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<blockquote data-quote="pickin_grinnin" data-source="post: 6291811" data-attributes="member: 6697674">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.&nbsp; I'm in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, but the vast majority of people I encounter are only interested in Pathfinder.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; So, reluctantly, I got started with Pathfinder.&nbsp; 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&amp;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&amp;D, and White Wolf did with the WoD).&nbsp; When D&amp;D Next comes out, I'll head to Barnes and Noble, settle into a chair, and spend a couple of hours reading through it.&nbsp; If I like it, I'll buy it.&nbsp; If not, I'll just walk away.&nbsp; Simple as that.I don't have any high expectations for it, though, especially after the 4e fiasco.&nbsp; 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.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pickin_grinnin, post: 6291811, member: 6697674"] 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. [/QUOTE]

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