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<blockquote data-quote="IronWolf" data-source="post: 5332297" data-attributes="member: 21076">You've already received a lot of great responses...I really think character unbalance, even in 3.5, was mainly only a real problem when you had an optimizer in a group that took advantage of every feat or power that they could.&nbsp; In my groups we had people playing what would likely be considered non-optimal characters and it still worked out pretty well where we each had something to contribute to the party.I do think even with an optimizer that Pathfinder brings some of the power into balance better than 3.5, but not necessarily completely removing the problem in that situation.To me it is all the healing surges and powers that start to make 4e &quot;seem&quot; like a video game.You can easily play Pathfinder with minis.&nbsp; Our group has played 3.5 mini-less and we are playing Pathfinder with minis for some situations and mini-less for others.&nbsp; It really depends on the group's preferences and the comfort level of the DM.&nbsp; For most groups it is probably easier to use minis and a battlemat.You can play more than one character, but I would encourage one not to.&nbsp; The game has always seemed more fun to me when you focus on one character, even if it means your party might be less than the standard 4 characters or so.&nbsp; Someone else has suggested gestalt if you truly only have one or two players.&nbsp; I would consider that option before playing two characters.Errata is something you will have to deal with in the RPG world unfortunately.&nbsp; A necessary evil I guess due to the niche market.&nbsp; The cool thing with Paizo is that their additional printings of books include the errata and they update their PDFs which you can get if you bought it off their site.Not sure about the errata on the GameMasters Guide, I must have missed the uproar if there was a lot in it.&nbsp; The APG has been seeing a fair number of complaints, so it might be worth waiting for the second printing, though I have a first printing (and the PDF) and am really not that bothered by it.&nbsp; But if errata bothers you, catch the second printing of the APG.Pathfinder is a great system.&nbsp; It has really brought some new energy and enthusiasm to me.&nbsp; The writing it good, the art is awesome for inspiration and the rules work.&nbsp; It *feels* like the D&amp;D I want to play.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="IronWolf, post: 5332297, member: 21076"] You've already received a lot of great responses... I really think character unbalance, even in 3.5, was mainly only a real problem when you had an optimizer in a group that took advantage of every feat or power that they could. In my groups we had people playing what would likely be considered non-optimal characters and it still worked out pretty well where we each had something to contribute to the party. I do think even with an optimizer that Pathfinder brings some of the power into balance better than 3.5, but not necessarily completely removing the problem in that situation. To me it is all the healing surges and powers that start to make 4e "seem" like a video game. You can easily play Pathfinder with minis. Our group has played 3.5 mini-less and we are playing Pathfinder with minis for some situations and mini-less for others. It really depends on the group's preferences and the comfort level of the DM. For most groups it is probably easier to use minis and a battlemat. You can play more than one character, but I would encourage one not to. The game has always seemed more fun to me when you focus on one character, even if it means your party might be less than the standard 4 characters or so. Someone else has suggested gestalt if you truly only have one or two players. I would consider that option before playing two characters. Errata is something you will have to deal with in the RPG world unfortunately. A necessary evil I guess due to the niche market. The cool thing with Paizo is that their additional printings of books include the errata and they update their PDFs which you can get if you bought it off their site. Not sure about the errata on the GameMasters Guide, I must have missed the uproar if there was a lot in it. The APG has been seeing a fair number of complaints, so it might be worth waiting for the second printing, though I have a first printing (and the PDF) and am really not that bothered by it. But if errata bothers you, catch the second printing of the APG. Pathfinder is a great system. It has really brought some new energy and enthusiasm to me. The writing it good, the art is awesome for inspiration and the rules work. It *feels* like the D&D I want to play. [/QUOTE]

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