BEST VTT IVE EVER SEEN IN THIS DAY AND AGE..... BUT - Even if your dm buys the game, they have to buy seats per player even if they have the guest edition, otherwise anybody you want to play dnd with using this VTT has to own the game which racks up quickly. im all for supporting small developers but there has to be a more party friendly way to share it? even like 5.99 per seat for a whole campaign or something like that idk im no salesman. but im very disapointed i bought this ands couldnt convince anyone else to get it

I was very disappointed with TaleSpire after implementing purchasing seats to play with friends.

Having an additional payment after purchasing it is an extremely unfair and harmful monetization scheme for both players and the long-term health of the software.

Firstly, there is a financial barrier. I understand that perhaps the values ​​in dollars or euros may be considered low by some, but when converting to the currencies of countries with a weaker economy the values ​​become absurd. (example: I bought TaleSpire for almost 50 coins and if I wanted to invite four friends to play with me I would pay around 100 coins, generating a total cost of 150 coins. For comparison purposes, this was the amount I paid buying Baldur's Gate 3 upon its release)

Second point, this type of monetization will possibly generate parallel markets, as players will be able to start selling seats in lobbies. This generates an abusive practice where the lobby owner charges players to participate, harming the online role-playing community as a whole.

The two points above greatly limit players, which harms the growth and longevity of the platform. The impression that remains is that this model is an excessive way of profiting from a multiplayer experience, which would normally be free. A shame because I was almost convincing friends to buy, but the fact that the seats are with me limits the possibilities of rotating the Dm's.

I leave this review in the hope that you will go back on this monetization model decision. If this doesn't happen, here's my opinion regarding TaleSpire's new policies.

Very nice VTT and after some trial and error, you can put together a simple map very easy.

For those that are not happy with having to buy seats for other players or the other players having to buy a copy of the full game, which might be preferable, i can only say that back in the day when you still played PnP at a table, almost everyone there had to, at least, get the Players Handbook or equvalent, which costed and still costs around 50$.