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<blockquote data-quote="Ryujin" data-source="post: 5366477" data-attributes="member: 27897">Yes, you need the internet at some point in order to download those updates, whether for CB or PDFs. You don't need it CONSTANTLY, but rather very intermittently. What else could they have done? Something similar to a Microsoft KMS server, in order to verify your legitimate use of the software on a periodic basis wouldn't have been an onerous requirement, but would have continued to permit offline use.Perhaps the use of the term &quot;necessary&quot; is somewhat over stating the point, but it doesn't rise to the point of gross hyperbole. The very nature and number of updates required in order to maintain Wizard's revenue stream, which relies on the constant release of new material, creates what I would refer to as a practical necessity.Believe me; after 30+ years of RPGing I'm quite capable of developing a character with pen and paper. As Walking Dad said, I can't recall any game I've ever played that had anywhere near the level of errata that 4e does.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ryujin, post: 5366477, member: 27897"] Yes, you need the internet at some point in order to download those updates, whether for CB or PDFs. You don't need it CONSTANTLY, but rather very intermittently. What else could they have done? Something similar to a Microsoft KMS server, in order to verify your legitimate use of the software on a periodic basis wouldn't have been an onerous requirement, but would have continued to permit offline use. Perhaps the use of the term "necessary" is somewhat over stating the point, but it doesn't rise to the point of gross hyperbole. The very nature and number of updates required in order to maintain Wizard's revenue stream, which relies on the constant release of new material, creates what I would refer to as a practical necessity. Believe me; after 30+ years of RPGing I'm quite capable of developing a character with pen and paper. As Walking Dad said, I can't recall any game I've ever played that had anywhere near the level of errata that 4e does. [/QUOTE]

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