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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Scribble" data-source="post: 5367992" data-attributes="member: 23977">I think with any situation like this, you have to look at everything as a whole and weigh the choices, and also account for not having all the info.You can't take one part and assume it's the whole.For instance:Old CB couldn't be used by a large group of potential users. (Mac users)Old CB forced them to split man hours maintaining more then one Database. (And if you add a new tool for Mac users, one for Ipad, and Android the situation only gets worse.)Old CB actively promoted casual subscriptions- And it's important to note that it's not just that it let people do it, it's that it actively promoted it... Really it made better economic sense to do it. The only drawback was that you needed to be patient. (oh and it's 10 bux a month.)Old CB cut into physical product sales (and WoTC is pro-physical product.) Since you were downloading the info "forever" the CB was actively cutting incentive to want to buy the physical product. Old CB not only was easy to pirate, but actively HELPED the pirates out, by supplying them with a nice DB package to use.Freeing up man power, and adding a whole set of new potential customers, stand out as two very big reasons to switch, especially when a large percentage of the population already using the tool will be unaffected.The other issues probably just put it over the top as something that had to be done even though it risked pissing off some usersSure- it's not always about actively trying to stop the piracy... but why go out of your way to make it easy for them?I mean most people lock their door at night... A thief can pretty easily smash a window, and take what he wants, but that doesn't mean we should leave the key in the lock.Also "Currently worse then we had" is kind of unfair... None of us have actually used the system yet. Also little benefit to anyone doesn't apply to mac users. And while I can't speak for everyone, here are some reasons I am happy about the switch:I can also use the CB now from any computer linked to the web, which makes me happy when I go to a friend's place who doesn't have the CB, and I want to use it. Or if I'm visiting my dad, and didn't bring a computer. Or if you're say, at school in a computer lab, or at a place that doesn't block the WoTC site, but won't let you install software. Or if I get to the game and realize I forgot my character, I can just log on and print him out.Also if they DO manage to make updates more often it benefits me.I can understand people who like to use the system offline, being upset because they no longer can... But this doesn't effect me. I use the CB in places that have internet access, and even if I don't I have a phone with an unlimited data package that can tether very easily- so I'm all for it.</blockquote>

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