Pathfinder 1E Current Pathfinder Players: Are you considering switching over to D&D 5E?

[an_idol_mind]

I'm going to say this with 100% assurance and certainty. WoTc will never ever outdo Piazo when it comes to support material.

In all fairness, they don't have to.

I've run AD&D adventures in Pathfinder , and I would have converted over 4th edition adventures had I believed them to be worth the effort. If the game is better than what I'm playing now and there's enough supplementary material to interest me, then I would make the switch and incorporate Paizo's stuff into the new game. But if it's just some rules I like and nothing built around it, I probably won't put the effort into making a change.

Realistically, the either/or outlook doesn't make a lot of sense. Even if D&D is a boffo smash hit, it's not like Paizo is suddenly going to stop producing quality stuff. Especially since the new edition seems to be more compatible with Pathfinder than 4th edition was, I see no reason why somebody would have to choose between the two companies instead of getting the best of what both have to offer.

 

[ForeverSlayer]

In all fairness, they don't have to.

I've run AD&D adventures in Pathfinder , and I would have converted over 4th edition adventures had I believed them to be worth the effort. If the game is better than what I'm playing now and there's enough supplementary material to interest me, then I would make the switch and incorporate Paizo's stuff into the new game. But if it's just some rules I like and nothing built around it, I probably won't put the effort into making a change.

Realistically, the either/or outlook doesn't make a lot of sense. Even if D&D is a boffo smash hit, it's not like Paizo is suddenly going to stop producing quality stuff. Especially since the new edition seems to be more compatible with Pathfinder than 4th edition was, I see no reason why somebody would have to choose between the two companies instead of getting the best of what both have to offer.

The thing is, there are a lot of DM's out there who don't want to take the time of converting modules to another set of rules. Some just want to play the module straight on.

 

[an_idol_mind]

The thing is, there are a lot of DM's out there who don't want to take the time of converting modules to another set of rules. Some just want to play the module straight on.

An absolutely fair point. But even if you're not talking about adventures, I think there's a lot of Pathfinder stuff worth buying regardless of the system you play in.

For example, unless I stop playing traditional fantasy RPGs entirely, their Monsters Revisited books will always be an auto-purchase for me that will get incorporated into my games somehow, even though I have never and will never run a game in Golarion.

 

[Warskull]

I feel Pathfinder is mechanically superior to all the current editions of D&D. However, it is still broken. It is less broken than its competition, but it ultimately still flawed once you dig into it.

I am interested in Next because it seems like a a less broken product.

However, I am also wary about Next because Paizo runs a much more consumer friendly business by embracing the OGL and releasing much more affordable rulebooks in PDF format.

 

[pickin_grinnin]

I agree with others who have said that it isn't necessarily and either/or situation for all players and GMs.

I reluctantly started playing Pathfinder after having no luck finding any good campaigns (or players for a campaign I would run) in my area. I'm in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, but the vast majority of people I encounter are only interested in Pathfinder. I'm sort of burned out on high/epic fantasy these days (35 years playing rpgs can do that to you), but I have had a really rough time finding mature (attitude, not age) people who actually enjoy the roleplaying aspects of rpgs and who are interested in play outside the high fantasy genre. So, reluctantly, I got started with Pathfinder. I would walk away from it in a heartbeat if I could find the right game (or the right players), but I haven't had any luck with that for years now.

So, getting back to the main question, if someone held a gun to my head and told me to pick Pathfinder or D&D 5e right now, I would have to say Pathfinder, simply because they continue to actively support their product, and have not done anything to seriously burn their core customer base (like WoTC did with D&D, and White Wolf did with the WoD).

When D&D Next comes out, I'll head to Barnes and Noble, settle into a chair, and spend a couple of hours reading through it. If I like it, I'll buy it. If not, I'll just walk away. Simple as that.

I don't have any high expectations for it, though, especially after the 4e fiasco. They may surprise me, though, and I'm willing to give them that chance, but I'm not going to blindly plunk down money on it.

 

[gamerprinter]

I'm sort of burned out on high/epic fantasy these days (35 years playing rpgs can do that to you), but I have had a really rough time finding mature (attitude, not age) people who actually enjoy the roleplaying aspects of rpgs and who are interested in play outside the high fantasy genre.

I don't consider the rules system as having much to do with whether its high/epic fantasy or not. I never play high/epic fantasy, yet not only do I only GM/play Pathfinder, I am in the middle of developing/designing the published setting guides for the Kaidan setting of Japanese horror (PFRPG) - and in no way is Kaidan high/epic fantasy. Rather it's low, Asian horror fantasy - nothing epic about it at all.

I think too many people look at a publisher's primary campaign setting (like Paizo's Golarian, for example), then never think to consider that any other setting, subgenre or style of play can be accomplished effectively, but its what 3PP does best, take the corner case concepts and make them work well. I prefer anything, but generic vanilla fantasy and never let the rules system get in the way of making it work in a fun way.

 

[pickin_grinnin]

The problem is that the people I encounter mostly want to play Pathfinder as high/epic fantasy, though. I have no problem coming up with a world and adventures that are very different from Golarion, but most people in my area that I have encountered don't want to play in a setting that is significantly different.