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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 4912074" data-attributes="member: 2525">In my opinion, WOTC could gain a LOT in new sales if they did the following:1) Offer the DDI character generator, compendium, and monster maker (and future tools) for all WOTC 3.5 books (so it would not ever need an update once they do the data entry) as its own data set;2) License the chracter generator, compendium, and monster maker (and future tools) to Paizo for the limited purpose of Paizo entering all Pathfinder data into those programs for it's own data set, updated as Paizo publishes more Pathfinder books;3) Split the access on programs from the magazines for 3.5 and Pathfinder, and sell the program access based on the system data set you purchase.  So, if you want to play pathfinder using the software tools that WOTC sells, you pay a subscription fee for just that (and WOTC can share proceeds on that portion with Paizo).  If you don't want to pay a subscription, you can purchase access for a month and end it there (just like they do right now for 4e), though of course you would miss out on future Paizo updates.And if you want to play with those tools for just 3.5, you can pay a one-time fee for lifetime access, or pay that larger fee over many months in installment payments.The DDI tools are powerful, and better than anything else out there.  If WOTC leveraged those tools for 3.5 and Pathfinder, they could probably capture a wider audience, with frankly very little effort.</blockquote>

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