I still wonder if you guys, who plan to buy the new books ever considered waiting, because we all know how errata-happy WotC are. Buy 4.0 on the spot and get the "second print edition" 5 months down the road with some rules changed already... :(

1) Do you plan to convert to the new edition of D&D?

2) If Paizo converts its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

3) If Paizo does not convert its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

1) I will purchase 4e books, and may likely play a 4e campaign by the end of the year. I don't know when I'll fully convert to 4e, but I will either convert or play using both systems, depending on the campaign and gaming group.

2) I will purchase 4e Paizo products based on my needs, as I have with all D&D products.

3) I will purchase 3.5 Paizo products, also based on my needs. I still pull out my older edition products to use in my 3.5 games, and I don't think that will stop for 4e.

1.) Neutral. I have not seen the books, and I refuse to commit to any sort of decision regarding it until I have them in hand. I can see myself running both editions.

2) It won't. I like Paizo's stuff, regardless of edition.

3) See #2.

Lilith say it best. I'll do it the same way.

1) Do you plan to convert to the new edition of D&D?

Not at this time.
That may change after DDXP, but I doubt any of my players plan to convert.

2) If Paizo converts its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

3) If Paizo does not convert its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

I will not buy products for a system I have to convert from.
If Paizo converts and I do not, I will cancel my subscriptions. I might buy systemless products, like the item cards, but that depends on how my home games go and whether they are useful.
If I convert and Paizo does not, I may keep my subscriptions as I expect my players to want to continue playing 3.5, and Pathfinder and the GMM will provide a reasonable pool of adventures to use.

1) Do you plan to convert to the new edition of D&D?

The absolute earliest I would convert would be January 1, 2009, but unfortunately, that doesn't really seem to meet my needs right now. I'm not happy with the new rules or the new flavor tone. I hate the idea of PC's with no fear, no caution, and no brains.

Second of all, I refuse to be a slave to Wizards new five year business model. If I want what they're doing to D+D, I'll just play Hero System.

So right now, conversion is pretty much not on the horizon.

2) If Paizo converts its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

I'll have to stop. If all of your fluff remains crunchless, you stand a good chance of keeping that portion of my business.

3) If Paizo does not convert its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

I'll buy everything. Quite simply, your quality level is so high compared to the dreck that Wizards is putting out, and your commitment to putting out 3.5 products right up to the buzzer, ensuring continued support for those of us who love the game makes me not want to convert just based on that commitment alone.

Wizards has already proven they can't write a decent adventure and can ruin perfectly good fantasy worlds like Greyhawk and the Forgotten Realms.

Right now, my fantasy is that you guys buy D+D from them and toss 4.0 in the trash.

Go, Go Golarion. I haven't run a thing yet, but I will be soon.

Even if the 3.5 versions of future adventure paths were only available as PDFs and you had a small team devoted to doing the statblock conversions, I'd take that over converting to 4.0 at this time.

1) Do you plan to convert to the new edition of D&D?

Not at the moment. In fact, I am stocking up on 3e stuff, and do not plan to convert any time soon.

2) If Paizo converts its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

I don´t know yet. I guess that depends how compatible they are to 3.x.

3) If Paizo does not convert its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

I will continue buying 3e stuff, like I do today.

Disclaimer: This is of course based on what I know now from 4e. If I get to play it, and find that it is the greatest game ever produced, this might change.

Stefan

1) I do not plan to convert - I will most certainly buy the core books, but from what I know about the 4th ed. there is not much that will make me consider leaving my 3.5 campaigns behind.
2) Hard to say. if the adventures / adventure paths are strong enough to make me consider playing them with 4th. ed. rules or if I can convert them only by changing the npcs and critters I will probably continue buying them.
3) If they continue to deliver the quality I'm used to from your comany, I will continue to buy them.

1) Do you plan to convert to the new edition of D&D?

2) If Paizo converts its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

3) If Paizo does not convert its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

1) I do not plan to convert to 4E (I may purchase the PHB only to grab some things I like, though) : lots of 3.5 books / adventures and AP.

2) I will unsubscribe both PF and GMM. I might go on for PF chronicles if there are lots of nice things on Golarion aside from 4E's feats / PrC / or any other system-based elements.

