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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Argyle King" data-source="post: 5382630" data-attributes="member: 58416">I have very minimal (if any) knowledge of programming or anything like that.  However -from an admitedly uneducated viewpoint-  I don't understand why it's not possible to take some of the programs which are already out there and modify them to work with D&D. On the complex side of things, you have programs such as AutoCAD which already exist; is it not possibly to take the framework of a system like that?  What about the character creation abilities of some video games such as Oblivion, Smackdown vs Raw; etc?  I guess I'm a little confused as to why there was a need to start from scratch instead of being able to look at how other programs work and modifying some of the concepts which already exist.  I'd be perfectly fine with even PS1 Final Fantasy Tactics graphics. I understand they would be more complicated than the basic 2D table.  That only makes sense.  However, if there's nothing the 2D tool can offer me over what I can already do with programs which are free, I still find myself unsure of why I would pay for DDi.  ...not trying to be pessimistic; just being realistic - Free program vs Essentially same program, but with a fee?  When I take into account economic considerations as well as consdering that D&D now also has to compete over my gaming budget with other rpgs, the free program seems to win out.</blockquote>