Been playing forever, never liked modules until I ran the Rise of the Runelords adventure path... Now I GM a three weekly games and actually have time to do so because of modules.
Now I just wish Paizo's module schedule was as aggressive as their AP schedule...
I also agree. I'd like a series of modules, basically a loose adventure path that is truly modular.
What a difference truly good adventures make. I remember when my gaming group as a whole looked down our noses at what we called "adventure-in-a-can". Now, it's what we play.
I am an old school gamer and have ran both styles of games. When I was a kid and had all day to write a home brew, it was great. Now, work and family that is not possible. So, my group does both and it works out for us. Running games on the fly can be a lot of fun, but you have to do some prep.
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I very much enjoyed (and still do) writing and running my own campaigns. However, with family, work and other things, time is at a premium. When RotRL came out, it blew me away and I knew this was something so save time and still play a great game.
The module (whether AP or stand alone) takes the heavy lifting away from me so I can concentrate on making the game memorable. Sometimes I still run my own, usually in tandem with some modules, so I can get ahead in writing.
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Dungeon magazine was the very first D&D related product I ever bought.
I've never understood the attitude that modules are for lazy GMs, or uncreative ones. A module or AP provides the skeleton around which a creative GM can tailor his game for the players. Remove XP tracking, or move to the slow track and you can throw in as many home made quests as you like.
My only dissapointment is there are no other module creators with the standard of quality that Paizo has. That way there could be APs for me to play rather than always run :-D