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<blockquote data-quote="Festivus" data-source="post: 5280617" data-attributes="member: 34532">It *is* expensive when you consider that Maptool is FREE.&nbsp; But beyond that, I agree that Maptool is not for everyone.I think you will find the following to be true:Maptool is more complex to get up and running than Fantasy Grounds.&nbsp; It may require a degree of tinkering and reading to get things exactly the way you want, particularly if you plan on using a framework.&nbsp; These are not overly complex things, but it does require a bit of time investment to get it done.People who just want a program that is going to work with minimal tinkering will find Fantasy Grounds more to their liking.&nbsp; I found that I was able to get Fantasy Grounds 3.5 game up and running in minutes with a minimum of fuss (really was just opening ports on my firewall and I was done).I believe that technical support for both Maptool and Fantasy Grounds is via message boards and community support, unless something has changed and you can now get someone on a phone line for help with Fantasy Grounds, which would be an edge to that product.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Festivus, post: 5280617, member: 34532"] It *is* expensive when you consider that Maptool is FREE. But beyond that, I agree that Maptool is not for everyone. I think you will find the following to be true: Maptool is more complex to get up and running than Fantasy Grounds. It may require a degree of tinkering and reading to get things exactly the way you want, particularly if you plan on using a framework. These are not overly complex things, but it does require a bit of time investment to get it done. People who just want a program that is going to work with minimal tinkering will find Fantasy Grounds more to their liking. I found that I was able to get Fantasy Grounds 3.5 game up and running in minutes with a minimum of fuss (really was just opening ports on my firewall and I was done). I believe that technical support for both Maptool and Fantasy Grounds is via message boards and community support, unless something has changed and you can now get someone on a phone line for help with Fantasy Grounds, which would be an edge to that product. [/QUOTE]

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