Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="DaveMage" data-source="post: 3822835" data-attributes="member: 10447">Here's the way I see it.I have no problem with someone making money, but I do have a problem when design decisions are (potentially) greatly impacted by monetary concerns.&nbsp; Sure, there has to be some consideration, but in this case I feel it seems to go to far.For example, they want PHB1, PHB2, and PHB3 to all be considered &quot;core&quot;.&nbsp; So, in order to sell *all* those books, they are &quot;holding out&quot; some races or classes to be used in later volumes.&nbsp; Second, as mentioned, the DI nickel-and-dime potential:Look!&nbsp; Here are cool virtual minis to use with your $9.99/month DI subscription!&nbsp; Oh, but, sorry, if you actually want to USE these minis, well, they cost extra.&nbsp; Oh, and by the way, you'll have to buy them in random virtual packs.&nbsp; (WTF!?!?!&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f615.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":confused:" title="Confused&nbsp; &nbsp; :confused:"&nbsp; data-smilie="5"data-shortname=":confused:" /> )&nbsp; Now, hopefully WotC will give up this nonsensical idea and make everything available under the DI at their monthly $9.99.&nbsp; However, the more I hear about this edition, the more I'm convinced that the folks in charge of the purse strings are not interested in good value for the gamer - they're interested in separating as much money from the gamer as possible.&nbsp; For those of you who are going 4e, hopefully, I'm completely wrong.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DaveMage, post: 3822835, member: 10447"] Here's the way I see it. I have no problem with someone making money, but I do have a problem when design decisions are (potentially) greatly impacted by monetary concerns. Sure, there has to be some consideration, but in this case I feel it seems to go to far. For example, they want PHB1, PHB2, and PHB3 to all be considered "core". So, in order to sell *all* those books, they are "holding out" some races or classes to be used in later volumes. Second, as mentioned, the DI nickel-and-dime potential: Look! Here are cool virtual minis to use with your $9.99/month DI subscription! Oh, but, sorry, if you actually want to USE these minis, well, they cost extra. Oh, and by the way, you'll have to buy them in random virtual packs. (WTF!?!?! :confused: ) Now, hopefully WotC will give up this nonsensical idea and make everything available under the DI at their monthly $9.99. However, the more I hear about this edition, the more I'm convinced that the folks in charge of the purse strings are not interested in good value for the gamer - they're interested in separating as much money from the gamer as possible. For those of you who are going 4e, hopefully, I'm completely wrong. [/QUOTE]

Verification