Dragon Digital This October...
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Kristian Serrano
Explorer
They will be free for the next 8 months. They have said this on multiple occasions.
Kristian Serrano
Explorer
I think the misunderstanding is that D&D Insider is a combination of things, including Dragon and Dungeon.Scribble said:
An $8-$12 monthly subscription to D&D Insider will provide the following:
-Dragon and Dungeon articles 3/week (this might be available to everyone according to the D&D Podcast Episode 14).
-Monthly compilation of Dragon/Dungeon articles (exclusive to D&DI subscribers)
-DM Tools
-Digital Game Table
-Character Creator/Builder (create characters using content from books you have purchased and activated for online use; it has been suggested that the nominal fee for activating online content for a book purchased will be $1).
-Access to Dungeon and Dragon content in the above mentioned tools.
What does this all mean? It means that when you buy your hardcopy books, you can take the unique code provided to you and access an online copy for a one time fee that will probably be $1.
If you are a D&DI subscriber, you can use that content in all of the electronic tools as that database is populated. You can also access the content from Dungeon and Dragon, which is part of that same subscription, across all of the D&DI Tools, including maps for use with the Online Game Table.
So, since D&DI will be free for 8 months, Dungeon and Dragon will be as well. In the latest Gamer Radio Zero podcast, they have said very specifically that they want people to see what they are getting before they have to pay for the subscription.
Olaf the Stout
Legend
I imagine the fact that people can get Dungeon and Dragon free for 8 months will also get a lot of people interested enough to sign up for the D&D Insider. Sure they might not stick with it once you have to pay to use it but having Dungeon and Dragon there will certainly make sure that it gets a wide exposure.
I think it is a very smart move on WotC's behalf. It will be interesting to see how it all pans out.
Olaf the Stout
I think it is a very smart move on WotC's behalf. It will be interesting to see how it all pans out.
Olaf the Stout
Alzrius
The EN World kitten
This isn't certain yet, but at a Gen Con seminar I asked if any aspect of Dragon and Dungeon would be downloadable, and was told that it would be. They couldn't elaborate on it, but my guess (and it is just a guess) is that the compilation will be downloadable with a watermark for subscribers.
Logan_Bonner
First Post
amaril said:
To clarify, some articles will always be free (much of the stuff on the 3.5 D&D site). These will not be Dragon or Dungeon articles. Those articles will be more in-depth stuff such as adventures and new classes. I'm not sure how we're currently branding the articles, but even after D&DI becomes a subscription service there will still be some free content on the "marketing site."
EyeontheMountain
First Post
It looks like DI will be free for the next few months, which is frankly Wizard's only chance to try and get me to subscribe at 120.00 a year. Let's see if I get addicted to it i n that time.
Olaf the Stout
Legend
EyeontheMountain said:
I imagine that this trial period is exactly so that they can get people in a similar situation to you on board. My guess is that quite a good proportion of people that do try it will end up subscribing.
Olaf the Stout
