MichaelSomething
Legend
While I really like the PF game so far, I also feel that the GameMastery Guide and Advanced Players Guide look really promising. It seems like the two core books are really just the tip of the iceberg in terms of Good Fun - that they needed to provide the core books to continue the 3e ruleset, but these two books will really move PF beyond "just" an incremental evolution of 3.5e. While I am not a big fan of endless splat books, I am a fan of providing DM's and players new outlets for creativity. The GameMastery Guide in particular looks intriguing, as I still get a kick out of the lists in the back of the 1e DMG when creating campaign/adventures. Here's to hoping that it will include some of those Dungeon Dressings...
Paizo's business model is mostly about the adventures, flavor books, and GM tools. The players options are developed in order to support those things. Most RPG companies do the exact opposite of that. That means that because of the monthy AP coming out, they don't need to put out a lot of splat books. Just one to four books a year to show that Pathfinder is still a "supported" RPG.