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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wicht" data-source="post: 4750013" data-attributes="member: 221">Okay, the similarities are that they are both monthly subscriptions.The differences is that Paizo's is primarily a physical book subscription with free digital and shopping benefits.  It is not a subscription to a ruleset or electronic tools (in point of fact I believe Paizo will end up with a free online ruleset similar to the d20 srd).  At the end of the month you have at least one new physical, paper, dead tree book.  You also have a pdf.  If you cancel your subscription you still have the books and access to redownloading the PDFS.WotC provides a monthly subscription to an electronic platform with complimentary digital benefits.  You have to pay to have access to their online rules (if I understand right).  I guess at the end of the month you have some PDFs.  If you cancel your subscription you have access only to what you stored and cannot redownload your subscriptions.  edit:And I do not believe you get 10% off your other WotC books for having a DDI membership.Seems like two different animals to me.  Paizo's is modeled more after traditional monthly magazine subscriptions.  WotC's is modeled more after online gaming platforms.  If they seem the same to you because they are both monthly subscriptions, I guess thats alright but I think its a stretch for anyone to suggest Paizo's subscription model is evidence of WotC's leadership and example-setting.</blockquote>

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