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<blockquote data-quote="DDNFan" data-source="post: 6313860" data-attributes="member: 6776483"><p>Paizo should capitalize on their good will and continued game experience by generating their own new IP, which builds on their previous incarnations but similarly gets rid of old hangups and awful 3rd ed baggage.</p><p></p><p>If they are such good game designers, they should make a Pathfinder 2.0 which is inspired by a variety of sources, and do a lengthy playtest with transparent polling, and then beat Wizards at their own game.</p><p></p><p>They have twice as many employees and are the current #1 with a loyal fanbase. If I were in such a position, I would capitalize on that instead of leading from behind as they appear to be doing. They need to make a Pathfinder 2.0 sooner rather than later.</p><p></p><p>As much as it might sound like I criticize Wizards and 5th edition, they are about to eat their lunch, at least for a while, with a simpler game system that evokes classic D&D better than 3rd ed + derivatives ever could. Now that we know all the structural flaws of 3rd and 4th, and will soon know the limitations of 5th ed, they should get ready to burn through a design phase ASAP to not rest on their laurels.</p><p></p><p>I would jump ship to a superior D&D-like system, even one that diverged further than 4th ed did, if it was in the opposite direction namely simulationism (without burdensome complexity). With simplicity + simulation as a design goal, they could have a winner. Design a game based on wounds + armor as DR and you'd probably get even a lot of 4th ed fans on board (many of which I've noticed on the Wotc boards love the idea of a good DR + explicit wounds + vitality system), despite claiming to hate simulationism. I think a large misunderstanding with simulationism is that it can't be fun, or simple, or that fighters would get the shaft. As 5th ed shows (with non-quadratic spell scaling), it's quite possible to tone down the power of casters without making fighters magical.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDNFan, post: 6313860, member: 6776483"] Paizo should capitalize on their good will and continued game experience by generating their own new IP, which builds on their previous incarnations but similarly gets rid of old hangups and awful 3rd ed baggage. If they are such good game designers, they should make a Pathfinder 2.0 which is inspired by a variety of sources, and do a lengthy playtest with transparent polling, and then beat Wizards at their own game. They have twice as many employees and are the current #1 with a loyal fanbase. If I were in such a position, I would capitalize on that instead of leading from behind as they appear to be doing. They need to make a Pathfinder 2.0 sooner rather than later. As much as it might sound like I criticize Wizards and 5th edition, they are about to eat their lunch, at least for a while, with a simpler game system that evokes classic D&D better than 3rd ed + derivatives ever could. Now that we know all the structural flaws of 3rd and 4th, and will soon know the limitations of 5th ed, they should get ready to burn through a design phase ASAP to not rest on their laurels. I would jump ship to a superior D&D-like system, even one that diverged further than 4th ed did, if it was in the opposite direction namely simulationism (without burdensome complexity). With simplicity + simulation as a design goal, they could have a winner. Design a game based on wounds + armor as DR and you'd probably get even a lot of 4th ed fans on board (many of which I've noticed on the Wotc boards love the idea of a good DR + explicit wounds + vitality system), despite claiming to hate simulationism. I think a large misunderstanding with simulationism is that it can't be fun, or simple, or that fighters would get the shaft. As 5th ed shows (with non-quadratic spell scaling), it's quite possible to tone down the power of casters without making fighters magical. [/QUOTE]
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