Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition

Oh boy where do I start? traditionally when new core versions are released (such as when 3.0 was released) you have to buy all new core books and sometimes these books were even hard to get a hold of, then you had 3.5 not long later which had new core books AGAIN, now price aside this means even more books to store and maintain and more rules to learn.

Fast track to the coming 4th edition or D 4e as most seem to be calling it, this will still have all the books and etc for those who like that but it seems you can access the content online for a small subscription fee....whoa wait? I have to pay to play D&D? No its completely optional apparently, but what this may mean you do not need ALL the books on hand.

To top this off, apparently the primary goal of this online content is to allow people to actually play D&D Online (not the MMO) with friends or even people they have not met before, which is really good if you're like me and you live in a small town with out alot of D&D action.

To sum it up, I am geeking out of this big time and hoping it works out nicely.