3) I will go on for PF adv path n°3, GMM and PF chronicles, but might drop PF adv path 4 and beyond (too much campaign adventures right now, not that much time and money).

Thanks for asking our opinion !!

1) I will certainly convert

2) My first campaign will start at September and I hope it will be from Paizo

3) Till this time I reserved money for the 4th Ed. I do not expect to start buying again 3.5 products since I have faith in the new edition

1. I don't know, still. My plan as far as I can see it is to read as much as possible of the new edition at the bookstore until a shopkeeper with a broom chases me out. Then I will make a decision.

2 and 3. I'll probably stick with Paizo regardless. If I don't convert and Paizo does, it cuts into how much time I save on average using prepublished adventures, but I still like reading them so I'll keep up the purchasing habits.

1) Do you plan to convert to the new edition of D&D?

No. I'll be staying with 3e.

2) If Paizo converts its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

I would cancel my Pathfinder and Gamemastery subscriptions. I would likely continue to buy things like flipmats, item cards and map packs but I would not buy any 4e-specific material at all. Despite the excellent quality of your products and your top-notch customer service, I do not have the time to convert material from one edition to another.

3) If Paizo does not convert its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

I will continue to subscribe to Pathfinder and Gamemastery, as well as continue purchasing things like flipmats etc. I am also considering signing up to the Pathfinder Chronicles subscription (the Advantage discount has finally tipped me towards this) but I am waiting to see where you guys go with 3e vs. 4e before I commit.

Thanks for taking the time to ask your customers about this, by the way. Once again you prove yourselves to be the best gaming company in business today. Top of the tree.

1) Do you plan to convert to the new edition of D&D?

Haven't seen the new edition yet, so I'm trying to withold judgement, but I expect I'll be purchasing it, if for no other reason than to continue gaming at Conventions, which I really enjoy.

2) If Paizo converts its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

I'm sure Paizo will produce compelling adventures in either edition. However, with every company jumping on the 4.0 bandwagon, Paizo will have a lot of competition for my 4.0 gaming dollar, and no longer hold the cozy niche it does now.

3) If Paizo does not convert its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

I have too vast a libary of 3.5 books to be cast aside. Regardless of 4.0, I know I'll continue playing 3.5, and wanting continued product support. Paizo will likely be my ONLY source of quality 3.5 material.

3.5 and 4.0 seem different enough to be considered two different games, as are D&D and World of Darkness. Playing one does not preclude playing the other. My only hope is there will be someone left to publish 3.5 product so that we have a choice.

1) Do you plan to convert to the new edition of D&D?

2) If Paizo converts its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

3) If Paizo does not convert its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

1. No. Unlikely within the next few years.

2. I would like to continue supporting Paizo whatever edition they run with. I am interested in seeing how Golarion continues to develop, and what stories you will continue to tell through Pathfinder. I will likely continue buying Pathfinder for some time after (if) it goes 4E before reassessing my position. If I stop buying Pathfinder I would try to find some other way to support Paizo (purchasing 3.5 GameMastery modules that I do not yet have, Planet Stories etc).

3. Will likley continue purchasing Pathfinder and the odd GameMastery module as long as you keep making them for 3.5.

1) Do you plan to convert to the new edition of D&D?

2) If Paizo converts its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

3) If Paizo does not convert its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

1) I will not be converting. There's no interest from my groups and I haven't seen anything from the new edition that really appeals to me. It may be a great game, but it's not what I want from D&D.

2) I will unfortunately have to cancel my subscriptions if Paizo goes 4e unless it proves VERY easy to convert back to 3e. I just don't have the time to spend money on a product that I'll have to convert. I will however, continue to purchase edition neutral products.

3) I will continue to purchase as I have been.

-J

(1)I'm not buying a single 4e book. I don't like 'forced down my throat' edition changes, and you think they would've learned something about how to do it from the last edition change and from the recent oWoD->nWoD shift. That said, I did eventually buy the new Changeling books and I said I'd never buy anything nWoD so the future is uncertain.

(2) If you switch to 4.0 I'll be canceling my subscriptions. I know one of my players is 4e obsessed, if he decides to take up the mantle I told him I'd play but never buy 4e or run it.

