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<blockquote data-quote="ChampionoftheTriad" data-source="post: 7724620" data-attributes="member: 17710"><p>Indeed. This is just more proof that WotC is like the Microsoft of table top gaming (every OTHER edition is a craptastic in some way. Can't wait for 6th, ugh). They put out their excellent&nbsp; main product. People clamor for digital support. WotC tries, in an overly controlling and expensive way, to provide it. Not enough money/no control, dead end. Companies like Lone Wolf Development come along with their HeroLab, to fill the demand. They work license deals with game companies, and carve out a specialized niche to make the business model work. Years pass, everyone has spent tons of money on books, pdfs, and digital copies. WotC says &quot;hey, I guess people really DO want digital support, and those guys are making it work.&quot; Then WotC throws money at it, comes up with a product in total secrecy, and then tells you that you want it and you WILL pay them for it. It's a turd, it flops, because you can't tell people what they will spend money on. WotC says &quot;see, I told you there was no real market for this.&quot; And kills product. Meanwhile, there will never be a full suite of D&amp;D books available on HeroLab (or others). They will never learn.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="ChampionoftheTriad, post: 7724620, member: 17710"] Indeed. This is just more proof that WotC is like the Microsoft of table top gaming (every OTHER edition is a craptastic in some way. Can't wait for 6th, ugh). They put out their excellent main product. People clamor for digital support. WotC tries, in an overly controlling and expensive way, to provide it. Not enough money/no control, dead end. Companies like Lone Wolf Development come along with their HeroLab, to fill the demand. They work license deals with game companies, and carve out a specialized niche to make the business model work. Years pass, everyone has spent tons of money on books, pdfs, and digital copies. WotC says "hey, I guess people really DO want digital support, and those guys are making it work." Then WotC throws money at it, comes up with a product in total secrecy, and then tells you that you want it and you WILL pay them for it. It's a turd, it flops, because you can't tell people what they will spend money on. WotC says "see, I told you there was no real market for this." And kills product. Meanwhile, there will never be a full suite of D&D books available on HeroLab (or others). They will never learn. [/QUOTE]

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