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5 months ago ::
Jan 20, 2013 - 12:26AM
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Date Joined:
Jul 29, 2009
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And how much do you think it will cost if they do something like it for 5th Edition?
Things that 5E needs to do:
-Make the use of battlemaps/miniatures the default.
-Make healing fun, magical AND non-magical needs to be an option. Long live the Warlord!
-Make magic items feel magic/mythical. I don't want a dagger +1, I want STING.
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5 months ago ::
Jan 20, 2013 - 12:29AM
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Absolutely. The first one was one of the biggest successes of 4e.
The cost is tricky. They will probably do subscription based services again, and it will probably not be too far off its current price.
My two copper.
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5 months ago ::
Jan 20, 2013 - 5:20AM
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Date Joined:
Apr 28, 2009
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Absolutely. The first one was one of the biggest successes of 4e.
The cost is tricky. They will probably do subscription based services again, and it will probably not be too far off its current price.
Agreed. DDI is mostly used for the character builder (at least by the subscribers in/around my group), and that is a multi-million dollar source of annual income.
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5 months ago ::
Jan 20, 2013 - 5:26AM
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I would personally liked to see off line version as it is better than online in 4E.
They could give "trial" version to everyone up to level 4(only include stuff from PHB), and you would get additional updates with buying books as they would all be with character builder keys. also I wouldn't mind buying software for 100$ if I knew it would be supported by whole D&D 5e duration.
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5 months ago ::
Jan 20, 2013 - 6:14AM
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Date Joined:
Jun 22, 2010
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Having to pay for an online character builder would be a deal breaker for me, as I want to continue to use it offline and own it should I decide to stop paying for a subscription. Where I would be willing to pay for online tools is a virutal table top and all the associated utilities that come with it like adventures, maps and tokens.
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5 months ago ::
Jan 20, 2013 - 6:24AM
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And how much do you think it will cost if they do something like it for 5th Edition?
So far, I'd hope to say no. Making and leveling chrs has been so easy, I see no need for one. I can say however that if they do, if it cost money, I won't use it.
Browncoats Unite...
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5 months ago ::
Jan 20, 2013 - 6:25AM
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Date Joined:
Jan 29, 2005
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The online builder basically killed ddi for me. I hope they go back to allowing for offline use.
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5 months ago ::
Jan 20, 2013 - 7:46AM
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Jan 10, 2013
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If all they offer is a character builder, then it wouldn't be something I would be interested in. If, however, they also have a monster builder, compendium, online table-top, and other such DDI tools, then maybe. I won't be one of the first to buy into it, though. I fell for that in 4E, and it won't be happening again. I'll buy into it when it's actually usable and not just so many promises that eventually lose wind and vanish or become shadows of what they once were.
"The world is indeed comic, but the joke is on mankind."
- H.P. Lovecraft
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5 months ago ::
Jan 20, 2013 - 7:50AM
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Hopefully DDN won't need one.
The character builder was ESSENTIAL when I played 4e, allowing me to just pick and run without worrying about getting all the numbers right. I don't need one for a basic 3.x game - or even an advanced one, but that's because I have system mastery there.
However, games such as Microlite and E6 have made me EXPECT not to need software assistance when building characters.
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5 months ago ::
Jan 20, 2013 - 8:17AM
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Date Joined:
Nov 19, 2007
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I, too, would prefer an offline CB. The original cost of the subscription wasn't just for the CB, but for several other tools, as well. Since a good portion of that never materialised, I don't think the current sub price is worth what's left.
But then, as others have said, creating and maintaining a PC in 5e probably won't be so complicated that it near-requires the CB.
In memory of wrecan and his Unearthed Wrecana.5e should strongly stay away from "I don't like it, so you can't have it either."
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