Would you have bought the Class Compendium?

[Aegeri]

So now that we've seen the Weaponmaster and the Marshal, I was wondering how many here would have bought the class compendium? It's pretty clear for the most part these were not changed dramatically in any way: Being just errata for the PHB at most. So knowing the way these are turning out, would you have actually bought the CC or not? Personally, I couldn't see myself buying it and so it's cancellation was probably a good thing.

 

[the Jester]

Unlikely but maybe- if there was sufficient new content.

 

[IanB]

I'd have bought it most likely. Would be nice to have the correct version of older stuff in an actual book.

 

[Tony Vargas]

Yes. If it had been published in book form, it'd've been Essentials+ and usuable in Encounters. I'd be playing a Warlord vs the Phantom Brigade instead of a Beguiling-Strands spamming wizard. My party wouldn't be doing quite as well, but it'd've been fun.

(No, I'm not just speculating: the DM materials for Phantom Brigade /did/ allow characters from Class Compendium, but the book was cancelled. Everyone I've asked seems to think that the Dragon-published CC doesn't count, so no 'Marshal' for me, even if I'm willing to overlook the ignominious name.)

 

[storm_wolf]

I'd have picked it up because I am a sucker for having everything. Being a DDI subscriber though I rarely pick up the books and just use the compendium and character builder.

 

[Kingreaper]

I might have got it. I don't have a PHB, so it would be good to have. Then again, I don't have a PHB because I don't need one with DDI, so I might not bother.

 

[MatthewJHanson]

I voted no, but to be fair, I no longer buy primarily crunch books and I get the info from DDI instead.

 

[Nemesis Destiny]

I would have.

1) I don't have an original PHB. One of the others in the group bought it.
2) I like the new format. Fits better where I keep my books.
3) It's harder to see every option in one book on DDI.
4) I have decided in between 2008 and Essentials, that I like 4e enough that I want to have hard copy, even if it's horribly errata'd and out of date.

 

[Kirian55]

The updates were too minors. I’m kind of disappointed with the last update. I was expecting more. I like the philosophy behind 4th edition: if something is too strong, they publish an errata in order to keep everything in balance. But when something sucks, it gets ignored completely. I wish they gave a second life to underpowered options (things like sure strike, for example... or classes feature like ruthless ruffian). Those updates would have been great with that kind of philosophy in mind – since options that are really bad are not really option.

 

[Kelvor Ravenstar]

Well, hopefully I would have looked at the feat section before buying, so that I could then shop around for a deal on it. I would have wanted it for the Encounters+ format, because sometimes I need to be able to help people make characters the traditional PnP way, but I don't think it would have been worth it for MSRP price.

After looking at the material released so far, I think WotC made the right decision to cancel it.