Hero Lab Online FAQ

[daplunk]

Ok the game-room is now hard-wired. Let's see what Hero Lab Online has to offer.

[talsharien]

Originally Posted by daplunk

Ok the game-room is now hard-wired. Let's see what Hero Lab Online has to offer.

I hope you mean your computers and not your players (images of 5 maniacal looking people sat around a table).

I have a couple of new players delaying any Hero Lab purchases at the moment in anticipation of what is to come

[Mathias]

Originally Posted by talsharien

I have a couple of new players delaying any Hero Lab purchases at the moment in anticipation of what is to come

All that's come out in the last few months have been data packs, and all of those for game systems that won't be in HLO's initial release. So why delay purchasing those? Once those systems are available in HLO, you'll need to purchase the same pack to use that content in HLO as you would to use it in HLC.

[kellhorn]

Originally Posted by Mathias

All that's come out in the last few months have been data packs, and all of those for game systems that won't be in HLO's initial release. So why delay purchasing those? Once those systems are available in HLO, you'll need to purchase the same pack to use that content in HLO as you would to use it in HLC.

Since it's new players, I would guess they're putting off buying into hero lab at all instead of paying money for HLC now just to later have to pay extra money to migrate.

[Steel_Wind]

Originally Posted by Mathias

All that's come out in the last few months have been data packs, and all of those for game systems that won't be in HLO's initial release. So why delay purchasing those? Once those systems are available in HLO, you'll need to purchase the same pack to use that content in HLO as you would to use it in HLC.

Misunderstood response. Deleting.

[Mathias]

After Steel Wind's post, I re-read mine, and realized I mis-phrased things - a more clear phrasing would have been "Once those systems are available in HLO, the same pack will let you use that content in HLO and HLC." My intent was to convey that purchasing the pack now would give you that content in HLO once that was available, and let you use that content in HLC in the meantime.

[Steel_Wind]

Originally Posted by Mathias

After Steel Wind's post, I re-read mine, and realized I mis-phrased things - a more clear phrasing would have been "Once those systems are available in HLO, the same pack will let you use that content in HLO and HLC." My intent was to convey that purchasing the pack now would give you that content in HLO once that was available, and let you use that content in HLC in the meantime.

Got it. People are edgy! And it appears that I'm one of those "people" this time

[Parody]

Originally Posted by Mathias

My intent was to convey that purchasing the pack now would give you that content in HLO once that was available, and let you use that content in HLC in the meantime.

Perhaps they don't want to pay the migration charge to use desktop Hero Lab content with Hero Lab Online, if Online is the way they want to go. (Kellhorn said this earlier.)

[talsharien]

Originally Posted by Parody

Perhaps they don't want to pay the migration charge to use desktop Hero Lab content with Hero Lab Online, if Online is the way they want to go. (Kellhorn said this earlier.)

Exactly, additionally they have come to me to advise and these people are my friends. Until I know precisely what is happening it is difficult to do that. The FAQ has answered a lot of questions but it is the potential for some of the online options which is attracting some of these players.

[vardeman]

I just want character creation and tracking in HLC for Starfinder. I don't NEED shared resources or anything else that requires the online model. I'll be looking elsewhere for Starfinder support until/if/when it becomes available for HLC. That is all.