Question: Is a year-long D&DI subscription worth it?

[Thasmodious]

justanobody - I think munchkin is actually the word you are looking for (much more than CoDzilla, which refers more to the characters created by powergamers, rather than the powergamers themselves.) People aren't objecting to it because it is the wrong word, but because you seem to be throwing it about without any real support. Your earlier post implied that everyone who likes having expanded options is doing so because they have to make the best characters available - rather than, say, enjoying the use of a diverse range of options to make a variety of interesting characters.

Which is, of course, another favorite line of attack he uses.

"4e sucks because it doesn't have the build options of 3e."

Here's a ton of options!

"Munchkin..."

 

[doctorhook]

Which is, of course, another favorite line of attack he uses.

"4e sucks because it doesn't have the build options of 3e."

Here's a ton of options!

"Munchkin..."

As much as I would normally agree with you, Thasmodious, personal attacks could get you and this thread in trouble, and nobody wants that.

 

[Thasmodious]

I don't think you could call that a personal attack, nothing is hyperbole or made up there. Both of those are positions expressed by the poster in question.

 

[DaveMage]

For $5/month it would be something I subscribed to if I played 4E.

Once the price point increases, the decision gets hazy.

Would I pay $10/month if this were for 3.5/Pathfinder?

Not too sure - that would be pushing the edge of what I'd be willing to pay. I think the Dragon articles might be better as free web enhancements (I wouldn't pay for them alone). The adventures, though, might be worth the money - it would depend on quality. The character builder - presuming it allowed access to all abilities in all released supplements - would be nifty, but it seems this would be more useful in 3.x than in 4E, where it has been reported it's much quicker to roll up a PC.

 

[Scribble]

I'm not sure Dragon/Dungeon would be worth it entirely on their own. I think if that happened they'd fall into the trap the print mags fell into for me:

If the article happens to be soemthing I can use right then and there for my current game cool... If not, then even if it's something I like and think I can use later, it goes on the shelf, destined to be forgotten about.

Since the new monsters/feats/powers/classes/items/rituals/etc are tied into the compendium/characetr builder/encounter builder/ etc I'll never loose them. I get the "good read" as they come out that month, but then I get the info when it coems down to designing adventures, and stuff.

Plus since it's auto archived one click lets me bring up the original source, so I can review all the other info in the article.

 

[TerraDave]

DDI has come far from those dark days early in this year. I don't know if we will get everything we have been promised*, but it is much better, even worth paying for.

Better yet, you can still access it from: www.tsr.com









*Sorry, couldn't resist.

 

[Scribble]

Better yet, you can still access it from: www.tsr.com

Thats how I get to it. Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page is WAAAAAAY too much to type.

 

[JackSmithIV]

Then what are those people that like to min-max everything using every bit of data and ability/etc they can get their hands on called?

The minority.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

The minority.

I call them... Mustrum Ridcully and friends.

Okay, not really. My group is always power-gaming, but there are certain... limits. If there is actually someone that ever played pun-pun, it couldn't have happened in our group.

 

[Enforcer]

Dragon alone is worth the price I paid for the yearly subscription. The Compendium and Encounter Tools are also worthwhile.

I've heard good things about the character builder from my group, but until I get Vista for my iMac (hopefully for this holiday season) I can't comment.