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<blockquote data-quote="Nytmare" data-source="post: 5373348" data-attributes="member: 55178">I will be changing over from a full time DDI subscriber to a full time non-subscriber.&nbsp; I've held out since the beginning of 4E because I was expecting things to more or less to move in one direction, and it has steadily moved in a different one.I buy pretty much every book, and because of the character builder, there are several that have only been opened once or twice.&nbsp; I started paying for Dragon and Dungeon when they went digital and haven't read a single one.I am wholeheartedly a software and media pirate.&nbsp; That being said, I spend a mint on the video games, software, movies, comics, and music that I want to support.&nbsp; WOTC is currently getting the lion's share.&nbsp; &nbsp; I absolutely detest rented and subscription based entertainment, and I don't want to be in a situation where the convenience of having a digital secretary tallying to hit bonuses and keeping track of a list of feats is going to cost me X dollars every month for the rest of my natural life.&nbsp; I despise that business model, and it makes me sick to think about how well it works on people in general.The character builder spoiled me.&nbsp; I was expecting it to finally get around to being more mod-community friendly, but made due.&nbsp; My games are production value heavy, and the amount of time I saved with the character builder translated into more time I could spend on making my game prettier.&nbsp; Now that I've lost that extra time I don't know what I'm going to do.&nbsp; More than anything it's frustrating cause I've spent so much time (oh my god so much time) integrating the now defunct character and monster builders into my routine it almost feels like I should start with a clean slate somewhere where things aren't quite so chaotic.I know that the books are still good, and I know that there's nobody holding a gun to my head forcing me to change, but I want to play a game where I have access to stable support because I'm playing the game, not because I'm paying dues in a club.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nytmare, post: 5373348, member: 55178"] I will be changing over from a full time DDI subscriber to a full time non-subscriber. I've held out since the beginning of 4E because I was expecting things to more or less to move in one direction, and it has steadily moved in a different one. I buy pretty much every book, and because of the character builder, there are several that have only been opened once or twice. I started paying for Dragon and Dungeon when they went digital and haven't read a single one. I am [I]wholeheartedly[/I] a software and media pirate. That being said, I spend a mint on the video games, software, movies, comics, and music that I want to support. WOTC is currently getting the lion's share. I absolutely detest rented and subscription based entertainment, and I don't want to be in a situation where the convenience of having a digital secretary tallying to hit bonuses and keeping track of a list of feats is going to cost me X dollars every month for the rest of my natural life. I despise that business model, and it makes me sick to think about how well it works on people in general. The character builder spoiled me. I was expecting it to finally get around to being more mod-community friendly, but made due. My games are production value heavy, and the amount of time I saved with the character builder translated into more time I could spend on making my game prettier. Now that I've lost that extra time I don't know what I'm going to do. More than anything it's frustrating cause I've spent so much time (oh my god so much time) integrating the now defunct character and monster builders into my routine it almost feels like I should start with a clean slate somewhere where things aren't quite so chaotic. I know that the books are still good, and I know that there's nobody holding a gun to my head forcing me to change, but I want to play a game where I have access to stable support because I'm playing the game, not because I'm paying dues in a club. [/QUOTE]

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