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<blockquote data-quote="Faolyn" data-source="post: 8902631" data-attributes="member: 6915329"><p>But that's the point that I'm making.</p><p></p><p>Imagine that, one month, they produce something really cool. That's awesome, it's money well spent. I can totally see that. But next month, they produce something that you have zero interest in, actively dislike, or that you wanted to like but is just so poorly done as to be worthless. Well, it's a subscription model so you <em>have </em>to pay the $30 even though you're getting nothing of value. You won't have the option of picking and choosing what you want to buy or waiting until you've read the reviews before you decide. You don't <em>get </em>to pass on the product. You're stuck with it. </p><p></p><p>And, again, $30 may be pocket change for you, but for a lot of other people, it's a <em>big</em> decision. </p><p></p><p>For all we know, they may try to make this content into "pay-to-win" loot boxes. They may start producing adventures that effectively <em>require </em>material from them in order to proceed. Wild Beyond The Witchlight referenced another book, Domains of Delight. DoD was optional, simply including material if you wanted to create your own Domain of Delight. But I would not be even slightly surprised if they took this path even further. You want the info on this monster or event or magic item? It won't be in the dead-tree version of the book, it'll be dropped in the digital bundle they're putting out that month, along with a cool interactive map that'll make your VTT really pop! Sucks to be a gamer who plays in person around an actual table using physical books. </p><p></p><p>Do I <em>know </em>this will happen? No, I'm speculating. But it seems like a strong possibility to me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Faolyn, post: 8902631, member: 6915329"] But that's the point that I'm making. Imagine that, one month, they produce something really cool. That's awesome, it's money well spent. I can totally see that. But next month, they produce something that you have zero interest in, actively dislike, or that you wanted to like but is just so poorly done as to be worthless. Well, it's a subscription model so you [I]have [/I]to pay the $30 even though you're getting nothing of value. You won't have the option of picking and choosing what you want to buy or waiting until you've read the reviews before you decide. You don't [I]get [/I]to pass on the product. You're stuck with it. And, again, $30 may be pocket change for you, but for a lot of other people, it's a [I]big[/I] decision. For all we know, they may try to make this content into "pay-to-win" loot boxes. They may start producing adventures that effectively [I]require [/I]material from them in order to proceed. Wild Beyond The Witchlight referenced another book, Domains of Delight. DoD was optional, simply including material if you wanted to create your own Domain of Delight. But I would not be even slightly surprised if they took this path even further. You want the info on this monster or event or magic item? It won't be in the dead-tree version of the book, it'll be dropped in the digital bundle they're putting out that month, along with a cool interactive map that'll make your VTT really pop! Sucks to be a gamer who plays in person around an actual table using physical books. Do I [I]know [/I]this will happen? No, I'm speculating. But it seems like a strong possibility to me. [/QUOTE]
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