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<blockquote data-quote="IronWolf" data-source="post: 5376744" data-attributes="member: 21076">People saying they don't like a move towards a subscription based model is certainly feedback.&nbsp; We see this with all sorts of services - some like the subscription model and others don't.&nbsp; Some see some products ripe for moving a subscription based model and others see products being shoehorned into such a model.If people do not feel they are getting value for their purchase - whether it be a monthly subscription or a one-off book purchase - then saying so doesn't seem not constructive.&nbsp; Certainly everyone may not agree, but that's why we are here on a discussion board talking about it.I disagree with this.&nbsp; D&amp;D has seemed more a la carte to me.&nbsp; I pick and choose what books I buy and whether I think the supplements and such are worth purchasing.&nbsp; I choose some and pass on others.&nbsp; And the biggest difference is that if I choose to get off the supplement train, I still have my books to use that I did decide were of value to me.&nbsp; With the new CB model, once I decide I want off the train I lose access to material.&nbsp; Subtle differences, but differences.I hadn't intended to come across that way.&nbsp; I don't feel like WotC owes me free access to the character builder in anyway.&nbsp; I'm just here posting that I don't see it as offering value to me for the price or for the features I would be getting with the initial release of the online version.&nbsp; I am also leery of what could be a further move to a primarily subscription based product - but that is more of future concern as obviously I can still purchase the books now and not hop on the subscription wagon making that concern less relevant beyond pure speculation.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="IronWolf, post: 5376744, member: 21076"] People saying they don't like a move towards a subscription based model is certainly feedback. We see this with all sorts of services - some like the subscription model and others don't. Some see some products ripe for moving a subscription based model and others see products being shoehorned into such a model. If people do not feel they are getting value for their purchase - whether it be a monthly subscription or a one-off book purchase - then saying so doesn't seem not constructive. Certainly everyone may not agree, but that's why we are here on a discussion board talking about it. I disagree with this. D&D has seemed more a la carte to me. I pick and choose what books I buy and whether I think the supplements and such are worth purchasing. I choose some and pass on others. And the biggest difference is that if I choose to get off the supplement train, I still have my books to use that I did decide were of value to me. With the new CB model, once I decide I want off the train I lose access to material. Subtle differences, but differences. I hadn't intended to come across that way. I don't feel like WotC owes me free access to the character builder in anyway. I'm just here posting that I don't see it as offering value to me for the price or for the features I would be getting with the initial release of the online version. I am also leery of what could be a further move to a primarily subscription based product - but that is more of future concern as obviously I can still purchase the books now and not hop on the subscription wagon making that concern less relevant beyond pure speculation. [/QUOTE]

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