Don't count on it.
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- The Lone Wolf Development Team
Any recent updates on the progress of Content Market
- Thread starter joepacelli
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jflevesque
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I believe that in the December Update, there was mention to watch for an update or announcement in the beginning of January.
Guessing it is taking longer than expected.
Guessing it is taking longer than expected.
Mystic Lemur
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It's still shortly after the new year, for the definition of "shortly" that they seem to use. Shortly could be any time between Jan 1 and May.
Viking2054
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May? don't you mean December? 
rotfl
@Bidmaron
I was curious and checked it out. Probably I'm a generation too old, but I hate those always online stuff. Eating volume away, for things that basically be archived offline. Of course this has become a religion-like topic, which wars fought over it, but what is the big selling point of this online functionality, that I cannot have offline?
If RW would have been Online only I would not have bought it....
And HL I just didn't buy because it does not support SR3.01
I was curious and checked it out. Probably I'm a generation too old, but I hate those always online stuff. Eating volume away, for things that basically be archived offline. Of course this has become a religion-like topic, which wars fought over it, but what is the big selling point of this online functionality, that I cannot have offline?
If RW would have been Online only I would not have bought it....
And HL I just didn't buy because it does not support SR3.01
For me it's the following:
* Can access characters from any machine
* Can access characters from anywhere
* Can access characters from any device
* Can access my players characters from anywhere
* Can see up to date sheets for my players instantly without needing to chase them for updates
And primarily the reason I'll pay a sub is for point 3 and point 5.
I am really looking forward to point 5, especially if it is integrated into the tactical console and I can apply buffs/debuffs on the fly to their live character.
Most of that was already available simply by storing you .por files in a cloud storage service like Dropbox. The only thing HLOL is giving anyone is Android device capability and LWD's decision to only support Starfinder there.
Dark Lord Galen
Well-known member
Exactly....
and to add..... unless your group is always "meeting/ playing online" in order to play any RPG Herolab supports, its not like even in "worst cased scenarios" you wont see each other face to face. That method has worked well for 40+ years
You are forgetting the fact that to use a .por file on a computer Herolab needs to be installed. So if I want to play around with a character concept at work on a lunch hour or on business trip I need to purchase another license for hero lab.
One of the real nice benefits of HLO is untying you from archaic licensing model that the desktop app has, and you no longer have to worry about that OS upgrade breaking your install just before the weekend.
But you do have to worry about an application update on the web server which breaks the app for EVERYBODY for the weekend.
Don't forget to worry about Vogons building an interstellar highway too.
Alright I can see that if you are travelling & changing machines a lot HLO might be a good & comfortable choice for you. Like others said, I suppose it is also possible with an offline program to accomplish most of these points - unlesss the software publisher doesn't impose other restrictions on the end user.
Well I hope the trend will go to more consumer choice again one day. I like to be the "owner" of my electronical device and being forced into the cloud I no longer feel like that. It's always good to have the option!
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HL comes with 2 licenses. I have it installed on my desktop and on my laptop.
I have never had an OS upgrade break HL on my laptop.
I agree there might be some advantages to HLOL, eventually, but I doubt they are worth the time, effort and delays of other projects LWD is causing themselves right now. This strikes me as especially true since they are not taking the opportunity to implement a real scripting language.
They would be better served from a PR sense getting the CM deployed and then dealing with HLOL after they had that done.