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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 9410311" data-attributes="member: 6801845">Servers are not free.&nbsp; Updating and maintaining new materials is not free.&nbsp; If I did not think DDB was not worth my money I wouldn't pay it.&nbsp; But I share my books with a dozen people.&nbsp; If I cared, I could ask them to chip in a couple bucks here and there and I wouldn't have to pay a thing.&nbsp; Nothing in life is free.So no, I really don't see the evil corporation ripping me off, I see a system that is worth the money because it makes it easier to create characters and significantly easier to DM.&nbsp; To me it's just another excuse to call them greedy bastards.&nbsp; They're no worse than any other corporation in my judgement and far better than others.&nbsp; Want to talk price gouging?&nbsp; Take a look at EssilorLuxotticaa the eyeglass manufacturer.&nbsp; Because they've bought out all the competition and the distributors (they own LensCrafters, Pearl Vision, Sunglass Hut, etc.) you pay hundreds of dollars for glasses that cost them $20 to manufacture.Compared to them?&nbsp; WotC is practically a charity.&nbsp; I also see no future where they force us all online, and they are still supporting competing VTTs such as FantasyGrounds and Roll20.&nbsp; I just don't see what the issue is. If I want to use an online product, I will, and I don't expect to get it for free.&nbsp; P.S. Yes, I just listened to a podcast on the eyeglass thing.&nbsp; As one of the millions of people that needs glasses it pisses me off.&nbsp; Good news is they're finally getting competition - Warby Parker.&nbsp; Sadly they wanted to sell eyeglasses for $45 and were told it was too good a deal because other eyeglasses cost so much, so they charge $95. Check them out online, or if they have a store in your area.&nbsp; But I digress.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f913.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":geek:" title="Geek&nbsp; &nbsp; :geek:"&nbsp; data-smilie="30"data-shortname=":geek:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 9410311, member: 6801845"] Servers are not free. Updating and maintaining new materials is not free. If I did not think DDB was not worth my money I wouldn't pay it. But I share my books with a dozen people. If I cared, I could ask them to chip in a couple bucks here and there and I wouldn't have to pay a thing. Nothing in life is free. So no, I really don't see the evil corporation ripping me off, I see a system that is worth the money because it makes it easier to create characters and significantly easier to DM. To me it's just another excuse to call them greedy bastards. They're no worse than any other corporation in my judgement and far better than others. Want to talk price gouging? Take a look at EssilorLuxotticaa the eyeglass manufacturer. Because they've bought out all the competition and the distributors (they own LensCrafters, Pearl Vision, Sunglass Hut, etc.) you pay hundreds of dollars for glasses that cost them $20 to manufacture. Compared to them? WotC is practically a charity. I also see no future where they force us all online, and they are still supporting competing VTTs such as FantasyGrounds and Roll20. I just don't see what the issue is. If I want to use an online product, I will, and I don't expect to get it for free. P.S. Yes, I just listened to a podcast on the eyeglass thing. As one of the millions of people that needs glasses it pisses me off. Good news is they're finally getting competition - Warby Parker. Sadly they wanted to sell eyeglasses for $45 and were told it was too good a deal because other eyeglasses cost so much, so they charge $95. Check them out online, or if they have a store in your area. But I digress. :geek: [/QUOTE]

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