or the digital adaptation of the content - for example the copy-paste to another program or the character creation with a few clicks - things that you cannot do with a book.
Ok, it's not for everyone. I want to copy the text of a spell on a card that I designed, I cannot do this with the book (I'd have to type the text). They sell us the tool. Again, not everybody needs that tool.
Everybody does. But you have to understand that it's not about the content. If you buy a DVD and then you want to watch the film on your tablet you must buy / rent it again from a service like Google Play or manually convert it by using specific software. No matter what you do, you pay again for the same content - but with a different way to consume it.
No, it's not. It's freedom! It's a new tool that will help me experience the content in new ways. It's awesome!
Most of us have a tight schedule. I believe that at some time it would be better if they paid us with time, not money. But we chose a hobby that requires "work" from our part. That is good because we can differentiate our experience and create stories and memories that are unique to us. Someone that plays a video game most of the time cannot intervene or change drastically the game - he just follows. He cannot always create a new story a new item or a new villain. We can. But we have to work for it.
Yes. With a totally free account, you can create your own personal homebrew content to use with your six free character slots.
So you're volunteering to pay for my subscription then? I mean, if you can't afford TWO STARBUCKS COFFEES A MONTH then you obviously have bigger issues in your life. How many Starbucks coffees does something have to cost before you stop being a smarmy jerk about it?
With the basic program, I agree that's what they're doing. That's why I don't have any issues at all with them charging (or imposing ads) for use of the program. However, the OP very clearly indicates that the content WotC published in adventures and expansion books (such as Volo's) will have to be separately purchased for use with the app, without regard for us having already purchased a physical copy from WotC.