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I really don't like the Compendium links in articles.
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<blockquote data-quote="mach1.9pants" data-source="post: 4856871" data-attributes="member: 55946"><p>Hi yall</p><p></p><p>I just tried to read the Psion article that has just been published and instead of writing out the full powers WotC in their wisdom have instead included the title, fluff description and a link to the compendium. Does any one else out there think that really really sucks? I have just extended for a year just before they did this, this is enough to make me want to cancel my sub. It means I cannot read this PDF on my eReader, it means I cannot even read it on the PC. I find jumping from link to link (which takes a good 5 seconds per power, if not more) to read through the powers virtually impossible! It is not like reading through 4E class powers is a nice flow anyway, this is worse!</p><p></p><p>This has been implemented without announcement, is it now going to be the standard for ALL articles, effectively ending the Mags as being readable? Imagine all the Dungeon monster stats are just a link to the compendium, etc etc. It is fine as a <em>resource</em> but as something you can actually read? No it is awful. </p><p></p><p>Is this only me? I must say I am already PDF bitter having WotC end their PDF line without warning.</p><p></p><p>And why have they done this, to fit more in the page limit? Or an attempt to stop piracy 'cos you have to be signed in to get the crunch?</p><p></p><p>Anyway I have sent an email and if this is the future, PFRPG will be mine at the end of my current campaign. If I cannot read Dungeon and Dragon on my eReader then (despite the char builder, compendium, etc being such excellent tools) then I will spend my money elsewhere. I subscribe to DDi and I own pretty much every 4E book and the whole module series so this will be a big change. I like 4E ease of use a lot but part of my enjoyment of the hobby is reading new stuff, if they take away the readability of the mags then it is another prod towards a different publisher. Paizo give a free PDF of pretty much everything if you subscribe.....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mach1.9pants, post: 4856871, member: 55946"] Hi yall I just tried to read the Psion article that has just been published and instead of writing out the full powers WotC in their wisdom have instead included the title, fluff description and a link to the compendium. Does any one else out there think that really really sucks? I have just extended for a year just before they did this, this is enough to make me want to cancel my sub. It means I cannot read this PDF on my eReader, it means I cannot even read it on the PC. I find jumping from link to link (which takes a good 5 seconds per power, if not more) to read through the powers virtually impossible! It is not like reading through 4E class powers is a nice flow anyway, this is worse! This has been implemented without announcement, is it now going to be the standard for ALL articles, effectively ending the Mags as being readable? Imagine all the Dungeon monster stats are just a link to the compendium, etc etc. It is fine as a [I]resource[/I] but as something you can actually read? No it is awful. Is this only me? I must say I am already PDF bitter having WotC end their PDF line without warning. And why have they done this, to fit more in the page limit? Or an attempt to stop piracy 'cos you have to be signed in to get the crunch? Anyway I have sent an email and if this is the future, PFRPG will be mine at the end of my current campaign. If I cannot read Dungeon and Dragon on my eReader then (despite the char builder, compendium, etc being such excellent tools) then I will spend my money elsewhere. I subscribe to DDi and I own pretty much every 4E book and the whole module series so this will be a big change. I like 4E ease of use a lot but part of my enjoyment of the hobby is reading new stuff, if they take away the readability of the mags then it is another prod towards a different publisher. Paizo give a free PDF of pretty much everything if you subscribe..... [/QUOTE]
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