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<blockquote data-quote="tauton_ikhnos" data-source="post: 1589267" data-attributes="member: 16195"><p>RPGNow v DTRPG</p><p></p><p><strong>Benefits to DTRPG</strong></p><p></p><p>1. Exclusive contracts.</p><p></p><p><strong>Benefits to RPGNow</strong></p><p></p><p>1. You can print the thing you just "bought".</p><p>2. A hard drive wipeout won't screw you (like a house fire, the publisher has no obligation to replace your stuff, but since it is so easy to set up, it is a nice extra, and RPGNow offers it).</p><p>3. Solid web site. Familiarity.</p><p>4. You are only required to register with the minimum number of untrustworthy third parties (a credit card vendor/RPGNow), versus having to register with (in addition!)with either Adobe or Microsoft, plus Paypal.</p><p>5. Registration and acquiring files takes very little time. This is partly because of (4), above.</p><p>6. No DRM. This is a political and emotional benefit for me, which I will touch on later.</p><p></p><p><strong>Comment 1</strong></p><p></p><p>Personally, it's a non-issue. I don't think the singular benefit (an artificial benefit at that) outweighs the inconveniences and misanthropic stance towards consumers. RPGNow is an established, trusted, and consumer-friendly store, and I believe the market will bring them to the top. MY dollars are certainly continuing to go to RPGNow.</p><p></p><p><strong>Comment 2: DRM</strong></p><p></p><p>My personal beef with DRM is simple: the only positive effect it CAN have is to deter criminals. However, criminals can bypass DRM very easily. Therefore, it has little to NO positive effect.</p><p></p><p>With that said, it is <em>inconvenient</em> to consumers. Consumers are not criminals. They are sort of the opposite of criminals, from a business standpoint.</p><p></p><p>So you have a technology which inconveniences your consumers, and does diddly to your criminals. I will not support this kind of stupidity, and I will not support a company that treats me like a criminal.</p><p></p><p>If DRM was convenient, consumer-friendly, and worked, my stance would be completely different. I don't mind anti-pirating measures, as long as they don't inconvenience ME. The problem is that DRM is inconvenient, consumer-unfriendly, and doesn't work. End of story, end of my support.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tauton_ikhnos, post: 1589267, member: 16195"] RPGNow v DTRPG [b]Benefits to DTRPG[/b] 1. Exclusive contracts. [b]Benefits to RPGNow[/b] 1. You can print the thing you just "bought". 2. A hard drive wipeout won't screw you (like a house fire, the publisher has no obligation to replace your stuff, but since it is so easy to set up, it is a nice extra, and RPGNow offers it). 3. Solid web site. Familiarity. 4. You are only required to register with the minimum number of untrustworthy third parties (a credit card vendor/RPGNow), versus having to register with (in addition!)with either Adobe or Microsoft, plus Paypal. 5. Registration and acquiring files takes very little time. This is partly because of (4), above. 6. No DRM. This is a political and emotional benefit for me, which I will touch on later. [b]Comment 1[/b] Personally, it's a non-issue. I don't think the singular benefit (an artificial benefit at that) outweighs the inconveniences and misanthropic stance towards consumers. RPGNow is an established, trusted, and consumer-friendly store, and I believe the market will bring them to the top. MY dollars are certainly continuing to go to RPGNow. [b]Comment 2: DRM[/b] My personal beef with DRM is simple: the only positive effect it CAN have is to deter criminals. However, criminals can bypass DRM very easily. Therefore, it has little to NO positive effect. With that said, it is [i]inconvenient[/i] to consumers. Consumers are not criminals. They are sort of the opposite of criminals, from a business standpoint. So you have a technology which inconveniences your consumers, and does diddly to your criminals. I will not support this kind of stupidity, and I will not support a company that treats me like a criminal. If DRM was convenient, consumer-friendly, and worked, my stance would be completely different. I don't mind anti-pirating measures, as long as they don't inconvenience ME. The problem is that DRM is inconvenient, consumer-unfriendly, and doesn't work. End of story, end of my support. [/QUOTE]
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