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<blockquote data-quote="Hatchling Dragon" data-source="post: 303694" data-attributes="member: 580"><p><strong>Thank Goodness!</strong></p><p></p><p>Here I stopped in at the WotC shop in the Mall of America with the intent of buying eTools (among other things), yet they were fresh out. I'd been dissappointed but figured that perhaps it was for the best, since I hadn't had a chance to check-up on any reviews for said product yet anyhow. I'm certainly glad I did get that chance, as I'm fairly certain that the WotC shop wouldn't have taken back my copy if I'd installed it and been dissappointed (which is a fairly certain thing from what I've read).</p><p></p><p>I very seriously doubt I'm going to bother with it now, it looks like I can get as much use out of 3rd party software with less expense, as well as the 'bonus' of supporting fans that devoted thier blood and sweat to a hobby they love. If you're going to produce a product with the intent to make money it'd be nice, for once, if it were <strong>done</strong> before you dropped it into the market. Granted, I know something about programming and databases, but I'm <em>not</em> in the majority of gamers here. Not only do most players not have the know-how to 'fiddle' the software into full useability, many (that I know) simply don't have the <em>time</em> to spend on 'finishing up' a product they bought to save time in the first place.</p><p></p><p>I'm with the poster above who said that the 'no games' part of the d20 license was a definate shot in WotC's own foot. Heck, they could have narrowed that limitation down to 'anything but tools' or some-such. I can certainly understand them not wanting just anyone make up an acutal DnD game without WotC getting thier fair share.</p><p></p><p>Hatchling Dragon</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hatchling Dragon, post: 303694, member: 580"] [b]Thank Goodness![/b] Here I stopped in at the WotC shop in the Mall of America with the intent of buying eTools (among other things), yet they were fresh out. I'd been dissappointed but figured that perhaps it was for the best, since I hadn't had a chance to check-up on any reviews for said product yet anyhow. I'm certainly glad I did get that chance, as I'm fairly certain that the WotC shop wouldn't have taken back my copy if I'd installed it and been dissappointed (which is a fairly certain thing from what I've read). I very seriously doubt I'm going to bother with it now, it looks like I can get as much use out of 3rd party software with less expense, as well as the 'bonus' of supporting fans that devoted thier blood and sweat to a hobby they love. If you're going to produce a product with the intent to make money it'd be nice, for once, if it were [b]done[/b] before you dropped it into the market. Granted, I know something about programming and databases, but I'm [i]not[/i] in the majority of gamers here. Not only do most players not have the know-how to 'fiddle' the software into full useability, many (that I know) simply don't have the [i]time[/i] to spend on 'finishing up' a product they bought to save time in the first place. I'm with the poster above who said that the 'no games' part of the d20 license was a definate shot in WotC's own foot. Heck, they could have narrowed that limitation down to 'anything but tools' or some-such. I can certainly understand them not wanting just anyone make up an acutal DnD game without WotC getting thier fair share. Hatchling Dragon [/QUOTE]
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