(3) I will continue a very happy man.

(4) If I win the mega millions tonight I'm gonna invest in you guys =p

For some strange glitch of the boards, my previous post seems to be lost in the ethereal plane, as it shows up in my profile but not in the thread.

So, I'll repeat it shortly, without the motivations: 1) No, 2) Sadly, goodbye barring guaranteed conversions, 3) I'll stay with Paizo.

Sorry for the continued pestering.

1) Do you plan to convert to the new edition of D&D?

No.

2) If Paizo converts its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

I'd still buy Paizo's system-neutral things like flipmats etc.

3) If Paizo does not convert its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

If Paizo decided to stick with 3.5, I'd keep on loyally buying Paizo books.

1) Do you plan to convert to the new edition of D&D?

No. Me and my group have enough 3.0/3,5 material for the meantime. 4th edition is too radical for our liking for example the cosmology changes and style of play - also there appears to be too much shoe horning for my liking to accomodate these changes.

The 3.5 core rules does not have any serious problems. In fact we intend to use some material from Monte's BOEM, which is a fraction of the cost compared to purchasing a new edition. The only problem for me with 3.0/3.5 was the lack of high quality adventure/campaign material coming from WotC - especially for Greyhawk. Dungeon/Dragon under your stewardship was the only source (mainly the adventrure paths) we yearned for and unfortunately that is all gone now. I've been dipping my toes recently into Golarion as an alternative to Greyhawk since there are no other major alternatives.

2) If Paizo converts its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

Will not be purchasing any Pathfinder/Golarion material since it will have to "accomodate" the 4th edition rules. And I repeat again that I will not buy a new set of rules just to use adventure/campaign material or buy the material and do conversions. I will only purchase edition neutral products like figures/flipmats and so on. This is the worst case scenario.

3) If Paizo does not convert its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

I will buy with confidence further Pathfinder/Golarion material as long as the quality is maintained

What a dichotmoy!

1) Do you plan to convert to the new edition of D&D?

CONVERT? No. I neither play nor run 3.x on a regular basis (my systems of choice are, pretty much in order, HackMaster, HERO, Star Wars D6, Call of Cthulhu, Aces & Eights the old Pacesetter Chill and then d20)

2) If Paizo converts its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

Very little - I buy (in order of importance) based on:

3) If Paizo does not convert its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

Not at all, for the reasons outlined for #2 above.

1) Do you plan to convert to the new edition of D&D?

No I do not at all.

2) If Paizo converts its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

My purchasing would stop. I wouldnt pick up any 4.0 material at all Im afraid.

3) If Paizo does not convert its RPG products to 4.0, how will that
affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

I'd sing your praises forever and maybe even step up my purchasing to show my gratitude and support.

A while back I said that I'd periodically check in with Paizo customers to gauge their thoughts on the upcoming 4th Edition.1) Do you plan to convert to the new edition of D&D?

Thank you for being true to your word. As a quick aside, I think half of WotC woes are because even if they do care what gamers think, they didn't appear to care what gamers wanted in the new edition. I'm glad to see Paizo treating the customer right by allowing them to provide feedback and listening (even if you have to make the tough decision on your own).

1) Do you plan to convert to the new edition of D&D?
Certainly not in the forseeable future.

2) If Paizo converts its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?
I will not buy any 4th edition products, so I would not continue my GameMastery or Pathfinder subscription. I would probably cancel Pathfinder Chronicles (unsure how system neutral) and may very well cancel all future purchases (Planet Stories, flip-mats, item cards, etc).

3) If Paizo does not convert its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?
I am currently buying every product that Paizo produces. Those that I haven't already bought from my FLGS were just thrown into my order with the 25% Green Ronin discount. Since it may be impossible for me to spend more, I would attempt to get my friends to buy your products more actively than I am now.

Your feedback and continued support of Paizo Publishing is most appreciated!

Your high quality products and dedication to supporting games is also appreciated!

