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<blockquote data-quote="SpydersWebbing" data-source="post: 5058572" data-attributes="member: 56378"><p>This isn't supposed to be an edition war thread, but just a look at the Pathfinder system as a 4th edition lover.A combination of power gamers and the lackluster paladin class really turned me off to third edition, so I was one of the people who jumped ship at the first announcement of 4th edition. I wholeheartedly embraced the new system with all it's new ideas. But a part of me still longed for the old paradigms of 3.5, and was nostalgic for my very first gaming system. So when I heard that 3.5 was being redone by Paizo I was interested in the sense of being interested in an ex-girlfriend who I never completely got over. I wanted to believe that the system could be fixed, I really did.</p><p></p><p>So when I saw that they had fixed the system in all the ways that mattered to me I was excited and confused. Excited, because everything that I had hated about the system had been fixed. The Paladin is awesomesauce, the eternal destroyer of evil that he was always supposed to be. The game looks more balanced, with encounter building actually looking easier. The entire game looks overhauled and expanded. Could it be? Had my nostalgic dream been done?</p><p></p><p>Yes, I believe it has been. The question is, will I? I don't know yet. I've put plenty of money into 4th already, but I'm more than willing to invest in Pathfinder as well.</p><p></p><p>In the end do I prefer either system? I really don't know at this point. I guess I'm asking that people who have played both systems give their input, long as it's constructive criticism. I don't want this to be a flame war by any means, so please don't take my interest in hearing both sides and make it into a horrible argument.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for all the input in advance! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SpydersWebbing, post: 5058572, member: 56378"] This isn't supposed to be an edition war thread, but just a look at the Pathfinder system as a 4th edition lover.A combination of power gamers and the lackluster paladin class really turned me off to third edition, so I was one of the people who jumped ship at the first announcement of 4th edition. I wholeheartedly embraced the new system with all it's new ideas. But a part of me still longed for the old paradigms of 3.5, and was nostalgic for my very first gaming system. So when I heard that 3.5 was being redone by Paizo I was interested in the sense of being interested in an ex-girlfriend who I never completely got over. I wanted to believe that the system could be fixed, I really did. So when I saw that they had fixed the system in all the ways that mattered to me I was excited and confused. Excited, because everything that I had hated about the system had been fixed. The Paladin is awesomesauce, the eternal destroyer of evil that he was always supposed to be. The game looks more balanced, with encounter building actually looking easier. The entire game looks overhauled and expanded. Could it be? Had my nostalgic dream been done? Yes, I believe it has been. The question is, will I? I don't know yet. I've put plenty of money into 4th already, but I'm more than willing to invest in Pathfinder as well. In the end do I prefer either system? I really don't know at this point. I guess I'm asking that people who have played both systems give their input, long as it's constructive criticism. I don't want this to be a flame war by any means, so please don't take my interest in hearing both sides and make it into a horrible argument. Thanks for all the input in advance! :) [/QUOTE]
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