D&D 3E/3.5 Will the DI also support 3.5 or only 4e?

[iwarrior-poet]

I am desperately hoping (likely in vain) that the DI will be compatible with BOTH 3.5 and 4e. Here's why: I will absolutely pay for DI if it allows me to use my 3.5 material. However, I do not intend to go to 4e anytime soon and neither does either of my gaming groups.

Heck, I would even be willing to pay a little bit more than the 'standard' DI subscription if I could access 3.5 material.

I know WoTC will be pushing everyone to go to 4e and the DI will be a big part of that, but they might be cutting themselves off from a sizable revenue stream if they don't also offer some digital aides for folks who are sticking with 3.5.

 

[Drkfathr1]

If they're putting their resources into a new edition, you can be 99% certain they won't support older editions of the game.

 

[Xyxox]

Why would they want to support an obsolete edition with a new online initiative?

It'll be 4E only, count on it.

 

[EricNoah]

I can't imagine them putting an ounce of effort into supporting a game they no longer publish.

That said, there could be parts of D&D Insider that could be rules-free (map galleries, art galleries, articles that are more fluff than crunch, setting-related stuff). If you can pick and choose what you want, and not have to pay for what you don't want, then yeah, maybe it might be of some use to those of us who stick with 3e.

 

[Xyxox]

I can't imagine them putting an ounce of effort into supporting a game they no longer publish.

That said, there could be parts of D&D Insider that could be rules-free (map galleries, art galleries, articles that are more fluff than crunch, setting-related stuff). If you can pick and choose what you want, and not have to pay for what you don't want, then yeah, maybe it might be of some use to those of us who stick with 3e.

I imagine there will be varying levels of subscription, but probably not a lot of difference. I'd suspect a players level and a DMs level. Players level gets the crunch for players and the players sheet. DM level gets everything.

That's be my guess, any way.

 

[Glyfair]

That said, there could be parts of D&D Insider that could be rules-free (map galleries, art galleries, articles that are more fluff than crunch, setting-related stuff)

Yup, look at Keith Baker's Dragonshard articles. There are rules elements in them, but I think the total percentage of rules material is under 10% (probably under 5%). And they are the most popular Eberron columns by far.

 

[useridunavailable]

Why would they want to support an obsolete edition with a new online initiative?

Because they'll be charging a subscription fee? This would enable them to make some money from people who would otherwise net them no money.

That said, I doubt they would be interested in investing any time/money/other resources into catering to/making money from a group which they (optimistically or otherwise) obviously view as the minority. WotC has made a habit of simply tossing overboard those whose desires and interests diverge from the direction in which they've decided to steer the ship. They have clearly demonstrated their confidence in the belief that the majority of naysayers will eventually begrudgingly acquiesce, and the community/consumer base has yet to disprove this assumption.