1. Yes (our group stopped playing 3.5 two years ago).
2. Yes, in fact, I'll only start buying Paizo products when it converts to 4E. The writing and production quality of the Pathfinder series is without a doubt the best (by far) in the hobby. The fact that it's been 3.5 is the only reason our group hasn't played--although 1 player in our group has bought the entire line merely for its production quality.
3. I won't buy Paizo 3.5 products (or any 3.5 products, for that matter)

1) Do you plan to convert to the new edition of D&D?

Nope. I do not have a current 3E campaign going so I do not need to convert. If you mean will I buy and play 4E then the answer is YES.

2) If Paizo converts its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

It will not affect them in any way. I will always buy quality gaming products to support my gaming habits and reject those of lesser quality.

3) If Paizo does not convert its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

I would like to say I would continue to purchase 3E products but without knowing how 4E plays I cannot actually say it. Basically it all depends on how good/poor 4E turns out to be. I will discontinue Paizo rpg products if and only if 4E is great and Paizo sticks with 3E.

1) Do you plan to convert to the new edition of D&D?

I see this as likely, though not a sure thing. I do think I will purchase the core three books. After that my group and I will play a single adventure (likely a converted on since there will be precious little else to choose from and that will tell me what to expect in converting adventures). After that we will make a decision on how to move forward. My guess is that we will indeed convert, but that is not a sure thing.

2) If Paizo converts its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

Assuming I also made the switch, my purchasing will increase. When a new edition comes out there are little to no adventures for that system and the first ones that come out (especially from WotC) don't tend to be very high quality.

With 3.5E I can look back to my vast collection of Dungeons and pull adventures rather than buying GMM. With 4E I will be hungry for new adventures designed to take advantage of the system.

3) If Paizo does not convert its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

I am not sure how to answer as it depends on if I switch and if I switch may also depend on if you switch. However, I think it is fair to say it will either stay steady as it is now (if I stay with 3.5 as well) or decrease to close to nothing (if I switch and Paizo does not).

Sean Mahoney

1) Do you plan to convert to the new edition of D&D?

At present, no; I do not plan to convert. My plans at this time are to purchase only D&D Miniatures and Dungeon Tiles products from WotC after the advent of 4e. I will either stick with 3.X/d20 or move to a 'rules-lite' form of d20 for gaming.

2) If Paizo converts its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

If Paizo converts, I will give serious thought to converting my own games (and, in truth, will probably wind up converting). At that point, even if I decide not to convert to 4e, I will still purchase non-edition-specific products from Paizo (map packs, flip-mats, etc.).

3) If Paizo does not convert its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

If Paizo remains with 3.X/d20, I will definitely continue to shovel money at my FLGS for Paizo product; and will seriously consider some form of Paizo subscription in the future.

Basically, my viewpoint with regard to 4e amounts to something along the lines of, "Wheresoever goes Paizo, so go I."

Without trying to sound like too much of a suck-up, from the first day you took over Dragon and Dungeon, Paizo has consistently put out high-quality product, and has responded very well to the concerns of their customer base. I have been very pleased by every purchase I have made since you began the Pathfinder and Gamemastery lines; and it is in my nature to remain loyal to companies and products I have come to know and enjoy.

So, all that said, in essence, this is where I stand...I'm waiting to hear from you guys, just as much as you're waiting to hear from us. If Paizo goes 4e, I probably will, too; If Paizo doesn't go 4e, I definitely won't.

Regards,
Darrell King

1) Do you plan to convert to the new edition of D&D?

Yes. With the caveat of: only if they deliver on what they've been promising. I like the idea of faster combat and less reliance on clerics needing to cast heals. I also prefer less rule friction at the table.

2) If Paizo converts its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

It won't. As long as the products are of good quality I won't mind converting if required.

3) If Paizo does not convert its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

See 2.

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Gut checks aside, I hope that you don't necessarily base your decision solely on message board feedback. I would hope that you would base your decision on the quality of 4e and whether or not you believe it will have legs in your market.

I play in two groups right now. One group is hopeful about 4e. The second group is nearly to a person opposed to it (baring me, of course).

The second group perceives it as a money grab by WotC. Which I find amusing. Mostly because I'm convinced they've spent more money on World of Warcraft than they have on their supposedly favorite past time.

