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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 3775991" data-attributes="member: 22779">There's a couple of problems with this.First off, the only things that will be in the client apps are the chargen program and the Virtual tabletop.&nbsp; That's it.&nbsp; If you want access to all the other goodies, like your online library, Dungeon, Dragon, etc, you'll be able to without any problem on any computer.&nbsp; It's really only those two things.&nbsp; Not the meat of the DDI at all.&nbsp; Just a couple of potatoes and maybe a carrot.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />The other problem is that Charles Ryan's initial idea is flawed.&nbsp; DDI is like OpenRPG or any of the other VTT programs out there.&nbsp; They are NOT for existing groups.&nbsp; Heck, WOTC has stated this repeatedly.&nbsp; If you are already in a stable tabletop group, then the VTT has nothing to do with you.&nbsp; It can be adopted for tabletop play, but, that's not its function.What will happen will look something like this:&nbsp; A bunch of people sign up for the DDI.&nbsp; A smaller group will start posting ads looking for players in their online games.&nbsp; Those that have signed up for the DDI and have access to the VTT will join those games.I know that VTT play is apparently seen akin to having relations with farm animals by a large segment of the EN World crowd, but, I'm here to tell you that there is a fairly large group of gamers who have no problem sitting down and playing D&amp;D with people they've never met in real life.&nbsp; The fact that I can go on the OpenRPG boards, post and ad and get a group together in about a week shows that there is a fair bit of interest in something like this.If you're a Mac user and want to do VTT gaming, there are all sorts of options available to you right now.&nbsp; DDI is just one of them.&nbsp; There's nothing stopping a Mac user from having a DDI account for content and then playing on Kloogwerks.&nbsp; So the DDI VTT isn't written for Macs?&nbsp; Big deal.&nbsp; Who cares?&nbsp; There's a dozen others that ARE written for Macs.&nbsp; Use one of them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 3775991, member: 22779"] There's a couple of problems with this. First off, the only things that will be in the client apps are the chargen program and the Virtual tabletop. That's it. If you want access to all the other goodies, like your online library, Dungeon, Dragon, etc, you'll be able to without any problem on any computer. It's really only those two things. Not the meat of the DDI at all. Just a couple of potatoes and maybe a carrot. :) The other problem is that Charles Ryan's initial idea is flawed. DDI is like OpenRPG or any of the other VTT programs out there. They are NOT for existing groups. Heck, WOTC has stated this repeatedly. If you are already in a stable tabletop group, then the VTT has nothing to do with you. It can be adopted for tabletop play, but, that's not its function. What will happen will look something like this: A bunch of people sign up for the DDI. A smaller group will start posting ads looking for players in their online games. Those that have signed up for the DDI and have access to the VTT will join those games. I know that VTT play is apparently seen akin to having relations with farm animals by a large segment of the EN World crowd, but, I'm here to tell you that there is a fairly large group of gamers who have no problem sitting down and playing D&D with people they've never met in real life. The fact that I can go on the OpenRPG boards, post and ad and get a group together in about a week shows that there is a fair bit of interest in something like this. If you're a Mac user and want to do VTT gaming, there are all sorts of options available to you right now. DDI is just one of them. There's nothing stopping a Mac user from having a DDI account for content and then playing on Kloogwerks. So the DDI VTT isn't written for Macs? Big deal. Who cares? There's a dozen others that ARE written for Macs. Use one of them. [/QUOTE]

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