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(Below is my personal opinion and no it does not count for anything other then my opinion and no it does not mean more then any other person on these forums)
I come to these forums for positive comments and such, I just wish that it was always positive and not fraught with snide comments and belittling remarks like some in this thread. Most of the people that have commented on using Hero Labs have been nothing but positive in their responses with nothing negative towards PCGen at all. Then there are some on here that think that Hero Labs is a joke and everyone should be using PCGen instead. Making snide comments to those that use Hero Labs.
Look we all know that Hero Labs is not free. It has some problems in that I agree. But for the most part it is positive and extremely useful in what it does. If you do not like it state why and I personally do not have a problem when you do but when you come on here and make statements without actually researching about Hero Labs and make it sound like you have is just plain wrong.
Hero Labs has custom output now! It did not in the past true, but yes now it does. It costs money yes, but in my personal opinion you get what you pay for. Do not make it sound like you have to pay for everything up front as that is NOT the case what so ever.
With the initial payment of $29.99 you get the following:
All the player content for all the adventure paths to date.
The Core Rules book.
The Game Mastery Guide (Including ALL the NPC's listed in it)
An Editor that allows you the user to add any content you like and NOT HAVE TO BUY THE OTHER PACKAGES if you so choose not to!
All the Beta previews for any upcoming book
Two Licenses for two different computers.
Access to a vibrant community (even if you do not own the software)
Access to the developers on their forums and excellent customer support that near rivals the developers for Paizo even.
Community/user content.
For 9.99 you get The Advanced Players Guide and all of it's content.
For 9.99 You get the Ultimate Magic content.
for 14.99 you get the Bestiary
Which includes:
275 Monsters
Templates
Feats
All dragons broken down in to size/age categories.
All of the creatures from the book provided at a few clicks of a button.
For 9.99 you get the Bestiary 2
Which includes:
300 monsters:
All creatures broken down and accessible via a few clicks. Which also lets you customize with levels, templates and other unique content.
Feats
Templates
Player Companion Packages
The Player Companion Bundle combines the "Adventurer's Armory", "Player Companion Races #1", "Player Companion Races #2", "Player Companion Regions #1", and "Player Companion Regions #2" packages into one bundle for a discounted cost. Get 5 for the price of 4! ($19.99)
-Adventurer's Armory incorporates all of the material from the Adventurer's Armory supplement for Pathfinder. (this individual packages sells for $4.99)
-Player Companion Races #1 incorporates all of the material from the first three Player Companion supplements focused on races: Elves of Golarion, Dwarves of Golarion, and Gnomes of Golarion. (this individual packages sells for $4.99)
-Player Companion Races #2 provides the content from the following three Player Companion supplements focused on races: Orcs of Golarion, Halflings of Golarion, and Humans of Golarion. (this individual packages sells for $4.99)
-Player Companion Regions #1 includes all material from the first three Player Companion books focused on regions: Osirion, Land of the Pharaohs; Taldor, Echoes of Glory; and Qadira, Gateway to the East. (this individual packages sells for $4.99)
-Player Companion Regions #2 spans the content from the second three Player Companion books focused on regions: Cheliax, Empire of Devils; Andoran, Spirit of Liberty; and Sargava, the Lost Colony. (this individual packages sells for $4.99)
-Golarion #1 contains material from the Inner Sea Primer, and will include at least 1-2 other books in the future (to be determined as they're released, and added as free updates to anyone who already owns the package). (this individual packages sells for $4.99)
Campaign Setting Packages
The Campaign Setting Bundle combines the "Campaign Setting #1-5" packages into one bundle for a discounted cost. Get 5 for the price of 4! ($19.99)
Campaign Setting #1 includes Classic Monsters Revisited, Guide to Darkmoon Vale, Gods & Magic, Into the Darklands, and Dark Markets: A Guide to Katapesh. (this individual packages sells for $4.99)
Campaign Setting #2 contains Dragons Revisited, Dungeon Denizens Revisited, Seekers of Secrets: A Guide to the Pathfinder Society, and The Great Beyond. (this individual packages sells for $4.99)
Campaign Setting #3 holds content from Book of the Damned Volume 1: Princes of Darkness, Cities of Golarion, Classic Horrors Revisited, Guide to the River Kingdoms, and Classic Treasures Revisted. (this individual packages sells for $4.99)
Campaign Setting #4 includes material from the Faction Guide, Heart of the Jungle, City of Strangers, and Misfit Monsters Redeemed. (this individual packages sells for $4.99)
Campaign Setting #5 includes material from Book of the Damned Volume 2: Lords of Chaos, Lost Cities of Golarion, the Rival Guide, and Undead Revisited. (this individual packages sells for $4.99)
If you were to purchase all the above packages at once yes it would cost a total of $114.93. Is that a lot all at once, heck yea! But why are you wanting to make a large purchase like this all at once? Unless you are the kind of person that needs it all at once then make it a purchase over time instead.
Are you Planning on running as a GM? Or as a Player? If you are planning on running as a player then technically you can get by with the Core Rules book, Advanced Player Guide, Ultimate Magic Guide. This costs 49.99. While not exactly cheap. You get software that is extremely potent under your control. Again it can be purchased over weeks or even months. Bag lunch for a week or two if you need to save some money. Bring coffee with you instead of buying it at a Starbucks. There is all kinds of things you can do to bring this to your computer.
As a GM it costs a bit more but again the same thing above... there is no reason you do not need it all immediately. Just buy it in parts and go from there.
There is so, so, so much more to this software that I am not mentioning that makes this so strong. But others have in this thread already had mentioned and does not truly bear repeating.
Other then that I am done. Here is a link.. for those that like facts taken from the site itself and not my word of mouth.