Master To... er... D&D E-Tools. Is anyone actually going to buy it?

[RobNJ]

There's nothing to see here, move along

 

[Henry]

There's nothing to see here, move along

Plenty to see, plenty to do!

I probably WON'T buy it, but mostly because PCGen works well for me. E-Tools, had it lived up to the original promise, or even 60% of the original promise, I would have found indispensible. But I will find it difficult to justify to myself.

I may change my mind, but unless there are features in it that are not listed in any of the previews, I will not have a reason to.

 

[Bass Puppet]

And to add more fuel to the Fire.....

"D&D E-Tools Update: D&D E-Tools has run into a slight production delay. Unfortunately, we do not yet have a new release date, but we will keep you informed as soon as we find out more information. "

You would think that this was Microsoft Windows XP.

 

[thalmin]

Just a question for the anyone in the know. Will E-Tools be designed for 3rd or 4th Edition D&D?

 

[Ranger REG]

For now, E-Tools is an electronic aids for 3e.

 

[Hikaru]

I'll certainly look at it. pcGen is interesting, but not terribly user friendly (even after GUI changes) and it seems to be a very fast moving target; I could download it today and there's be three updates by Friday. On one hand, that's good, on the other, I'd like them to just finish the dang thing and leave it be for a minute!

I get enough pointless change at work.

Are you seriously complaining because they update the "dang thing" so often and for free??

Nothing obliges you to dowload every single update. I don't. But I do update my PCGen from time to time, or I go and check when I want to use something in particular (like a specific supplement) to see if it has not been implemented since my last download.

 

[KnowTheToe]

If you can add feats and spells and skills, then i will get it. I did not think it was going to be flexable.

 

[Kid Charlemagne]

Are you seriously complaining because they update the "dang thing" so often and for free??

Nothing obliges you to dowload every single update. I don't. But I do update my PCGen from time to time, or I go and check when I want to use something in particular (like a specific supplement) to see if it has not been implemented since my last download.

It becomes an issue of compatability across a group. Will a character made with version X.X import completely and flawlessly if Emailed to someone with version X.X+2? Which versions have support for which products, etc, etc. There's a reason updates get released in one big swoop, not in 500 little ones.

That said, the main reason I don't use it is that I can do it by hand faster, especially once the learning curve is taken into account.

 

[bolen]

could companies just publish downloads so their stuff could be used in e-tools or is this not allowed? If so E-tools should be just like PC gen (only it costs money but is easier to use) If I can only include official Wizards stuff it seems kind of pointless when PC Gen is out there.