I have a (somewhat lengthy) confession to make

Rechan · Jul 3, 2009

I personally don't see Wizards doing better than Maptools or Game Table or the many VTT programs out there.

mach1.9pants · Jul 3, 2009

Twas a joke, I guessed (correctly) why. Just sounded amusing to have both in the same post

Agamon · Jul 3, 2009

Two things, I'm a technophile, I can't even get away from using my laptop with Hackmaster, so I love that I can use the Compendium during the game. Good stuff (also, just a question, how can you not like using a computer for gaming and still be upset at the lack of the VTT?)

Also, I use Firefox exclusively for browsing and have had zero problems with the DDI.

JeffB · Jul 3, 2009

Agamon said:
(also, just a question, how can you not like using a computer for gaming and still be upset at the lack of the VTT?)

From the previous page-

JeffB said:
It's def an issue I have with FTF gaming (PC use). I played with a group back in the 3.0 days where 2 of the people involved were constantly using/had thier heads stuck in the computer (one was the DM), and it was beyond annoying- I certainly wouldn't let that one instance sour me on something in general, however I'm also of the mindset that If I need a computer at the table to help me run the game, thats not the kind of game I want to run.

On the flip-side, being that I'm older now, a single parent, and have precious little time to game these days, let alone able to commit to a regular schedule for gaming, the VTT was (is) a HUGE deal to me.

Agamon · Jul 3, 2009

JeffB said:
From the previous page-

Gotcha, should read the whole thread.

wedgeski · Jul 3, 2009

I'd hate for anyone to think that the DDI somehow hated Firefox users, so let me just add that I use FF exclusively for browsing everything that is DDI (PDF's, Compendium, etc.) and haven't had any problems other than a few glitches during the first couple of months after the launch.

I do as a matter of course download PDF's and read them outside the browser, rather than letting the Adobe plug-in, which is rather notorious for hanging, display them for me.

Hope you get your problems sorted Jeff!

Mustrum_Ridcully · Jul 3, 2009

Neither the Acrobat Reader nor the Foxit Reader plugin work well with the PDFs, at least in Firefox. But downloading the individual PDF still works - and in the end, I want to have the PDF on my PC anyway.

I'd still prefer it fixed - if it is something WotC can influence and is not just due to Firefox or the Reader plugins.

Moon_Goddess · Jul 3, 2009

I had a problem with the pdf's for a long time, I orginally blamed it on my beta windows 7, but then when i disabled the foxit, plugin and the adobe plugin in firefox boom I simple click and it asks where to save it.