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Message: <blockquote data-quote="rironin" data-source="post: 3482960" data-attributes="member: 51582">While I have to echo a bit of concern over the fact that I didn't learn too much from that interview, in the words of someone pretending to be Sean Connery, "I'll play your game you rogue!"Here is what I would like to see from a DI:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Leverage the Online Format - Wikify everything - classes, prestige classes, monsters, stats, abilities, etc, all linked in to take away any semblance of virtual page-turning. I'm sure you've already thought of this, and even though it's simple, it's probably one of the greatest advantages the online content can provide over a book.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Experiment with Adventure Formats - Seems to me, one of the toughest things about giving a DM an adventure (especially one that's non-linear or has many potential branches) is formatting it into a magazine or booklet in a way that makes sense. Web page navigation could probably provide a whole new format that makes getting the right information into the DM's hands much easier. Of course, this would only benefit those of us who DM with a computer nearby.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dice Rolling & Table Generation -As new content is added to a subscriber's vault of articles and resources, seamlessly incorporate this new content into tables - treasures, locations, etc. With treasure especially, I could enjoy being able to instantly roll up a treasure generated from a list of everything in the SRD, combined with all the new items and loot that I've been exposed to with my DI subscription. Nearly any bit of data in the DI content could be massaged and collated this way without any effort on the subscriber's part, if the infrastructure is in place.</li> </ul>That's about it really. Others have expressed disinterest in the bells & whistles of the internet age, but I don't see any point to a DI unless you play those bells & whistles to the hilt.As others have mentioned, I can't imagine myself being able to accept content that is rented or difficult to manage outside of the website's confines. I know that people who exploit free access to data give you guys headaches, but I can't part with my money unless the content becomes my own. If you offer tools for generating creatures, characters, etc, I'm fine with only accessing the tool if I'm paying for the content - so long as I can download and keep the things I make with those tools, to use and enjoy long after my subscription has ended.</blockquote>

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