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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Clint_L" data-source="post: 9230650" data-attributes="member: 7035894">It's not quite as cut and dry as this. You have entered into a contract and do have rights, as stipulated and as a function of law. But definitely, a server could go down or something. Again, this has never happened with DDB when I've been using it, but my wifi could go out or something. It's a possibility.What has happened, many times, is that I've forgotten to bring books, character sheets, etc. From my perspective, having my materials online means that I can access them anytime, anywhere, on any device. I feel like I have more control, not less. I could be on vacation, in another country, and still play if an opportunity comes up.You can use use the DDB app to access your materials offline, as well. A physical hard drive can be damaged or lost, but your online data does not have those vulnerabilities.I think corporations would profit far, far more from this than individuals would. They would be scooping up stuff and marketing it without paying a dime to the creators, and would have the means to do so.Ultimately, everything is a tradeoff and it comes down to individual preferences. As an analogy, I switched to an e-reader more than a decade ago. There are still some things I prefer about physical books. I find it easier to remember the authors and titles when I look at them on the cover every time I pick up a book, for example. And I find it easier to choose when I am going through books in a bookstore rather than online.On the other hand, it has saved me huge amounts of space, books cost about half as much, I can access my whole library anytime, anywhere, it is much less wasteful, and I can buy a new book without leaving my patio. Also, as I age, being able to increase the font size and adjust the brightness have been significant quality of life improvements. For me, those are huge advantages.Yet I still buy the occasional physical book because I enjoy a lot of the intangibles of that experience. Including books for RPGs. I love collecting and painting miniatures and terrain. I love a beautiful new set of dice. So, like all of us, I pick and choose when I want digital and when I don't, according to my own tastes and needs. I don't think there are any right or wrong positions on this.As far as the updated rules go, I will just be buying them in digital form, except the MM. That one I'll want to have in print. It'll join me on the patio quite frequently, I imagine.</blockquote>

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