Great news! MM2 in Monster Gift Set will be 3.5

[Remathilis]

If they prove it, I'll order mine on Amazon THAT day...

 

[Garnfellow]

I would be really tempted by this . . . I use MMII and FF a lot, and never got MMIII for all its bugs.

I'm more than a little skeptical, though: to update these three books to 3.5, include errata, and reformat to the new statblock format is a H-U-G-E undertaking, almost as much work as designing three books from scratch. There's a not-insignificant amount of design and development work (setting CRs for high level monsters is a much more refined art than it was 4 or 5 years ago. What's the CR for a mountain giant? Or a drowned, for that matter?), to say nothing of editing and layout.

I'd love to see it, though.

 

[JoeGKushner]

I would be really tempted by this . . . I use MMII and FF a lot, and never got MMIII for all its bugs.

I'm more than a little skeptical, though: to update these three books to 3.5, include errata, and reformat to the new statblock format is a H-U-G-E undertaking, almost as much work as designing three books from scratch. There's a not-insignificant amount of design and development work (setting CRs for high level monsters is a much more refined art than it was 4 or 5 years ago. What's the CR for a mountain giant? Or a drowned, for that matter?), to say nothing of editing and layout.

I'd love to see it, though.

Who said it was being reformatted? I can't see that happening under any circumstances to be honest. If they didn't do it for the $75 leather covered MM, they ain't doing it for a colleciton.

 

[RavinRay]

MM3 errata, which I am hoping for, is freely available on WotC site, as are the 3.5 updates to MM2 and FF.

True, but they have a few limits. For the gem dragons, the tables need an attack/grapple column. And because MM2 came out before the Expanded Psionics Handbook, the psionic abilities of the gem dragons and the braxat are not 3.5 compliant, which is something many folks are waiting for. For my part, I did my own update of the dragons and put it in a PDf for in-house use.

And like you I have only MM2, so getting 2 out of 3 totally new books is a bargain for me.

 

[Pinotage]

Interesting. I'd be keen if it actually did happen. Let's hope it does include an update.

Pinotage

 

[Kyuss Knight]

I will probably buy the set anyway. I have been dragging my feet on buying those books for a while now. If they are updated, great. If not, oh well. You can't beat the Amazon price.

 

[amethal]

I'm a monster manual junkie. I already own 1 to 4 and the Fiend Folio.

I'd still buy the gift set if the MM2 and FF were updated to 3.5 and MM3 was errata'd. (Did I mention I was a monster manual junkie ...)

 

[JoeGKushner]

I'm a monster manual junkie. I already own 1 to 4 and the Fiend Folio.

I'd still buy the gift set if the MM2 and FF were updated to 3.5 and MM3 was errata'd. (Did I mention I was a monster manual junkie ...)

I'm with you. Updates to 3.5 and errata? I'm there.

No updates and a cash grab on stuff I already own? Nope.

Great deal for those who don't have it though.