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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 5620950" data-attributes="member: 7006">The big question to ask yourself with regards to the idea of not owning physical books... is whether you honestly think you'll ever have the need/desire to play 4th edition in 5 or more years time, where you'll actually need the books?  Or more importantly... whether you'll need the books in 5+ years and don't think you'll actually be able to buy used copies of them cheaply from Amazon if/when you do need them.  Most game stores all have copies of old games available for purchase... pretty much because nobody actually ever wants these things anymore.I tossed out my 2nd edition AD&D books decades ago... but can go onto Amazon right now and get a Player's Handbook for $3.00.  So the idea for *me* that I need to have physical books in my possession at this point in time is not necessary at all.  I could toss out my 4E books right now and feel confident that in 8 years from now that if I wanted to play it again... I'd be able to get any iteration of the 4E game for cheap.So don't buy the all books just to have them... especially if you don't think you'll use them.  Pick up a Rules Compendium, maybe one of the Heroes books just to give you explanations on how character design is supposed to work... then spring for a couple months of DDI... confident in the knowledge that if you do want a book some many months/years into the future... you'll find plenty of cheap used copies on Amazon without problems.</blockquote>

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