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<blockquote data-quote="shadzar" data-source="post: 5437060" data-attributes="member: 6667746">Today? Not really.I am guessing here, and been trying to make sense after first reading the OP, that in regards to CB, it refers to those using the downloaded version and not needing the online one as they aren't using the newer material that requires the new CB?One of the complaints among many about AD&amp;D software, was that people no longer needed to buy the books. The first came out in 1996 prior to WotC finalizing purchase, so it was done then where people had the books in some form, then continued by WotC later in 1998 with an updated version.Funny thing is, even today everyone will not print out rules wholesale to give to friends unless they have enough money to buy the books for them anyway because of ink costs, and today the pages of the rules books(DDi articles) have even more wasted ink.Some will survive happily off just that program, as well the downladed CB.This gap will only be furthered with more going directly to DDi rather than printed products, as there is little reaosn for those people with the older version of CB to buy new books if they can't get it in, and thus no reason for them to worry about what is in the new CB.Also some have mentioned just being able to add new things form books as house rules, so they also don't need the new CB.The gap can really only widen from here out as has been discussed on the whole in the fragmentation thread.While the focus may be on the PHB as from a player perspective, does it hurt other future products directed mostly at players since they will never get an update for their version of the CB?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="shadzar, post: 5437060, member: 6667746"] Today? Not really. I am guessing here, and been trying to make sense after first reading the OP, that in regards to CB, it refers to those using the downloaded version and not needing the online one as they aren't using the newer material that requires the new CB? One of the complaints among many about AD&D software, was that people no longer needed to buy the books. The first came out in 1996 prior to WotC finalizing purchase, so it was done then where people had the books in some form, then continued by WotC later in 1998 with an updated version. Funny thing is, even today everyone will not print out rules wholesale to give to friends unless they have enough money to buy the books for them anyway because of ink costs, and today the pages of the rules books(DDi articles) have even more wasted ink. Some will survive happily off just that program, as well the downladed CB. This gap will only be furthered with more going directly to DDi rather than printed products, as there is little reaosn for those people with the older version of CB to buy new books if they can't get it in, and thus no reason for them to worry about what is in the new CB. Also some have mentioned just being able to add new things form books as house rules, so they also don't need the new CB. The gap can really only widen from here out as has been discussed on the whole in the fragmentation thread. While the focus may be on the PHB as from a player perspective, does it hurt other future products directed mostly at players since they will never get an update for their version of the CB? [/QUOTE]

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