DigitalMage wrote:
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However, when I first heard the announcement I did think "Great! A continuing line of 3.5 sourcebooks to buy if i want". Now, I won't mix and match and so won't be buying any Paizo Pathfinder supplements as they won't be comaptible with the 3.5 core rules.
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You talk as if your choices are 4e or Pathfinder - did you consider just sticking with 3.5? 3.5 gives you 100% compatibility with your 3.5 books and is a system that you obviously know. Is there something about 3.5 that makes it simply not an option at all, but that Pathfinder fixes?
Gurubabaramalamaswami wrote:
The thing that bothers me most about Pathfinder is the initial sales pitch that it was for those of us who're sticking with 3.5 instead of 4E. But it's not. It's a new system in enough respects to call it a new system period.
Yeah, I was encouraged at the initial announcement as it seemed that it would keep a version of the 3.5 core books in print. Now however I see it as at best "just another OGL game, like Conan for example" or at worse "another direct competitor, in terms of players, for 3.5 - just like 4e is"
Dennis da Ogre wrote:
Ultimately at this point I think saying whether we like Pathfinder RPG or not is a bit premature.
For me at least, I would disagree. I wanted Pathfinder RPG to effectively be a repackaging of the 3.5 core rulebooks. Yes, that may not sell well, but the supplements and adventures would; and isn't that where Paizo make all their money currently?
So for me, I find it highly unlikley that the PFRPG developers will say "hold on, all that playtesting stuff is being taken back out, PFRPG will be identical to the 3.5 rules except where Product Identity prevents" - and thus I am pretty confident that the final Pathfinder RPG will not be my cup of tea.
This summarizes my feelings exactly.
I sincerely hoped PFRPG was a method to keep the 3.5 core available, and I wouldn't be surprised if a strong correlation between Pathfinder's changes and the rising 3.5 PHB price existed (of course, I wouldn't be surprised if they did not ...).
I do love the AP's though, and will continue to purchase them until they are no longer compatible with vanilla 3.5.
