tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064223212095299939.post1861431023221709539..comments2023-09-29T06:19:30.272-07:00Comments on Dave Noonan's Blog - Nnnooner!: Musings on the Nov. 17 D&D updateDavid Noonanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06534234306927507374noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064223212095299939.post-14129386672067737272010-01-13T01:24:19.346-08:002010-01-13T01:24:19.346-08:00DDI is $11 to $15/month. A D&D book is $20 t...DDI is $11 to $15/month. A D&D book is $20 to $30 (or so). Assuming WOTC's cut is the same if you stopped buying books and subscribed to DDI you would be a net loss if you bought a book MORE then every other month or every 3rd month (depending).<br /><br />However the cut isn't the same. Books in stores wholesale for about 60% of the cover price, so the $30 book is $20 to WOTC, the $20 book is $12. WOTC gets very close to 100% of the retail price for DDI (I bet they pay about 2% to cover the credit card transaction). So if you pick up a DDI subscription and stop buying books you are close to break even.<br /><br />That is assuming printing costs and shipping are free.<br /><br />So it isn't hard to believe that DDI is a cash cow, even accounting for lost print books...<br /><br />It wouldn't be hard to believe that is isn't' for other reasons though. Hopefully it _is_ working out for them.Stripeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385396928649617719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064223212095299939.post-52721808424815363002009-11-24T05:46:23.127-08:002009-11-24T05:46:23.127-08:00This is one of the reasons I'm glad I got PDF ...This is one of the reasons I'm glad I got PDF versions when I did. I can annotate the PDFs with errata.<br /><br />When will Wizards join the 21st century and start publishing PDFs again? I want to be able to annotate more than just the original 3 books.Rob McDougallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04393157955336437537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064223212095299939.post-66842747255853341582009-11-23T17:15:10.005-08:002009-11-23T17:15:10.005-08:00Well...
I know the comparison may not be the best...Well...<br /><br />I know the comparison may not be the best but...<br /><br />Just like MMOs, I do think most serious RPGs should actually be "patched" more often :P. Of course I would prefer that no errors were made in the first place, but since that is impossible, I actually hope every single mistake gets corrected in erratas...<br /><br />Implementing "patches" in pen & paper RPGs is always harder than implementing them on MMOs, but I don't think we can actually avoid it completely.<br /><br />As for the DDI, it is as if the whole thing was a badass version of the previous System Reference Document. It's very good, but it's not exactly like having all the fluff and the books on your shelf, isn't it? :)Vinicius "Beheld" Alvimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06330080097453175019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064223212095299939.post-42109813961525553842009-11-20T20:37:55.654-08:002009-11-20T20:37:55.654-08:00Thanks for that. I love DDI, and I love the books....Thanks for that. I love DDI, and I love the books. I do think what I want is fluff in the books and crunch electronicly.<br /><br />Can't wait to see the adventure.davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02095342572848900592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064223212095299939.post-58081907554087386262009-11-20T11:27:43.115-08:002009-11-20T11:27:43.115-08:00Do those without DDI (and even many of those with)...Do those without DDI (and even many of those with) really care about the magnitude of change though? 4E remains the game it was at release, just patched and polished. With some (rare) exceptions, the game is almost never seriously impacted by errata.Wedgeskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10758011404009625170noreply@blogger.com