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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MrMyth" data-source="post: 4850812" data-attributes="member: 61155">I'm one who gladly pays for it, and has found it to be the most cost-efficient gaming purchase I have ever made, in terms of what I get out of it for the price. And I say that as someone who doesn't even generally look at the Dungeon adventures. 1) I haven't ever encountered any sustained issues accessing the PDFs, myself - and the WotC representatives (at least in their forums) are generally pretty gung-ho about trying to help with specific issues. 2) The Character Builder is fantastic, and well worth the price. What games are you aware of that have a similar product available for free, and is it on the same level of utility?3) The skill challenge articles aren't designed to make them 'playable', they are designed to present interesting ways to use them and how to handle them with good design. I actually disagree with several facets of the current skill challenge system, but that doesn't change the facts that the articles on them are some of the most innovative and inspirational articles you can find.4) Given that the VTT isn't an advertised component of the current DDI - and that the current price is set to reflect only the current content being offered - I see no problem with its absence at the present time. I'd love for it to be available, of course, but I am very much getting value for what I am paying for, which is all that is really worth debating. 5) The compendium is invaluable in designing characters or planning out adventures, outside of a session entirely. And it does come in handy during a game - my DM has a tiny laptop he keeps behind his DM screen, and consults if any rules issues come up or if we need to check the wording on specific abilities, and so forth. The laptop is a negligible presence, largely invisible to the entire group, and in no ways detracts from the gaming experience.</blockquote>

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