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So over and over, both Paizo directly and the Playtest books themselves talk about the importance of playtesting and giving Paizo feedback on what we feel needs to change, and that they are open to said change, and that is great in theory, but how will that look in practice? I feel like it's something worth knowing now that we are in the Playtest period proper.
What's the scope of changes we can expect? Is it just small stuff like fixing typos & grammar errors, changes to the layout of the books, minor design/balance changes?
Or can we expect broader overhauls as well?
Moreover, how often can such changes be expected to happen, and how exactly will they look like?
Will we have to re-download the playtest material each time they are updated and/or will there be something closer to changelogs or separate errata documents?
(Of course people who bought the physical rulebooks are probably a little screwed no matter how it's handled, though.)
I'm personally very excited for PF2 (and like what it offers so far, but I am not a Pathfinder 1e veteran by any measure), and I get that Paizo wants the new edition to be good, and so does pretty much everyone on these boards (or so I hope, anyway) - but I would be a little bummed out if the results of the feedback don't end up seeing the light of day till the actual Core Rulebook release next August.
The purpose of this playtest is to polish what they have, not revamp anything from the ground up. I'd wager what is in this playtest is 90% set in stone at this point, with only minor details being up for revision.Not even close. If we learn that something major isn't working, we will change it. Rules development clearly moves quicker you think—we even have time to test multiple potential solutions to a problem.