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IF Paizo was planning a Pathfinder 2.0 what signs would we see?
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<blockquote data-quote="Thotas" data-source="post: 6346278" data-attributes="member: 18974"><p>The OP question is hard primarily because I think we've got signs it won't happen, not just soon, but ever. Based on what I'm seeing of the fifth edition of you-know-what and the reaction to it, edition wars may be obsolete. No, I'm not saying D&D is about to take over. But I do think they've managed to make a sixth edition unlikely. That's because any hypothetical 6th edition could be treated as more of the swappable options in 5th, just as if they had created the current base game afterward and were trying to create options for it that hypothetical game's style. Since multiple edition fracturing of the base is a major threat to any game, games going forward are going to at least in some way have to follow 5e in terms of making a core with flavor options.</p><p></p><p>Luckily for the folks at Paizo, and Pathfinder fans like myself, this does not threaten Pathfinder in any way. The 3e it's based on was very much based on pick and choose menus, modular elements that could be swapped out just like they were selected from, so they can follow suit on this. In fact I think they are; that's what "Pathfinder Unchained" is. You think the current Monk is too weak, and/or the current Summoner too strong? When it's clear that enough people think that way, an alternative option will come out. Over time, much of the game could be made of alternatives that each gaming group can pick or choose from around core mechanics. Eventually, it will be that asking when Paizo will come out with a 2.0 is like asking when the Athenians will replace Theseus's ship.</p><p></p><p>Then again, as a fan of Pathfinder pretty much as it is but always liking to see new ideas and improvements, there may be a wishful thinking bias working here on my part.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thotas, post: 6346278, member: 18974"] The OP question is hard primarily because I think we've got signs it won't happen, not just soon, but ever. Based on what I'm seeing of the fifth edition of you-know-what and the reaction to it, edition wars may be obsolete. No, I'm not saying D&D is about to take over. But I do think they've managed to make a sixth edition unlikely. That's because any hypothetical 6th edition could be treated as more of the swappable options in 5th, just as if they had created the current base game afterward and were trying to create options for it that hypothetical game's style. Since multiple edition fracturing of the base is a major threat to any game, games going forward are going to at least in some way have to follow 5e in terms of making a core with flavor options. Luckily for the folks at Paizo, and Pathfinder fans like myself, this does not threaten Pathfinder in any way. The 3e it's based on was very much based on pick and choose menus, modular elements that could be swapped out just like they were selected from, so they can follow suit on this. In fact I think they are; that's what "Pathfinder Unchained" is. You think the current Monk is too weak, and/or the current Summoner too strong? When it's clear that enough people think that way, an alternative option will come out. Over time, much of the game could be made of alternatives that each gaming group can pick or choose from around core mechanics. Eventually, it will be that asking when Paizo will come out with a 2.0 is like asking when the Athenians will replace Theseus's ship. Then again, as a fan of Pathfinder pretty much as it is but always liking to see new ideas and improvements, there may be a wishful thinking bias working here on my part. [/QUOTE]
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