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2 years ago ::
Aug 25, 2011 - 5:10AM
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Over the past couple of weeks i have really begun noticing Insider articles that really popped for me, things that made me go, "If only i had subscribed." Not as many as when i first started, when i got home from school and went to the DND homepage looking for new articles. But i am seeing more that i am interested in. @WotC, Keep doing what you're going with more interesting articles and you might have one more DDI customer. And people out there, tell me what you have seen for better or worse.
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2 years ago ::
Aug 25, 2011 - 5:12AM
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really? i have kind of felt the opposite this month. im kind of sick of nothing but heroic tier adventures. theres two articles i look forward to this month. its still worth it, but im not being blown away, certainly not by any of the articles this month
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2 years ago ::
Aug 25, 2011 - 5:22AM
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I would agree with the OP. There are about 6 articles this month that I am interested in spread across both magazines. That seems to be up from past months. Honestly though the value of DDi to me is mainly in the CB. While I don't begrudge the Forgotten Realms (incl Neverwinter), Eberron, and Dark Sun themed articles they tend to be of limited use to me as I don't play in any of those settings. The crunch of course is useful, but I tend to disallow too strongly themed elements (for instance I don't allow DS masterwork armor materials). I'd still love more Nentir Vale (and surrounding areas like the Barony of Therund, the Trollhaunt, Vor Rukoth, the Winterbole Forest and the Stonemarch) fluff to expand the world of Nerath. The articles they are publishing are interesting, but are too far away from the home base of the Nentir Vale to be very useful. Maybe in another campaign.
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2 years ago ::
Aug 25, 2011 - 5:28AM
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DDI value for me is still in the zone of "reducing a cost", and not in "providing a great service".
$70/year sounds a lot, but if I count the hours it saves me compared to pen&paper for the CB, I'd still rather spend the money. At least while the group is actively playing, and whilst my players want to use the latest core items, feats and powers.
Still I've been doing it through gritted teeth, ever since the superior (and for me, even more cost-effective) offline tools were halted in favour of the new model.
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2 years ago ::
Aug 25, 2011 - 10:39AM
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DDI value for me is still in the zone of "reducing a cost", and not in "providing a great service".
$70/year sounds a lot, but if I count the hours it saves me compared to pen&paper for the CB, I'd still rather spend the money. At least while the group is actively playing, and whilst my players want to use the latest core items, feats and powers.
Still I've been doing it through gritted teeth, ever since the superior (and for me, even more cost-effective) offline tools were halted in favour of the new model.
I agree with this. It's worth the money but service is poor and expectation management appalling.
I do, though, agree with the OP that artic le quality (and quantity) across the magazines is much better than it was, say, six months ago. From this month's Dungeon, I will probably use all of it at some point and of Dragon, I will use most. Hope they keep this up.
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2 years ago ::
Aug 25, 2011 - 12:57PM
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Marginally better, though still quite variable. For instance, there were several articles last month that interestedme. This month, not so much.
And like Frothsof, I have just about had my fill of heroic tier adventures. Thanks to the Chaos Scar, we have enough of those to last for the remainder of this edition and probably the next two. I really wish the other tiers would ge some attention, for a change, ESPECIALLY Epic.
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2 years ago ::
Aug 25, 2011 - 2:17PM
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Dragon or Dungeon improving significantly would be a nice bonus, were I convinced it was happening beyond the usual variance one can expect from month to month. But until there's a usable monster builder I still don't see the point of subscribing, for myself at least. Another thing that would interest me - adventures for a wider variety of levels - has been briefly addressed in this thread, that would help but is still utterly eclipsed by the Adventure Tools issue.
Jeff Heikkinen
DCI Rules Advisor since Dec 25, 2011
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2 years ago ::
Aug 26, 2011 - 11:25AM
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The service is still nowhere near 2009 standards when we had offline char builder that worked in most ways better than the online thingy, an actual monster builder, and a new crunch article nearly every day. I'll resub when I see this kind of service return.
Heh, Jeff has Finnish last name, neat.
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2 years ago ::
Aug 26, 2011 - 12:22PM
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I'm a third-generation Canadian and have never been to Finland, but yes, that's where the last name comes from. Most people guess Dutch or German (and I've heard every Heineken gag imaginable), unless they're from Finland themselves (I notice the same "nen" pattern in your username).
Just to add an on-topic observation having nothing in particular to do with the above post, I'm not being totally fair in my previous post - some of the other once-promised tools materializing would make DDI arguably worth it too. I'd still be hesitant to trust WotC based on anything short of a fait accompli, though, given their track record.
Jeff Heikkinen
DCI Rules Advisor since Dec 25, 2011
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2 years ago ::
Aug 26, 2011 - 2:44PM
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I'm a third-generation Canadian and have never been to Finland, but yes, that's where the last name comes from. Most people guess Dutch or German (and I've heard every Heineken gag imaginable), unless they're from Finland themselves (I notice the same "nen" pattern in your username).
"nen" is very common ending in Finnish last names. It means of/from something. In your case it means "of Heikki", and Heikki is a man's first name. In my case it means that I am from the Excalibur roleplaying club (which is often abbreviated as "Exca"). So it's not my real last name.
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