So as stated my friend Wandering Nephilim (on here anyway) is running Kingmaker and I'm oh so excited at both my first time getting to experience playing in a pathfinder Ap, but also the first time getting to really dig ino the PFRPG. Mostly I still run 3.5 with some houserules as my players don't want a new system unless we go full bore 4e. So I'm really excited and have decided upon playing a Half-Orc Druid with the Dire Bat familiar and the Pioneer trait to guide me. I think he's going to be alot of fun as I'm going to play him as a curious druid who is inherintly interested in civilizations as a whole, considering them to confusing but enticing. I think he could be fun, and an oddball as a grizzled Half-orc with a bat who is as friendly as can be and seems happy and carefree, like a halfling or gnome...
Main quick thought. Other than wild shape, any other huge changes between 3.5 and pf druids I should know about that fundementally change how they play?
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I know you didn't ask for optimization guides, but he talks about the best parts of Druid in PF in good depth, from domains to animal companions to Spellcasting vs. Wildshaping Melee builds.
In short, you can't dump your physical stats and expect wildshape to carry you into melee, you can get a domain if you want, and the summon natures ally list is slightly different.
Other than that, the changes to tracking, survival in the woods, and unlimited Orisons are likely to be the biggest changes for an experienced Druid player.