Why do you subscribe to DDI?

[Nahat Anoj]

I like getting immediate access to what's current with D&D.

I like the freedom of being to look up a rules question, monster, power, or other thing via the Compendium.

 

[Stoat]

To join the chorus, I subscribe for the Compendium.

I play online using a VTT, and I keep the Compendium open while I'm DM'ing. It is a tremendous benefit to be able to reference Monsters, PC Powers, Rules, etc. with a few keystrokes.

I find the quality of articles in Dungeon and Dragon to be satisfactory. Some articles are stinkers, but (IMO) that's always been the case. However, I dislike the way the articles are presented on the website. Depending on when or how frequently the site is updated, an article can fall off the main page fairly quickly. I don't always download and read the articles immediately, and once they drop off the front page, I'm unlikely to ever come back to them.

I'd like to see WotC go to a blog-style format with its website, where content remained on the front page a lot longer.

 

[Wednesday Boy]

I can only echo what everyone else has said: the character builder, the compendium, and even though they've gone downhill, the articles.

 

[MrMyth]

Originally, mainly to continue subscribing to the magazines when they went online. And that remained the primary reason for a good long while.

When my subscription lapsed in... November of last year, I think, and DDI was going through a bit of a transition, I figured I'd wait a bit to renew and see what direction they went in. And discovered exactly how vital the Compendium was, thus resulting in resubscribing within days. Even with all its flaws, having immediate access to pretty much all the mechanical content of every player and monster book... is pretty much unbeatable.

 

[Baron Von Mandrick]

Nothing really new from me. All of the stuff is there for me to create. I'm an old D&D player, but new to 4e. On the CB I can create Rangers (which are in the PHB 1), and also try out creating a monk (which are in PHB 3). Plus the errata, updates, and other info on those characters are all in once place. It's much easier, especially when I want to try out and investigate a variety of different characters.

The information will continue to be updated for me as well. I'm busy sometimes I might be late in finding out new data or errata creation, but that isn't a problem with DDI. It will all be there for me.

Also I love the VT. I play in one campaign regularly, and have another starting soon. It's great fun, and I like sometimes being able to find other adventures when my schedule permits it.

Basically it just makes it so convenient knowing that I have all the current and corrected information in one place, and don't have to dig through 5 books to find the possible feats or powers for a character, and worrying even then that I might be missing some options.

 

[Herschel]

All of the above.

 

[interwyrm]

Compendium, character builder, support the hobby, fruitless hope of the eventual character visualization and virtual table.

 

[Havrik Stoneskimmer]

I mostly just subscribe for the online compendium (mainly for searching for magic items of a given level). We are an "Essentials-mostly" group, and so far we just use paper character sheets, but I have used the Character Builder to double-check that our math is correct. I also like some of the Dragon/Dungeon articles.

 

[Ktulu]

I subscribe because I LOVE having a digital builder that's updated, even irregularly.

I subscribe because having a monster tool that, even buggy and out of date, allows me to create monsters easier than typing them up manually or handwriting.

The weekly articles on the site are enjoyable and keep my inspiration up and kicking each week.

I subscribe because, though I may not buy every book, I do want to support WotC & D&D4e as it is my favorite RPG.

 

[Dannager]

I'd pay $10 a month for the Compendium. I'd pay $10 a month for the Character Builder. I'd pay $5 a month for access to the DDI articles. Regardless of the status of the VTT and the Monster Builder, I would be willing to pay $25 a month for something I currently get for $6 a month. And I can do all of this without feeling like I need to purchase all the books in order to adequately support the industry.

Just don't let WotC know.