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Looking through this Playtest and I see no reason why I should bother. All these classes are uninspiring and mechanically bland. Each one is just a "hybrid" and a very literal, and poor one, at that. A couple of them are promising (Investitagor, Arcanist, and Slayer) but they barely get my attention.

I am quite disappointed at this. This book doesn't feel like a book of "CLASSES" to me, but more like a book that should be called "Advanced ALTERNATE Class Guide" as all these classes look to be nothing more than taking two classes, throwing a few abilities together, and giving them a couple of synergetic abilities and calling it a day. There's nothing unique about these, PRESTIGE CLASSES can cover these types "classes", if you wanna call it that. Heck, some of them can be better suited as archetypes.

Even the Magus and Gunslinger were more mechanically unique and interesting than all of these classes combined. None of these classes are as mind-blowing as those two.

Again, sorely disappointed. This is just my critique and if Paizo wants more of my interest (and money) in this product I expect better.

I saw that Paizo is going to release a book on 10 new classes next year. which I am against because they barely support the ones they have now (Gunslinger, Samurai and Ninja especially).

What I miss are prestige classes. No, I know about Paths of Prestige but that is all campaign specific and I just want the RPG stuff, not the campaign stuff.

Advanced Player's Guide was the only book to have non-world specific prestige classes. That and a few of the Player Companions, but that list is so small. When will we see more generic prestige classes again? I would like to see Ninja prestige classes, Gunslinger prestige classes, ones for Summoners, prestige class hybrids (like a Gunslinger Spellcaster), and other niches.

I don't really like archetypes all that much. They shoehorn and don't allow for much customization. Also, I believe one of the designers, James Jacobs, specifically said on these boards that he likes prestige classes because they do what archetypes can't, which is to allow almost any class access to the theme. For example, anyone with the prerequisites can enter Duelist, but if Duelist were an archetype, only a Fighter can benefit and no other class.

Please bring back prestige classes. I miss them :(