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<blockquote data-quote="Mustrum_Ridcully" data-source="post: 5378949" data-attributes="member: 710"><p>I had to laugh at the person using that "WotC has fired me as a customer" meme. I can only call it meme because I can't take it seriously to say something like that.</p><p></p><p>But that's probably the only really funny about this. I am very disappointed by this.</p><p></p><p>As a whole, the new Character Builder takes out the entire fun of building a character.</p><p></p><p>You make a selection? A modal dialog opens. I am very constrained. I have to make this choice now, I can't just quickly move to another area of the software. </p><p></p><p>And then, I finally make a selection? It takes 10 seconds or so until it finishes. </p><p>So I am contrained and slowed down. I can't just "quickly" update something. I have to open the modal dialogue, then wait the Gary-Gygax Memorial minute, and finish it.</p><p>Occassionally, the app crashes. Someone said -1 for crash, +2 for crash recovery? That would be a net positive. Nope, it's -3 for crash and +1 for crash recovery. It's still sucks that it happens and crash recovery can dampen the disappointment, but it can't eliminate it.</p><p>At least the 20 character limit is no real problem - I don't really feel compelled to create 20 characters on the online builder. </p><p></p><p>As a sum, it's not just that the performance is low or that some features I'd hope for are still missing, it's also that the UI design is weak and the app is buggy and unstable.</p><p></p><p>I think I just renewed a few weeks back for a year, so there is not much that I can actively do on my end, but I <em>can</em> say that I am disappointed. I am not sure where to go from here. Maybe at least a symbol disabling of auto-renewal. Maybe a customer support letter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mustrum_Ridcully, post: 5378949, member: 710"] I had to laugh at the person using that "WotC has fired me as a customer" meme. I can only call it meme because I can't take it seriously to say something like that. But that's probably the only really funny about this. I am very disappointed by this. As a whole, the new Character Builder takes out the entire fun of building a character. You make a selection? A modal dialog opens. I am very constrained. I have to make this choice now, I can't just quickly move to another area of the software. And then, I finally make a selection? It takes 10 seconds or so until it finishes. So I am contrained and slowed down. I can't just "quickly" update something. I have to open the modal dialogue, then wait the Gary-Gygax Memorial minute, and finish it. Occassionally, the app crashes. Someone said -1 for crash, +2 for crash recovery? That would be a net positive. Nope, it's -3 for crash and +1 for crash recovery. It's still sucks that it happens and crash recovery can dampen the disappointment, but it can't eliminate it. At least the 20 character limit is no real problem - I don't really feel compelled to create 20 characters on the online builder. As a sum, it's not just that the performance is low or that some features I'd hope for are still missing, it's also that the UI design is weak and the app is buggy and unstable. I think I just renewed a few weeks back for a year, so there is not much that I can actively do on my end, but I [I]can[/I] say that I am disappointed. I am not sure where to go from here. Maybe at least a symbol disabling of auto-renewal. Maybe a customer support letter. [/QUOTE]
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