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<blockquote data-quote="Mouseferatu" data-source="post: 3723029" data-attributes="member: 1288"><p>And do you have any knowledge that such things won't still be available for free from other companies? WotC's offering a service they didn't offer, that's all. Mapping software and independent character creators are almost certainly not going anywhere.</p><p></p><p>And BTW, WotC has said--over and over again, on multiple sites--that the web site will still contain some free materials. There will still be free articles, and I believe even some free adventures, completely separate from the subscription-portion of the DI.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That's your take. Paizo claims to be, and seems to be, doing just fine. And if/when 3E proves unsupportable, there's nothing stopping them from switching over to 4E.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Uh, no. My job has nothing to do with supporting any "party line." I'm a freelancer, not an employee. So long as I don't violate my NDA or start spreading lies about them, they could care less what I say on a messageboard. My opinions, too, are my own. And my opinion is that some of what you're espousing is unreasonable or downright factually incorrect.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Really? Most mainstream RPGs go through editions <em>faster</em> than D&D does. <em>Vampire: The Masquerade</em> had three editions before <em>Vampire: The Requiem</em> came out. <em>Call of Cthulhu</em> is on edition six or seven. And so on.</p><p></p><p>And incidentally, since you chose to bring up Microsoft, may I ask how many editions of Windows have been put out so far?</p><p></p><p>Again, you don't want to switch, that's fine. As I said, I understand why some people won't want to. But you can make your case based on opinion and fact, not on false analogies and exaggeration.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mouseferatu, post: 3723029, member: 1288"] And do you have any knowledge that such things won't still be available for free from other companies? WotC's offering a service they didn't offer, that's all. Mapping software and independent character creators are almost certainly not going anywhere. And BTW, WotC has said--over and over again, on multiple sites--that the web site will still contain some free materials. There will still be free articles, and I believe even some free adventures, completely separate from the subscription-portion of the DI. That's your take. Paizo claims to be, and seems to be, doing just fine. And if/when 3E proves unsupportable, there's nothing stopping them from switching over to 4E. Uh, no. My job has nothing to do with supporting any "party line." I'm a freelancer, not an employee. So long as I don't violate my NDA or start spreading lies about them, they could care less what I say on a messageboard. My opinions, too, are my own. And my opinion is that some of what you're espousing is unreasonable or downright factually incorrect. Really? Most mainstream RPGs go through editions [i]faster[/i] than D&D does. [i]Vampire: The Masquerade[/i] had three editions before [i]Vampire: The Requiem[/i] came out. [i]Call of Cthulhu[/i] is on edition six or seven. And so on. And incidentally, since you chose to bring up Microsoft, may I ask how many editions of Windows have been put out so far? Again, you don't want to switch, that's fine. As I said, I understand why some people won't want to. But you can make your case based on opinion and fact, not on false analogies and exaggeration. [/QUOTE]
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