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Message: <blockquote data-quote="catsclaw227" data-source="post: 5322498" data-attributes="member: 14197">The CB/AT update delays suck, but I really don't think it's that big of a deal.  I am a project manager and software developer and I understand the kinds of delays they are likely experiencing, especially considering the amount of staff they have allocated to the electronic tools.   So I can sympathize. For me, though, DDI is more than just the monthly data updates.  The access to the compendium and the online articles are just as valuable, and the current datasets for CB and AT are still pretty damn full of information and are far from unusable.There have been, what.... maybe 2 or 3 delays in data updates in 2 years?  That's pretty damn impressive for ANY software development company who's product has a steady schedule of updates, especially monthly updates.When our medical imaging software updates didn't come as frequently as we liked, Siemens and GE Medical both told us to just deal with it.  And we paid a million dollars for those software packages.WOTC has been pretty damn efficient with this software package and the required updates.  Because they have some seemingly major architectural changes and additions to the software, we really should have expected a hiccup or delay.  I would rather they get it right than early.And, aren't the Essentials updates not due until October anyway?  So all the fracas is about DS and Psionic Power, mostly, right?I just can't get all that upset about it.  It's easy to make 1st level characters in 4e, even with just paper and pencil!  Why should campaigns be delayed?  Are we really that dependent upon the CB and Monster tools?</blockquote>

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