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<blockquote data-quote="karolusb" data-source="post: 5366761" data-attributes="member: 83359">I am not a fanboy here, I have declared that all future characters in my game would be made by hand.&nbsp; I dislike many many elements of it.&nbsp; As a guy with a DDI subscription since before you had to pay, and ~$500 of (4E) D&amp;D books, I hate that they are shafting me to get at those who subscribe twice a years and never buy books.&nbsp; They needed a solution to those guys.&nbsp; Just wish they had done it some other way.&nbsp; &nbsp;I would wager the new CB was supposed to be out timed with essentials (that is when the spotty updating of the old CB began). Essentials, by dramatically altering character format (and dark sun with the addition of themes) both involved programming tasks, tasks that would have been wasted manpower on a version they knew was dead.&nbsp; Updating psionic power (which it appears they also originally weren't going to do) was simply database tasks, and much easier to implement.&nbsp; It was not a holiday plot.&nbsp; If they could have rolled this out three months ago I am certain they would have.&nbsp; &nbsp;I do lament the change.&nbsp; I forsee no future where the CB supports any relevant houserules (you can't even export characters, exporting custom magic items?&nbsp; not gonna happen).&nbsp; I make all my monsters from scratch and/or alter them in the monster builder.&nbsp; Every single one.&nbsp; I suspect the new cloud system will not be friendly to that.&nbsp; While I don't allow comps at the table for players (too much distraction), I frequently monster on the fly while GMing.&nbsp; This part would annoy me less if I hadn't downloaded the most recent, very buggy, and presumably final version of the monster builder (I didn't need or what MM3 stats, but I would really like it if a print out would show correct movement speeds and resistances).&nbsp; &nbsp;The text export in the OCB was super awesome.&nbsp; I have a hard time believing that the data can't easily be exported this way, which puts me on the conspiracy side of the fence when it comes to the export feature.&nbsp; &nbsp;I am not giving up yet, I will remain cautiously pessimistic.&nbsp; Maybe I will love it.&nbsp; And if not, essentials characters certainly don't need a computer to make.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="karolusb, post: 5366761, member: 83359"] I am not a fanboy here, I have declared that all future characters in my game would be made by hand. I dislike many many elements of it. As a guy with a DDI subscription since before you had to pay, and ~$500 of (4E) D&D books, I hate that they are shafting me to get at those who subscribe twice a years and never buy books. They needed a solution to those guys. Just wish they had done it some other way. I would wager the new CB was supposed to be out timed with essentials (that is when the spotty updating of the old CB began). Essentials, by dramatically altering character format (and dark sun with the addition of themes) both involved programming tasks, tasks that would have been wasted manpower on a version they knew was dead. Updating psionic power (which it appears they also originally weren't going to do) was simply database tasks, and much easier to implement. It was not a holiday plot. If they could have rolled this out three months ago I am certain they would have. I do lament the change. I forsee no future where the CB supports any relevant houserules (you can't even export characters, exporting custom magic items? not gonna happen). I make all my monsters from scratch and/or alter them in the monster builder. Every single one. I suspect the new cloud system will not be friendly to that. While I don't allow comps at the table for players (too much distraction), I frequently monster on the fly while GMing. This part would annoy me less if I hadn't downloaded the most recent, very buggy, and presumably final version of the monster builder (I didn't need or what MM3 stats, but I would really like it if a print out would show correct movement speeds and resistances). The text export in the OCB was super awesome. I have a hard time believing that the data can't easily be exported this way, which puts me on the conspiracy side of the fence when it comes to the export feature. I am not giving up yet, I will remain cautiously pessimistic. Maybe I will love it. And if not, essentials characters certainly don't need a computer to make. [/QUOTE]

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