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Message: <blockquote data-quote="justanobody" data-source="post: 4566345" data-attributes="member: 70778">Works for you, but is no indication that PCGen was needed. I you prefered 2nd edition you could have just as easily picked up Core Rules which was a more extensive package and still a product that eclipses DDI with what all it offers.Also Core Rules offered C&P from multiple forms either the webhelp or windows help files and over 20 full books (excluding images) with full search capability to aid in C&P.The only thing really done by the SRD was allow people to market products like PCGen IF programs were allowed by the OGL or STL.So your reason for choosing PCGen over Core Rules are you own, but are not whole truths unless you were a 3rd party publisher wanting to sell D&D related products.Here again Core Rules dwarfs PCGen then if you were unable to add your own material, because within the few limitations it has it could create anything for use with the game and store it in its database.PCGen required purchasing databases to upgrade your product didn't it? or was that eTools, or both?Either way Core Rules allows you to create material including but now limited to races/monsters/items/etc and use them directly into the software which would handle all rules and math adjudications for you of the newly created material...and you could trade naterial with others.Wait...didn't you say you stopped buying books because of PCGen?You are not alone in thinking DDI will fall short of many expectations. I don't think the subscription price with the VTT even is enough added value to what was present with Core Rules for 2nd edition.See previous mention of C&P if you would like to do so with AD&D 2nd edition, and do not have any intent to merchandise your creations of the C&P material.So anyway the GSL or even OGL didn't really help any extra than what was present for 2nd edition moving on to 3rd or 4th, and I think it has already been stated that the GSL is taking a back seat to all the other stuff Scott has been dumped into his lap with the firing of Linae.And those people who signed up to beta test it at DDXP who are not paid subscribers to DDI, if I am understanding the WotC forums on the matter.__________________So... it is coming along just as fast as the WotC CEO and board are allowing for it to happen with all the excess of work they add to their understaffed company.</blockquote>

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