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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TheYeti1775" data-source="post: 3483527" data-attributes="member: 20914">I waited a few hours before I responded, as when I first read the interview I found it wanting.But first thank you, for the attempt at appeasing your 'rabid' fans.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />  Big Kudos there.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60e.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":cool:" title="Cool    :cool:"  data-smilie="6"data-shortname=":cool:" /> While some questions were answered, the harder ones were not.So here's what I got from it and my suggestions. 1. Ability for 'Subscriber' to access anywhere with connection.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />   2. DRM if more than Watermarking, it would be bad. You have to take into account persons like me who have multiple portable drives.  I have 4 computers in my house, 3 are mine the fourth is my wife's. 3. Content must be downloadable in some form, if not it is useless for me unless I'm online during a game. 4. Piecemail subscriptions = Bad Idea, I can see the Platinum / Gold / Silver split as a possiblity though.    Platinum - Full access everything WOTC & willing 3rd Party Material    Gold - Full access everything WOTC    Silver - This can be your trial access, no downloads and any tools are OGL/SRD only.    That I can see working as Silver would be for those wanting to test drive it or just want to keep up with stuff.  Your Gold offers the download capabilities and all.  Any tools would have all WOTC products as an option within them.  Your checklist of what you want to use can be saved as a alias profile within your account.  Think like what Dice.com uses for your job agents.  You can save several different ones under your account and choose which one to run at the time.The Platinum level will allow 3rd party developers (Paizo/Green Ronin/Mongoose/Etc) to still provide some content.  As it is something your lawyers would have to do, most likely as a fee for 'yeah publish this for us'.  Much like OGL revolutionized the industry this could also help in 'bridging' the rift that losing those magazines has caused.  I'm sure some money would change hands between companies on that, so it is just a 'Hey did anyone think of this as a source of revenue that wouldn't squeeze our customer base, but might actually expand it.'  Cause really on EnWorld how many Core only games are being played?  Now compare that to how many of us use WOTC only, now compare to how many use 3rd Party.All your Online Tools could take into account this as well.  Perhaps the Platinum version allows their download to offline tools.  In the offline version have it so only mechanics are in the data (i.e. 3rd level caster of magic missile is 2 1d4+1 missiles), if they want more there is a Book & Page reference to look it up.  Allow that tool to import 3rd party data, and I bet you have a lot going for it.5. Pricing - If you use the tiered pricing for something like I mentioned in #4 (Platinum/Gold/Silver), something like $3 / $5 / $10 per month would work easily.  The Platinum jump is based on the 3rd party contributions at that level (i.e. less work on WOTC) and the fact downloadable tools will be a huge selling point.  (Just make sure patches are readily available as errata is made.)  Another thing I would say is allow only Silver to be a 'month to month' one.  Gold available on 3/6/9/12 month basis, with Platinum only being available on a Yearly subscription rate. 6. If you do Compendiums, like you say are in the works for them, I would say twice a year would be best.  Any more than that, and would have to ask 'So why did you get rid of them.  Now on the twice a year thing, make one a 'Dragon'-like content and the other a 'Dungeon'-like content.  Do not have Adventure Paths in those, sell adventure path Hardcovers of the popular ones.7. Access after subscription.  Kind of touchy there.  I bought it it's mine.  If you use the model in #4, Silver you can't do it.  Gold and Platinum allowed you to download any article already, and Platinum allowed the download of tools.  So if you kept that model and made sure people knew it, then this should be a non-issue then.But the big thing is what about Archive access you ask.  Well reward longer term subscribers, i.e. you have been subscribing for 2 months now, so you have access to the last 4 months archives.  Wow you have stayed with us the year, have access to the last 2yrs archives.  Each month allows another month deeper into archives.  If you lapse say subscribe 2 months quit for 6 then subscribe again you start that over.8. Content, I want all of Dragon/Dungeon and more.  Embrace those that left when 3E came out, those that were 'abandon' by their Setting being discontinued.As part of Platinum Subscriptions, allow the publications of the Defuncts (OD&D / 1E / 2E / Planescape / Spelljammer / etc...) articles.  Embrace the past as well as the future, and I bet you might snag a few 'old-timers' into subscribing just for an article or two of cost each month.Well if you got this far, thanks.  Below is just rants about it, figure you would prefer the suggestions first.The interview sounded like corpspeech filtered by someone.  Sorry but it did.The can't tell you the content, but what would you like to see reminded me of dealing with a used car dealer.  Feeling me out for what are you willing to pay, not the how much it is.  But I give ya a pass there, as you did ask.  I think it was just worded wrong.  (Least I hope you meant something like, we are keeping several lines of articles, but not all are finalized yet, from Dragon/Dungeon.  But we want your suggestions on other content we can provide other content that you want as well.)The knowing about this a year in advance does make it seem like somewhere a ball was dropped on Public Relations part.But let me say again, Scott Rouse; Bill Slavicsek; & Chris Perkins, thank you for taking time to answer those questions as best you could.Morrus, thank you again for putting it all together.SincerlyYeti</blockquote>

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