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Preach it, brothers!!
This is what im sayin.
The BB takes me back to the simpler times without being simple, and it takes care of the glaring issues that the old systems had.
The retro clones are great, in their own ways, but I feel that I might as well just pull out my old books and play the originals.Plus,in trying to be truly "retro", these clones look like photocopies of my high school notebooks, doodle dragons, and sketch dungeons.
Nothing wrong with that,just the romance of the old school looks better in a glossy box, with full color books,pawns, and a dry erase map.
As a testament to its drawing power, I showed it to one of my old gaming buddies, expecting him to turn his nose up at it.He was genuinely interested in playing it.
And then I told him it goes up to 5th level, and then you gotta buy the big book.
Goodbye interest."Why do you have to buy another book to do what the box does?"
was the response.

I understand about not splitting the product lines.I lived through all that, and went through the good, and really bad, times of TSR stuff.(Castle Greyhawk anyone...oh the horror..)

Wouldn't want that. But I would love to see more Pathfinder stuff in BB form.A modular rulebook is a great idea.One stop shopping, with something for everyone.
I would buy that too.

Of course, your mileage may vary, but I have found that it is not a matter of being ready for the "advanced" rules, so much as it is not wanting to add additional layers of complexity.
I have played every version of The Game, save the new, shiny edition, which I do not care for.
From the little brown books, to the pinkish boxed set, to the Advanced books, to 2nd edition, to 3.5.
I have tried, or read, most of the retro-clones.
I have mixed The Game with Gamma World, with WWII,even with Star Trek.
(Imagine being shot into the vacuum of space while wearing a Ring of Regeneration.I know...things were different in the 80's.)
I have played so many RPG systems through the years these new fangled,complex, modern rules systems do not scare me.
I am ready for the Big Books.I like the Big Books.
It is simply a matter of the elegant simplicity, wrapped up in a glossy, bright, candy-like package, that is easily digestible, easily portable, and supported by an awesome company like Paizo, that I like the Beginners Box.
I would like to use the BB rules to play an entire campaign up to a high level.Retire.Lather.Rinse.Repeat.
I don't want to have to censor and house rule the removal of interwoven, complex rule blocks from Pathfinder.Rules that I don't like, or don't want to use, so that it resembles the BB, only to find out that I broke the system somewhere.
Sure, Home-brewing is always a possibility,and somebody might do this with the BB rules as written, but I love what they have done with the BB.
I love how they did it with the BB.
I want more of the BB.
Just the way it is, only more of it.
I will pay more for the BB.
I don't think I am alone in these feelings.
I know,I have read the other posts that say it will not happen, and the reasons why, so all the balloon-popping posts can suck it.
Just giving my most humble opinion, and wishing for more of the good stuff.

I know the Beginners Box is meant to be a gatway to the big game,but I feel that this ruleset is simply,elegently,everything I have been wanting in my fantasy rpg.
I have been hovering around Pathfinder for a while,looking at the core books,and I always kept putting them back.
Saw the box and bought it right away.Now I want more.
More just like this.More levels and races and bells and whistles,but in the Beginners Box format.
I don't really see myself buying the big books because they are not like the BB.
If they wanted me to buy into the core rules then why did they make this set so good?
This set has almost everything I need except a few more races and levels.
The core book has all of this, but it also comes with more stuff I dont want or need or will ever use.
Unfortunately I suffer from a syndrome that makes me feel like i must use every rule written in the book, simply because it is written in the pretty book for a reason,or i am not getting the full, proper experience.
This is what killed 3.5 for me and my group.
Please make more stuff for the Beginners Box.I will gladly pay whatever.
That sounds like a market to me.

I hate to be the kid in the back seat screaming "Are we there yet," but after 23 days of waiting for my order,and the last response to my question,in my other post, was "In this case, we're waiting for the final shipment of the Dungeons & Dragons Board Game to arrive (which should be any day now)." was 13 days ago, I am just wondering what is up with this.I know that you have no control over slow boats from Europe and all that, but any word on my order would by appreciated.
Thanks.

Pending just means that the order hasn't entered the shipping process yet. In this case, we're waiting for the final shipment of the Dungeons & Dragons Board Game to arrive (which should be any day now).

I hate to be the kid in the back seat screaming"Are we there yet?", but I placed this order 19 days ago...I thought any day now kinda meant...well...just a few days...any word on this order?

I've been waiting on this one for a while...Ever since I passed on it at Origins...Thank You for your reply...

I ordered this around 10 days ago and it says that the game is on backorder and that my order is pending.I was just curious about the status of this order.Is there a problem with the shipment?Will it still be available?Will my order be cancelled for some reason?When I placed the order, it still said it usually ships in 1-3 days.Any information would be appreciated.Thank You.