Since i don't play PFS (doesn't exist in my country) i can't answer your question but i can offer you this:
1) 1st level rogue (a bunch of archetypes give that up)
2) 3rd level urban ranger
3) 1st level trapper ranger
4) 1st level seeker oracle*
5) 1st level seeker sorcerer*
6) 1st level crypt breaker alchemist
7) 2nd level detective bard*
8) The 2nd level bard/alchemist/wizard spell Aram Zey's focus (too bad the duration is only 1 minute per level)
9) 2nd level archevist bard*
10) 6th level archeologist bard*
11) 1st level sandman bard*
*those 6 get trapfinding in everything but the name
Well, if the GM sticks to Paizo only sources, not much. Paizo seems to have something against traps being deadly. Or even effective.
Haunts, meanwhile, near-TPK my group regularly. Sigh
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Since i don't play PFS (doesn't exist in my country)
I have a Ranger 6/Rogue 2 that's got the level 2 talent Trapspotter and a high Perception and Disable Device. It's nice to tell the GM at the beginning of the session that if there are any traps within 10 feet I automatically get a roll. Some traps are pretty nasty, but few of them are lethal (depending on the CR of the encounter and the character level).
Still, it was a minor investment to improve party survival odds.
However, I'm having a hard time deciding how much losing the trapfinding ability is going to hurt. How much is it going to stink when I run into a magical trap and can't disarm it.
In my experience there haven't been many traps and what traps I have seen aren't that awful or can be bypassed through other methods. On the other hand I've seen a number of haunts, some of which were pretty deadly.
Should be good to drop trapfinding, at least in my opinion.
Go ahead. I've seen it really matter ONCE in ~30 levels worth of play spread out over multiple characters. The rest of the time you can just move at half speed and search
Traps matter depending on the DM.
PFS has pre written modules. Depends on what's written on the paper instead of your DM. Traps usually aren't the exciting mixed in with an encounter kind unfortunately(at least in my experience).
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I've seen more failures in pfs from skill checks than I have from combat. Thus far, the worst trap I have come up against was a very deep spiked pit trap. There have been a few that cropped up mid combat, which makes them all the more important. If you want to increase your sneak attack range, you can always take the ninja trick that increases range by 10
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I had just started thinking that traps were a non-issue in PFS, until the last couple missions where we ran into at least one per scenario. The first one could easily have outright killed one of my first level companions if they had been hit by it.
I know there isn't a lot of glory in having trapfinding when there are no traps in the scenario, but a character with that skill is always a welcome addition to any group I am playing in.
In one scenario we sent goats ahead of us and all the traps got triggered. Traps are a joke in PFS sadly.
How are people dying from traps?
Are DMs still running on the "you need trapfinding to find traps" rules from 3.5?
Anyone with a perception score can find traps, magical or not.
Just take a move action to look around and a move action to move down the dungeon. It doesn't slow you down that much.
Oh! and Welcome to the institution.
In one scenario we sent goats ahead of us and all the traps got triggered. Traps are a joke in PFS sadly.
Goats are expensive. Real men buy 100 chickens for 2 gold pieces.
Dear gods.
I must try this.
Portable hole with endless air and plenty of feed, plus a portable fence. Take out the goats periodically, feed/water them in the temporary corral. Unleash them when you need traps sprung or a ruckus made. I also recommend carrying a keg of beer. Its surprising how useful it is for a bribe. Also to roll down stairs on people.
Chickens are too light.
There's always the rocks, an unseen servant and a wheel barrel...
Sure, it sets off the traps and makes a racket, but lets be honest you can't sneak up on anything anyway because
1) You have to deal with the lowest stealth score in the party in order to prevent the monsters (who are stationary) from just readying an action to whack you.
2) You need 1 stealth roll per party member. The way the odds of repeated attempts work out, you're not sneaking up on anything.
3) Everything but humans on, under, or above the face of golarion has better vision than humans. As soon as anyone is carrying a light source the parties chances of stealth are shot.
Now if someone can post something to foil traps on doors, the plan will be complete.
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I've seen more failures in pfs from skill checks than I have from combat. Thus far, the worst trap I have come up against was a very deep spiked pit trap. There have been a few that cropped up mid combat, which makes them all the more important. If you want to increase your sneak attack range, you can always take the ninja trick that increases range by 10
If the only reason your giving up trapfinding is for the increase in sneak attack range the I second what Zedorland said. Ninja trick 'Deadly Range' increases your sneak attack range by 10' and you can take it more then once.
Adamant one great axe. Who needs doors?
We call it.. Gordian.