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<blockquote data-quote="Khairn" data-source="post: 3823000" data-attributes="member: 20153">Exactly.&nbsp; I know that WotC is claiming the DDI is unnecessary, and it would be suicide for them to claim otherwise.&nbsp; But with the potential profit to be made and the chance to get off of the feast/ famine RPG sales rollercoaster, and get secured monthly subscription $... it's clearly in WotC's best interest to make the DDI as much of a necessity as they can.When I look at the EN World front page I saw a quote from Chris Thomasson's blog about the chance of doing adventure paths in the near future.&nbsp; In his response he points out the need to have a plan that will enable them to &quot;leverage the technology&quot;.&nbsp; That's a term that pops up quite often.&nbsp; If WotC is focused on leveraging the technology whenever it can, what impact could that corporate direction and philosophy have on the development of the game?&nbsp; What about on the support which is such an intregal part of the D&amp;D experience?I know that this is as clear as mud, but its been a perception that has been voiced on numerous boards with the only response being made &quot;You won't need the DDI to play the game.&quot;&nbsp; But if the game is being developed to be played with content that has been leveraged to take advantage of technology, and you don't use that technology, aren't you getting just a fraction of the game?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Khairn, post: 3823000, member: 20153"] Exactly. I know that WotC is claiming the DDI is unnecessary, and it would be suicide for them to claim otherwise. But with the potential profit to be made and the chance to get off of the feast/ famine RPG sales rollercoaster, and get secured monthly subscription $... it's clearly in WotC's best interest to make the DDI as much of a necessity as they can. When I look at the EN World front page I saw a quote from Chris Thomasson's blog about the chance of doing adventure paths in the near future. In his response he points out the need to have a plan that will enable them to "leverage the technology". That's a term that pops up quite often. If WotC is focused on leveraging the technology whenever it can, what impact could that corporate direction and philosophy have on the development of the game? What about on the support which is such an intregal part of the D&D experience? I know that this is as clear as mud, but its been a perception that has been voiced on numerous boards with the only response being made "You won't need the DDI to play the game." But if the game is being developed to be played with content that has been leveraged to take advantage of technology, and you don't use that technology, aren't you getting just a fraction of the game? [/QUOTE]

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