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Message: <blockquote data-quote="francisca" data-source="post: 5657029" data-attributes="member: 9734">No way in hell I'd pony up for DDI, even for access to old-school D&D stuff.I've no need to compromise.  I own several copies of the AD&D core books, and I've cut apart the MM and PHB, scanned them, and now have PDFs which print really well (no, you can't have a copy, don't ask, I didn't do this to share with random jokers on the net.)  I'm working on the DMG now, and will move on to the FF, MMII, UA, and D&DG when I'm done.And there is always OSRIC.WotC lost me as a customer of their RPGs years ago, and no amount of nostalgia on the part of Mearls, nor putting the PDFs of old editions back online would get me back, let alone some rented copy of the old material on DDI.  Look, I understand how compelling the subscription-based business model is for WotC, and I'm not fundamentally opposed to the model, or the idea of "licensing" things or services on a pay-per-month or pay-per-access basis.  But for this particular type of product (table-top RPGs), and my particular situation (shelves stocked full, and electronic copies of key components) it's a non-starter for me as a customer.  This isn't limited to WotC/D&D, either.  I wouldn't pony up for a month sub to play any TTRPG such as Pathfinder, or Classic Traveller, etc..</blockquote>