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<blockquote data-quote="Twin Rose" data-source="post: 258579" data-attributes="member: 2765">This is an pretty common debate.&nbsp; There are free PC games out on the net as well - frogger, space invaders, even Kings Quest.&nbsp; They're abandon ware, and in some cases the source code is even available.&nbsp; Guess what?&nbsp; No technical support.&nbsp; No gaurauntee of continued update or improvement.&nbsp; No promises that if, somehow, they delete your copy of windows you will get some sort of assistance.&nbsp; They are &quot;as is&quot; and you take what you get.&nbsp; You get what you pay for in software, that's a very serious fact.It's not incredibly different than other professional applications, in terms of having editors.&nbsp; The 'shaded screens' for different functionality is not a new concept, but one typically frowned upon in the Windows environment from a development standpoint.&nbsp; Personally, I think there are more questions you should ask yourself than &quot;Should I pay or should I not?&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; Like any product, you should shop compare.&nbsp; Ask yourself.. Do you use 3rd party products?&nbsp; Do you need software that supports non-standard Base Attack Values?&nbsp; Do you need multi-colored menus?&nbsp; Do you need dungeon generation?&nbsp; Do you need official stamps from WOTC?&nbsp; Find a product, and there are 3 professional applications that I know of, that suits your needs.&nbsp; Or, if ALL you do is character generation, without editors and DM tools, stick with what works for you - in this case, PCGen.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Twin Rose, post: 258579, member: 2765"] This is an pretty common debate. There are free PC games out on the net as well - frogger, space invaders, even Kings Quest. They're abandon ware, and in some cases the source code is even available. Guess what? No technical support. No gaurauntee of continued update or improvement. No promises that if, somehow, they delete your copy of windows you will get some sort of assistance. They are "as is" and you take what you get. You get what you pay for in software, that's a very serious fact. It's not incredibly different than other professional applications, in terms of having editors. The 'shaded screens' for different functionality is not a new concept, but one typically frowned upon in the Windows environment from a development standpoint. Personally, I think there are more questions you should ask yourself than "Should I pay or should I not?" Like any product, you should shop compare. Ask yourself.. Do you use 3rd party products? Do you need software that supports non-standard Base Attack Values? Do you need multi-colored menus? Do you need dungeon generation? Do you need official stamps from WOTC? Find a product, and there are 3 professional applications that I know of, that suits your needs. Or, if ALL you do is character generation, without editors and DM tools, stick with what works for you - in this case, PCGen. [/QUOTE]

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