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<blockquote data-quote="Retreater" data-source="post: 8484583" data-attributes="member: 42040"><p>Correct. But there is a lot of official content you can't get anymore that was only available on the subscription. The system itself was designed to be "unwieldy" if not partnered with the digital tools.</p><p></p><p>Maybe (though the cost has been going up significantly). But they can't play it. Not effectively, anyway. It's not supported on any VTT. All of the tools have been shut down. Even the website was created with Silverlight, which can't be used on computers anymore. </p><p></p><p>I guess there could be a fan module of "something like" WFRP created in that event. But GW could take down all the modules I've purchased, and my campaign would cease to exist. The only thing that would remain would be a blank page that would allow me to use a dice bot. </p><p></p><p>If I have PDFs, they last as long as I have my computer. If the PDFs are ever pulled I cannot re-download them. That's been known to happen. But it's still more reliable than a subscription service where you have to sign into a paid account to read the game books you have purchased.</p><p>Maybe it will be here in a year, maybe not. Maybe you have to purchase everything again because your group is moving to a different service. Maybe your subscription to DND Beyond won't be needed because you've started playing PF2, but you lose access to your 5e collection. </p><p>It's not a good future ahead of us. It's something I've been very involved with in my day job as a librarian for a decade now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Retreater, post: 8484583, member: 42040"] Correct. But there is a lot of official content you can't get anymore that was only available on the subscription. The system itself was designed to be "unwieldy" if not partnered with the digital tools. Maybe (though the cost has been going up significantly). But they can't play it. Not effectively, anyway. It's not supported on any VTT. All of the tools have been shut down. Even the website was created with Silverlight, which can't be used on computers anymore. I guess there could be a fan module of "something like" WFRP created in that event. But GW could take down all the modules I've purchased, and my campaign would cease to exist. The only thing that would remain would be a blank page that would allow me to use a dice bot. If I have PDFs, they last as long as I have my computer. If the PDFs are ever pulled I cannot re-download them. That's been known to happen. But it's still more reliable than a subscription service where you have to sign into a paid account to read the game books you have purchased. Maybe it will be here in a year, maybe not. Maybe you have to purchase everything again because your group is moving to a different service. Maybe your subscription to DND Beyond won't be needed because you've started playing PF2, but you lose access to your 5e collection. It's not a good future ahead of us. It's something I've been very involved with in my day job as a librarian for a decade now. [/QUOTE]
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