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I guess I have to agree, by your own admittance.

That, by the way, was very well done. I totally am for that kind of presentation myself.

Since your quote referred to me to an extent, "I" certainly do not complain about any problem with 3.5 at this point. Seems to me that the ones doing the complaining aren't, in many cases, the ones actually sticking with 3.5 and variations thereof. I don't believe that 3.5 is perfect by any...

I'm opposed to PCs and Monsters built using different rules, but I think the idea of Monster Classes might work well as a compromise, mind you, Mustrum. It still basically says "Monsters and PCs still function with the same rules. There are specific tools that relate to PCs and Monsters...

I believe so. I do not want to see that happen, personally.

WotC is ultimately responsible of the divisions many fans of the game want to see end, not by publishing 4E per se, but because of the way 4E was sold to the fans. You can't basically tell people who like 3rd ed that they are irrelevant to the future of D&D and that changes will happen from...

You are talking of fundamental mathematical problems many of the people still liking 3.5 to this day just don't see or do not care about because it did not impact their game play experiences significantly over the years. I'm one of those. Further, what you call a flaw in the linear vs...

Maybe that's your final word. Not mine. For me, 4E is not D&D, it's not like any editions before it and carries much more differences with its predecessors than the predecessors between them, 4E still lets you kill things and take their stuff, 4E's design does include some interesting ideas...

PHB, DMG, MM, Rules Compendium is what I would call Core, more or less. If I was to run a Core game, I'm pretty sure I'd use Spell Compendium and Magic Item Compendium as well. PHB2 would be high on the list as well. Tome of Horrors Revised for sure. Beyond that, it wouldn't have a chance to...

Lisa Stevens, CEO of Paizo, said as much. She alluded to high-level game play to be a headache on herself, and said that she would make sure the issue was high on the priority list. I don't know how it followed through since then (some time during Summer, just before or after the release of...

It's not necessary on the user's side (then again, buying a rulebook isn't about necessity or logic for most gamers, but passion and drive). If you're not using Pathfinder's tweaks, you can still run any of the modules, adventure paths etc with very limited conversion work (taking a feat or...

Seems to me that Pathfinder isn't for people desiring a significant fix to 3.X, however. Those who want that can play 4E, a myriad of OGL variations of 3.X or any of the zillions of Fantasy RPGs out there. No. Pathfinder is primarily directed towards people who, by and large, are happy with...

Not if said encounter between point A and point B was prepared before hand. It wouldn't be "random", then, I believe?

I don't really see how the two ideas would be opposites. You can have a concept that could be branded "1E ideal" while not necessarily believing 1E was perfect by any means, or that everything about 2E was trash. 1E for me isn't "perfect" by any means. I also happen to believe that no game...

Grand Duchy of Karameikos, for the reasons stated prior to this post, plus an excellent flavor that actually defines BXMC/Cyclopedia D&D to me.

It's true, but then again, nobody asks you to make such modifications but yourself. The SIEGE engine runs well as written. Any modification that would add more to the plate is just icing, something you would choose to add deliberately while paying the price of less versatility for it. In the...

Simple really: I believe WotC makes it a habit of lying, embellishing facts or selecting them to suit their marketing needs. Not that I blame them as a corporation for doing so, mind you. It's just that I'm done being naive about it.

OD&D - the "make this game your own" openness of it. The simplicity. The "let's roll and play right now" aspect of it. The play's the thing. D&D - Simplicity. Clear boundaries. Excellent introduction to gaming. Progressive learning curve from box to box. Mystara. The Gazetteers. Karameikos...

Nice job on the condescending/insulting part of the equation on message boards, too. Is that part of the enlightenment package? If so, thanks, but no, thanks. :p

Totally agreed. By and large, Golarion is a classic fantasy world. The devil's in the details though, as far as the originality and freshness of the world are concerned. This tweak on that race, this take on an old fantasy meme. Little things that make the whole inspiring and vibrant.