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<blockquote data-quote="Piratecat" data-source="post: 5439642" data-attributes="member: 2">For me, the value of a DDI subscription depends on a few things:- the completeness of the Compendium (all books included, all rules included.)- the ability of the character builder to create and track the characters used in my game- the usefulness of the monster builder for adjusting monster stats- regular, interesting articles in Dragon/Dungeon that are compiled monthlyRight now they're falling down on several of these points. No more compiling of articles. The CB doesn't handle several simple house rules or unique items that we use, and doesn't provide adequate filters to simplify character creation (feat overload!), and doesn't let me mix and match Essentials and Dark Sun and standard characters. The Compendium is missing rules information (diseases come to mind.)I still find it essential for DMing, because I need that monster and magic item lookup. Its value for me continues to drop, though, leaving me in a conundrum. Is there a point where I cancel completely and lose my access to the database? Does that mean I pick up books I didn't buy, or change game systems? I don't have any wonderful answers.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Piratecat, post: 5439642, member: 2"] For me, the value of a DDI subscription depends on a few things: - the completeness of the Compendium (all books included, all rules included.) - the ability of the character builder to create and track the characters used in my game - the usefulness of the monster builder for adjusting monster stats - regular, interesting articles in Dragon/Dungeon that are compiled monthly Right now they're falling down on several of these points. No more compiling of articles. The CB doesn't handle several simple house rules or unique items that we use, and doesn't provide adequate filters to simplify character creation (feat overload!), and doesn't let me mix and match Essentials and Dark Sun and standard characters. The Compendium is missing rules information (diseases come to mind.) I still find it essential for DMing, because I need that monster and magic item lookup. Its value for me continues to drop, though, leaving me in a conundrum. Is there a point where I cancel completely and lose my access to the database? Does that mean I pick up books I didn't buy, or change game systems? I don't have any wonderful answers. [/QUOTE]

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