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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tazawa" data-source="post: 5361397" data-attributes="member: 11334">I don't think it's worth it right now.I'm in a similar situation to you except that I am a current subscriber to DDI. I used to subscribe to the print versions of both Dragon and Dungeon. I now DM 4e but use the Pathfinder adventure paths.I am disappointed with the .pdf versions of the magazines. The articles are not as in-depth or as flavorful as they were in the print days or even in the early days of the online versions. As well, I find I don't read the online articles as much - I usually just skim them for something interesting. On the other hand, I read my print copy of Pathfinder cover to cover each month. The quality of writing is much better and something about a physical copy makes it much easier to read.The Character Builder is very useful for players, but it has less use for a DM. It has some campaign customization abilities (deities, languages, etc.) but these are very limited. It's also become a little bloated, with a bewildering array of feat and power options to chose from during character creation. It's hard to separate the wheat from the chaff. And the lack of Essentials or Dark Sun material is very frustrating.The Monster Builder is even more frustrating. It has a lot of potential but just isn't living up to it. Because I'm converting adventures, almost all the monsters I use are custom or modified. The monster builder should be able to handle these things easily, but it's a bloated, bug-ridden mess. The use of the new MM3 monster format is great, but the change seemed to introduce bugs into speed, immunities, and triggered actions. Once you have a monster built, the output functions are limited - would it be so difficult to add two-column print option for an encounter's worth of monsters?I used to be much happier with my subscription than I am now. You should try out the demo version of the Character Builder, look at the early free versions of Dungeon and Dragon (realizing the quality has declined), and see what you think.I would recommend waiting until Wizards releases updates to both the Character Builder and the Monster Builder before signing up for a subscription.</blockquote>

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