Pathfinder 1E Would You Buy DDI-Pathfinder?

[Roman]

Even though I am very supportive of Pathfinder, I would not subscribe to such a product. In fact, I don't subscribe to any 'software as a service' at all - no MMOs and so on.

I would probably be willing to purchase a software product, if it was good, that did the things for Pathfinder that DDI does for 4E, but there is no chance I would subscribe to a software service, be it Pathfinder or 4E or any other game.

 

[an_idol_mind]

The DDI model doesn't interest me. I don't see how that would change if applied to Pathfinder.

 

[NiTessine]

I would suggest you try the monster builder and character builder, they are the best RPG creation software that I have had the pleasure to use. I have used loads (and currently also use Hero Lab and PCGen) and none of the previous software I have used hold a candle to the Char Builder/Monster Builder.

Were they a) free and b) designed for a game I had more fun playing than deriding, I would.

 

[SolitonMan]

Yes, I'd be interested, although I'd be hesitant if WotC was involved - not from a grudge perspective (I harbor no ill will) but from a competence perspective. WotC has been extremely disappointing in their electronic endeavors in the past, and despite the positive experiences of DDI users, I still don't trust them to deliver electronic tools that meet my standards.

If Paizo did this on their own, and hired professional developers (and not just gamers with some dev experience) to create the project then I'd be inclined to sign up. I already subscribe to most of the Pathfinder stuff in order to encourage and support creative products. If the price were reasonable (like on par with HERO Designer) then I'd give it a go.

That being said, what's stopping anyone from implementing such a system right now, using existing tech (not DDI) to link a database with a UI that can then spit out a well-formatted sheet of stats?

 

[Tinner]

Not just no, but Hell No!
The DDI model leaves me cold. I like electronic tools. I bought the old Core Rules CD, I bought eTools, etc. I have ZERO interest in renting software, no matter how awesome, or who makes it.

 

[billd91]

Definitely not. My first requirement would be that it be Mac-compatible and that's not on the DDI agenda.

 

[Papa-DRB]

No for the following reasons:

1) I won't pay a monthly subscription for software
2) There are other free/single fee tools to do what I need
3) I do not wish to give money to WotC for any reason

-- david
Papa.DRB

 

[Voadam]

Buy yes if I liked the price. It would be a fantastic product.

Subscribe, no.

 

[Grymar]

I've never tried the character/monster builder so I'd have to see a demo. As a rule, I avoid SaaS products, subscriptions of all sorts, to be honest, but I could be tempted if it was a stellar product.

That said, I doubt that Paizo has the staff to look into this right now.

 

[AWizardInDallas]

DDOutsider

No, hell no, not now, not ever. I've no interest in throwing large wads of cash into the failure pile Wizards of the Coast has become. Peter Adkinson and Ryan Dancy were the soul of that company and without them, it's just a shade of its former self. Wizards is headed in a direction I'm not interested in... they're way out to sea.

I'd have no trust whatsoever in any company that: produced such a catastrophic failure as Gleemax, killed two high-quality, long-running print publications, alienated and insulted its former customer base, reinvented the wheel with 4E, crapped on business partners and 3rd-party publishers, caused such heavy delays on a revised 4E license (impacting the industry, causing some 3rd-party publishers to throw in the towel and ticking off customers with heavy legal restrictions designed to protect IP), published a "fan site kit" that isn't, and halted support for the prior system (including cutting access to PDF sales... not to mention filing lawsuits TSR-style over those). They also sit on colossal mounds of intellectual property they'll just never do anything with, such as "acquisitioned" Avalon Hill games.

Wizards of the Coast just doesn't spell "fun."

No, it comes down to one thing and that's trust. Also, like someone else here put it well, I don't rent software and the subscription model is just an attempt to create a cash dragon. I wouldn't trust Wizards to care if it even works so long as it sells. They don't listen to even their current customer base.

Wizards of the Coast should pick an industry: games or computer games and leave IT to IT professionals.

Fortunately, such a paring is implausible, and that's putting it mildly. Paizo and Wizards have completely incompatible sensibilities.

I'll stand by companies I feel I can trust: Paizo, Lone Wolf Development and Profantasy.