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<blockquote data-quote="Undrhil" data-source="post: 4651597" data-attributes="member: 77538">Multiple points here but I don't feel like breaking up your post, so I'll just reply to them one by one.&nbsp;1) It's not a monthly charge *for the program*.&nbsp; The monthly charge is for D&amp;Di which includes the Compendium (ie, the rules), the Dungeon and Dragon magazines and access to download the full version of the Character Builder.&nbsp; There is no monthly access fee for using the Character Builder.&nbsp;2) If it's so easy to do, then let's see you do it.&nbsp; It's written in a .NET language.&nbsp; We don't know which language they are using and, guess what?&nbsp; C++ is a .NET language now.&nbsp; So, this isn't a valid argument.&nbsp;3) Your third complaint about intricate computer programs shouldn't have to be paid for monthly is covered by my first response.&nbsp;Bottom line: no one is holding a gun to your head telling you that you *have* to use the D&amp;Di character builder.&nbsp; Please, continue to use Wonko's sheet.&nbsp; I still use it from time to time myself (and am still waiting on the A.8 release!)&nbsp; In the meantime, I have access to the character builder which is fully up-to-date and functional.&nbsp; No Excel 2007 required, by the way.&nbsp; Sure, Wonko's sheet is nice to keep on a flash drive, but at the end of the day, you still need to have Excel 2007 installed on a PC in order to use it.&nbsp;With the D&amp;Di character builder, I'm thinking of testing it with the Western Digital app which lets you install programs on a portable harddrive and access them on any PC.&nbsp; If it works there, then portability is no problem.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Undrhil, post: 4651597, member: 77538"] Multiple points here but I don't feel like breaking up your post, so I'll just reply to them one by one. 1) It's not a monthly charge *for the program*. The monthly charge is for D&Di which includes the Compendium (ie, the rules), the Dungeon and Dragon magazines and access to download the full version of the Character Builder. There is no monthly access fee for using the Character Builder. 2) If it's so easy to do, then let's see you do it. It's written in a .NET language. We don't know which language they are using and, guess what? C++ is a .NET language now. So, this isn't a valid argument. 3) Your third complaint about intricate computer programs shouldn't have to be paid for monthly is covered by my first response. Bottom line: no one is holding a gun to your head telling you that you *have* to use the D&Di character builder. Please, continue to use Wonko's sheet. I still use it from time to time myself (and am still waiting on the A.8 release!) In the meantime, I have access to the character builder which is fully up-to-date and functional. No Excel 2007 required, by the way. Sure, Wonko's sheet is nice to keep on a flash drive, but at the end of the day, you still need to have Excel 2007 installed on a PC in order to use it. With the D&Di character builder, I'm thinking of testing it with the Western Digital app which lets you install programs on a portable harddrive and access them on any PC. If it works there, then portability is no problem. [/QUOTE]

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