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<blockquote data-quote="D'karr" data-source="post: 664958" data-attributes="member: 336">A friend of mine got E-Tools.&nbsp; After working with it for a while we were both very disappointed.&nbsp; It was returned.I've used one of the older beta versions of RPM.&nbsp; For me it just had too confusing of an UI.&nbsp; It provided just too many options and it was unclear how to make the views less cluttered.&nbsp; However,&nbsp; I know those problems have been fixed in the newer versions.&nbsp; I would recommend RPM to anyone trying to use their machine to DM at the table.I've been using PCGen since version 2.1.&nbsp; The UI has always been its weakest link.&nbsp; However, I've gotten used to it so it just keeps getting better and better.&nbsp; There are many complaints about speed, fortunately I've never had problems with its speed and I don't have a speed demon machine either.BTW, the latest version of PCGen (4.29) included the first functional lst editors.&nbsp; They are still hard to work with because you need to understand the tags the program uses to define certain things but it is a very impressive start.&nbsp; I still find that using a text editor and a copied lst file works very well.So in all I can't really recommend E-Tools.&nbsp; For the price you would expect something that provides better support for customization.&nbsp; It would also have been nice if it came with a manual.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="D'karr, post: 664958, member: 336"] A friend of mine got E-Tools. After working with it for a while we were both very disappointed. It was returned. I've used one of the older beta versions of RPM. For me it just had too confusing of an UI. It provided just too many options and it was unclear how to make the views less cluttered. However, I know those problems have been fixed in the newer versions. I would recommend RPM to anyone trying to use their machine to DM at the table. I've been using PCGen since version 2.1. The UI has always been its weakest link. However, I've gotten used to it so it just keeps getting better and better. There are many complaints about speed, fortunately I've never had problems with its speed and I don't have a speed demon machine either. BTW, the latest version of PCGen (4.29) included the first functional lst editors. They are still hard to work with because you need to understand the tags the program uses to define certain things but it is a very impressive start. I still find that using a text editor and a copied lst file works very well. So in all I can't really recommend E-Tools. For the price you would expect something that provides better support for customization. It would also have been nice if it came with a manual. [/QUOTE]

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