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<blockquote data-quote="kristov" data-source="post: 5376182" data-attributes="member: 1726"><p>D&D is suppose to be cheap - all you needed was a book and your imagination (maybe a pencil and a blank sheet of paper).</p><p></p><p>You cant try and milk everything for every penny - some things are meant to be a certain way.</p><p></p><p>WOTC is simply trying to ensure everyone who uses character builder pays for it full price - and they are also wanting to ensure they give you a reason to never cancel because you will lose access or lose all your characters or something.</p><p></p><p>Its just how business works - on the other hand you get to vote with your wallet. If you want to support such business practices that is your right in our capitalistic society. </p><p></p><p>For me, its over the line. There are a lot of people who play D&D because it is as cheap as it is. Trying to force a group of people to pay monthly subs to your product who previously found a way to share it will not work well in this case I believe.</p><p></p><p>Running off players - giving them another reason to go play Pathfinder or Call of Cthulu instead just isnt a good idea in a competitive hard to make money in industry. Less books will be sold, there will be fewer D&D players - because they squandered the money they made off Character Generator to re-make it with additional anti-piracy measures in place. Thats the big investment they chose to make rather than making new and better tools to please customers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kristov, post: 5376182, member: 1726"] D&D is suppose to be cheap - all you needed was a book and your imagination (maybe a pencil and a blank sheet of paper). You cant try and milk everything for every penny - some things are meant to be a certain way. WOTC is simply trying to ensure everyone who uses character builder pays for it full price - and they are also wanting to ensure they give you a reason to never cancel because you will lose access or lose all your characters or something. Its just how business works - on the other hand you get to vote with your wallet. If you want to support such business practices that is your right in our capitalistic society. For me, its over the line. There are a lot of people who play D&D because it is as cheap as it is. Trying to force a group of people to pay monthly subs to your product who previously found a way to share it will not work well in this case I believe. Running off players - giving them another reason to go play Pathfinder or Call of Cthulu instead just isnt a good idea in a competitive hard to make money in industry. Less books will be sold, there will be fewer D&D players - because they squandered the money they made off Character Generator to re-make it with additional anti-piracy measures in place. Thats the big investment they chose to make rather than making new and better tools to please customers. [/QUOTE]
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