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<blockquote data-quote="Mark CMG" data-source="post: 5814485" data-attributes="member: 10479">This is not a given fact.Again, not a given fact.&nbsp; They may have a long way to go yet to recoup the R&amp;D expenses they have sunk into DDI.&nbsp; However, it is the platform of their future and there's no way they're going to move forward with 5E without keeping DDI up and running even if it has been a money pit.&nbsp; Cancelling DDI is NOT an option.&nbsp; Replacing it might be but it seems unlikely they are working on a replacement for it in parallel to their DDI upgrades.I agree it is a marketing arm but I'm not convinced it necessarily sells much in additional hardcopy products.&nbsp; Mostly I hear folks say they like DDI because it makes buying the supplements unnecessary.&nbsp; I suppose updating the DDI has the effect of selling itself, by maintaining subscription levels.But rolling the magazines into DDI (or its predecesor(s)) was a necessity for synergistic reasons.&nbsp; It's a shame, however, that WotC is not making compilations available as Print on Demand products for those who don't want DDI but still want the magazines, even if that would mean $10 issues.&nbsp; I think people would pay for the privilege.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mark CMG, post: 5814485, member: 10479"] This is not a given fact. Again, not a given fact. They may have a long way to go yet to recoup the R&D expenses they have sunk into DDI. However, it is the platform of their future and there's no way they're going to move forward with 5E without keeping DDI up and running even if it has been a money pit. Cancelling DDI is NOT an option. Replacing it might be but it seems unlikely they are working on a replacement for it in parallel to their DDI upgrades. I agree it is a marketing arm but I'm not convinced it necessarily sells much in additional hardcopy products. Mostly I hear folks say they like DDI because it makes buying the supplements unnecessary. I suppose updating the DDI has the effect of selling itself, by maintaining subscription levels. But rolling the magazines into DDI (or its predecesor(s)) was a necessity for synergistic reasons. It's a shame, however, that WotC is not making compilations available as Print on Demand products for those who don't want DDI but still want the magazines, even if that would mean $10 issues. I think people would pay for the privilege. [/QUOTE]

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