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<blockquote data-quote="tetrasodium" data-source="post: 8604822" data-attributes="member: 93670"><p>Basic functionality is a pretty high bar though. Every vtt carries a different use case in its design and has its own long list of things that they can /can't do. Roll20's basic functionality is barely functional compared to a lot of other vtt options, but... It doesn't require a local web server to be running.. It doesn't require a computer powerful enough to run everything locally in unity... It doesn't really require players to install anything.. Etc and it has a massive user base that formed when there were almost no vtt's. Other vtt's likewise have their own lists of does x but not y while needing p but not q features & requirements.</p><p></p><p>If basic functionality was enough when it comes to software we would all still be using icq yim and aim messenger clients if wotc came out with a vtt that only offered "basic functionality" yesterday it would <em>already</em> be far behind other offerings. They could buy a vtt with basic functionality but again it goes back to investing in ongoing development just to maintain what is considered basic functionality. </p><p></p><p>Even beyond all that, what <em>is</em> "basic [VTT] functionality"? I went looking for a simple side by side chart comparing the different options & found <a href="https://www.dnd-compendium.com/dm-resources/virtual-tabletops" target="_blank">1</a>, <a href="http://www.battlegroundsgames.com/compareVTT.html" target="_blank">2</a>, <a href="http://battlegroundsgames.com/vtt-comparison-chart/" target="_blank">3</a>, <a href="https://forums.runehammer.online/t/a-comparison-of-popular-vtts-as-of-today/3375" target="_blank">4</a> different completely different & likely out of date lists that each lack any mention of one or more VTTs mentioned in this thread alone. That question is really important because VTT choice is almost entirely up to the GM so players can't be a squeaky wheel every few sessions to push for ddb character sheets on a phone even if the GM keeps explaining why that form of character sheet is not allowed. Different GM's will consider a different set of things to be "basic functionality" & ease of use design or time saving features that will always be moving targets can rank even higher</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tetrasodium, post: 8604822, member: 93670"] Basic functionality is a pretty high bar though. Every vtt carries a different use case in its design and has its own long list of things that they can /can't do. Roll20's basic functionality is barely functional compared to a lot of other vtt options, but... It doesn't require a local web server to be running.. It doesn't require a computer powerful enough to run everything locally in unity... It doesn't really require players to install anything.. Etc and it has a massive user base that formed when there were almost no vtt's. Other vtt's likewise have their own lists of does x but not y while needing p but not q features & requirements. If basic functionality was enough when it comes to software we would all still be using icq yim and aim messenger clients if wotc came out with a vtt that only offered "basic functionality" yesterday it would [I]already[/I] be far behind other offerings. They could buy a vtt with basic functionality but again it goes back to investing in ongoing development just to maintain what is considered basic functionality. Even beyond all that, what [I]is[/I] "basic [VTT] functionality"? I went looking for a simple side by side chart comparing the different options & found [URL='https://www.dnd-compendium.com/dm-resources/virtual-tabletops']1[/URL], [URL='http://www.battlegroundsgames.com/compareVTT.html']2[/URL], [URL='http://battlegroundsgames.com/vtt-comparison-chart/']3[/URL], [URL='https://forums.runehammer.online/t/a-comparison-of-popular-vtts-as-of-today/3375']4[/URL] different completely different & likely out of date lists that each lack any mention of one or more VTTs mentioned in this thread alone. That question is really important because VTT choice is almost entirely up to the GM so players can't be a squeaky wheel every few sessions to push for ddb character sheets on a phone even if the GM keeps explaining why that form of character sheet is not allowed. Different GM's will consider a different set of things to be "basic functionality" & ease of use design or time saving features that will always be moving targets can rank even higher [/QUOTE]
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