I am not tied to rules; I'm tied to ideas. If 4e allows me to get my roll on and leave more time for fun ideas then that's its selling point to me.

1) Do you plan to convert to the new edition of D&D?

I'm not sure. Depends partly on how good it is, and partly on whether or not you guys switch. I'm the main DM in our group, if I say we're sticking with 3.5 (or going with 4.0), then that's what we'll do. Otherwise one of them has to actually run a game (unlikely).

As much as I don't want to see my current books go to waste, the stuff I've heard about 4e sounds like it will be a better choice for my group. At this point, I'm leaning toward converting.

2) If Paizo converts its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

That will be the final incentive I need to switch.

3) If Paizo does not convert its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

If I don't switch, we're golden. If I do, it gets a little trickier.

I will likely still pick up all the Chronicles stuff, I intend to run my games in Golarion. By the same token, Pathfinder and GMM have setting information in them. If I can justify the costs I would like to keep my subscriptions either way.

I would really like to see either:

1. Conversions from whatever edition Paizo chooses to go with to the other edition made available.

or, at the very least,

2. Guidelines for people who would be doing their own conversions.

1) No.

2) Keep subscriptions for 3 months to see what the 4e stuff looks like. If I still like what's coming out, I'd probably go to just the gamemastery modules sub and cancel my PF and PFC subs, or possibly cancel everything and just buy things when they look most interesting to me.

3) No change.

I won't be converting to 4th edition D&D.
I like GameMastery stuff and to a lesser extant Planet Stories. If Paizo converts their product to D&D4 then I wouldn't buy that specific stuff. Most of GameMastery is systemless (flip-mats) so that sort of stuff I would continue to get.
If Paizo keeps making 3.x modules like J2 Guardians of Dragonfall (just picked this up last week) then I expect to keep picking those up. Especially for higher level adventures as most publishers are rather light on that end of the scale.

1) Do you plan to convert to the new edition of D&D?
A: No, due to the cost and compatibility issues.

2) If Paizo converts its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?
A: I'm new to Paizo. I discovered it while researching 4e. I've held off on making purchases on the grounds that they could be made incompatible with my 3e campaign. It would certainly squelch my curiosity about your settings if they converted.

3) If Paizo does not convert its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?
A: It would make adapting things from your settings more appealing. I often buy books from other campaign worlds for ideas on how to develop my own. If, however, the mechanics didn't mesh, then I wouldn't bother.

1) I plan on staying with 3.5

2) I will still purchase Pathfinder (at least initially)for the great ideas. Gamemastery & chronicles will be purchased less often. Like many I have a busy schedule (2 jobs, 3 children 5 and under, etc). While I make minor changes to most adventures to fit my campaign I do not have time to make wholesale 4.0 to 3.5 conversions. THese are all such great products You will most likely see half of the business I am giving you already.

3)I will continue with the 3 subscription plans as I am now.

Mike

1) I will convert to 4e

2) I would support your products

3) I would sadly be forced not to support your products

1) Do you plan to convert to the new edition of D&D?

Short answer: Yes.

Long answer: My weekly game ends in June, and will be replaced by a 4e campaign. My ongoing bi-annual campaign will remain 3.5 a little longer - until I get some official stats for monks, bards, druids etc. and can convert it properly.

2) If Paizo converts its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

I would be much more likely to buy them.

3) If Paizo does not convert its RPG products to 4.0, how will that affect your purchasing patterns for our products?

I almost certainly wouldn't buy anything.

Cheers!

Neil.

1) I have NO intention of converting. I have talked to my gaming group about it and they feel very much as I do. We will continue to run games in 3.5 I may still buy a pack of minis from time to time, but as far as bankrolling this change, it's not gonna happen.

2) If Paizo converts, I will continue to buy your products and retrofit them to my campaigns. As long as you put out the quality material, I will be paying for it. I currently do so without reservation and don't forsee that changing. I might not buy as much extraneous stuff, stuff that deals specificaly with rulesets... but if it is plot driven or support like the item cards, I don't see that as being a stumbling block.

3) If Paizo does not convert I will be excessively happy, and, truth told, will probably have a fair amount of schadenfreude directed at WotC. Petty, but honest.

I rally under the standard of the golem.