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<blockquote data-quote="Shroomy" data-source="post: 4673301" data-attributes="member: 32739"><p>Are you a DDI subscriber? Because judging from this post and the one below it, you are not, and you don't seem very familiar with the DDI or the free offerings on the WoTC website. For one thing, the PHB2 class previews were not the major feature of the DDI subscription service (the compendium, CB, and e-magazines are arguably the major, current features of the DDI), they're an extra bonus to subscribers. Also, those were completed classes, not playtest material; WoTC did not actively solicit feedback on them like they did for the artificer or barbarian playtests. And to your point, there have been <em>four</em>, count'em, four articles of playtest materials released so far in the DDI (the artificer, barbarian, AV2, and <em>Primal Power</em>), two of which were free. OMG, I feel so scammed, I wonder how I'll feel in two months when I get my hands on the playtest version of the monk. Oh yeah, pretty damn good, thank you very much. </p><p></p><p>And while the "Design & Development" article may have been a trifle (magazine and newspaper columns usually vary in content or interest anyways), "Deities & Demigods: Bane," "Playing Shadar-Kai," "Secrest of the City Entombed," and "Planar Epic Destinies" were definitely not. I pay $5/month for those articles (dirt cheap IMO), plus access to all of the other DDI services, which doesn't sound like the only thing WoTC is offering to subscribers is a puff piece on gnomes and half-orcs.</p><p></p><p>So, after all that, what does WoTC currently offer in terms of free materials, well let's take a look:</p><p></p><p>Podcasts</p><p>Art</p><p>Free Fiction</p><p>Multiple Excerpts from their Monthly Releases (including a new PHB2 preview)</p><p>RPGA News</p><p>"Steal this Hook"</p><p>"Vicious Venues"</p><p>"D&D Alumni"</p><p>"Previews and Beyond"</p><p>Compendium Demo</p><p>Fully Functional CB Demo covering materials from levels 1-3</p><p>Several free issues of 4e <em>Dragon</em> and <em>Dungeon</em></p><p>Random other freebies (like the "Treasure of Talon Pass" adventure)</p><p></p><p>Yes, that is paltry.....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shroomy, post: 4673301, member: 32739"] Are you a DDI subscriber? Because judging from this post and the one below it, you are not, and you don't seem very familiar with the DDI or the free offerings on the WoTC website. For one thing, the PHB2 class previews were not the major feature of the DDI subscription service (the compendium, CB, and e-magazines are arguably the major, current features of the DDI), they're an extra bonus to subscribers. Also, those were completed classes, not playtest material; WoTC did not actively solicit feedback on them like they did for the artificer or barbarian playtests. And to your point, there have been [i]four[/i], count'em, four articles of playtest materials released so far in the DDI (the artificer, barbarian, AV2, and [i]Primal Power[/i]), two of which were free. OMG, I feel so scammed, I wonder how I'll feel in two months when I get my hands on the playtest version of the monk. Oh yeah, pretty damn good, thank you very much. And while the "Design & Development" article may have been a trifle (magazine and newspaper columns usually vary in content or interest anyways), "Deities & Demigods: Bane," "Playing Shadar-Kai," "Secrest of the City Entombed," and "Planar Epic Destinies" were definitely not. I pay $5/month for those articles (dirt cheap IMO), plus access to all of the other DDI services, which doesn't sound like the only thing WoTC is offering to subscribers is a puff piece on gnomes and half-orcs. So, after all that, what does WoTC currently offer in terms of free materials, well let's take a look: Podcasts Art Free Fiction Multiple Excerpts from their Monthly Releases (including a new PHB2 preview) RPGA News "Steal this Hook" "Vicious Venues" "D&D Alumni" "Previews and Beyond" Compendium Demo Fully Functional CB Demo covering materials from levels 1-3 Several free issues of 4e [i]Dragon[/i] and [i]Dungeon[/i] Random other freebies (like the "Treasure of Talon Pass" adventure) Yes, that is paltry..... [/QUOTE]
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