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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Arlough" data-source="post: 5535438" data-attributes="member: 79335">They could have offered subscriptions in year and half year formats only.Of course, this doesn't solve the problem of people only getting a subscription long enough to update errata. I think the real problem here is they didn't have something that was valuable to those customers (the ones who no longer subscribe), or at least valuable enough to justify the amount WotC was charging.The reason I stopped subscribing (and probably why many didn't feel the need to maintain subscriptions) is because I really didn't want to buy corrections.  If I am buying something, make it content.EnWorld gives me content, and I pay a monthly tribute to EnWorld in thanks for that. I get access to multiple adventure paths from beginning to end. I also get periodic articles and updates, as well as access to interesting and well thought out ideas.  And, if there is an issue, I can rest assured that EnWorld will take into consideration the input of the users and make changes based on what the users think would be best for the games we play.If DDi offered even just that, I would be happy paying $5 a month for the service.  If they really wanted to get money from me, they would offer things that facilitate me, as a DM, making sure their game was played.If, say, we could get a group account for 1 DM and 5 players for a monthly fee of $20 to $25, then not only would my group pay that, but I as a DM would probably be willing to pay even if the group wouldn't.But as it is, I just didn't feel like it was worth it.  DDi didn't provide me, as a DM, any tools that really helped me make the game happen.  No digital dash where I could look at all the characters next to each other, digital DM screen where I could reference data easily, and no way for me to create custom elements for my game. I also don't feel like there has really been any value add to the rules since PHB3 came out (and even that was of questionable value), and I don't treasure the flood of feats, powers, and accompanying errata that have lead to the current power <s>creep</s> sprint.And since I have frozen the rules at pre-essentials, and the OCB doesn't allow for house rules, then my players certainly have not found it worth paying for either.It's not that I am unwilling to pay.  It is that the amount I pay must be proportional to the value I feel I am getting.</blockquote>

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