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<blockquote data-quote="rowport" data-source="post: 3464976" data-attributes="member: 9729">Hey, Paizo folks.&nbsp; As always, it is great to see guys like Erik and James in here personally, talking to the fans directly.&nbsp; That kind of class act is what brought huge credibility to Paizo, and increased readership to Dungeon and Dragon.&nbsp; Ironically, I agree with several others that in doing so, perhaps 'the student surpassed the master' and became&nbsp; a threat.In any event, what is done is done.&nbsp; I am very bummed about it, honestly.&nbsp; Reading an early 3E Dragon brought me back into the RPG hobby after a decade away.&nbsp; But, it is the quality of the editorial staff, writers and production values that make those mags what they are, and those are in all Paizo products.&nbsp; So, I will stay around.(FWIW, this is not about WOTC to me; I understand that they are making a business decision, presumable profit-driven.&nbsp; I disagree with it, especially without a ready product to replace it, but I already went through that frustration with eTools, so there you go.)I do have a couple of questions about Paizo's new direction, which I think are not covered yet in this huge thread (!):* Will Pathfinder be full color?&nbsp; If so, will it be on the same paper stock as the magazines have?&nbsp; I loved Dragon Compendium for content, but did not like the 'flimsy' pages.* Is subscribing to the GameMastery monthly modules an option?&nbsp; If so, can remaining subscription credits be applied as in the Pathfinder option?&nbsp; While Pathfinder sounds interesting, I think that GameMastery modules will be more immediately useful to me.&nbsp; And, I am Mike McArtor's b****.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />&nbsp; How will I live without my monthly Class Acts, man??* I get that Paizo cannot use WOTC IP anymore, which bums me immensely, as I am all about the funky class combos (e.g. Half-Illithid Scout/Warmage) which are just not possible with SRD materials.&nbsp; Will Paizo be creating its own IP to fill in classes/races/etc.?&nbsp; Or, will you use any 3rd party material?&nbsp; I would just get bored with the plain vanilla SRD stuff very quickly.However it plays out, I will stay around as a customer.&nbsp; I like your products, and love your fan support.&nbsp; Thanks, Erik, especially.&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="rowport, post: 3464976, member: 9729"] Hey, Paizo folks. As always, it is great to see guys like Erik and James in here personally, talking to the fans directly. That kind of class act is what brought huge credibility to Paizo, and increased readership to Dungeon and Dragon. Ironically, I agree with several others that in doing so, perhaps 'the student surpassed the master' and became a threat. In any event, what is done is done. I am very bummed about it, honestly. Reading an early 3E Dragon brought me back into the RPG hobby after a decade away. But, it is the quality of the editorial staff, writers and production values that make those mags what they are, and those are in all Paizo products. So, I will stay around. (FWIW, this is not about WOTC to me; I understand that they are making a business decision, presumable profit-driven. I disagree with it, especially without a ready product to replace it, but I already went through that frustration with eTools, so there you go.) I do have a couple of questions about Paizo's new direction, which I think are not covered yet in this huge thread (!): * Will Pathfinder be full color? If so, will it be on the same paper stock as the magazines have? I loved Dragon Compendium for content, but did not like the 'flimsy' pages. * Is subscribing to the GameMastery monthly modules an option? If so, can remaining subscription credits be applied as in the Pathfinder option? While Pathfinder sounds interesting, I think that GameMastery modules will be more immediately useful to me. And, I am Mike McArtor's b****. ;) How will I live without my monthly Class Acts, man?? * I get that Paizo cannot use WOTC IP anymore, which bums me immensely, as I am all about the funky class combos (e.g. Half-Illithid Scout/Warmage) which are just not possible with SRD materials. Will Paizo be creating its own IP to fill in classes/races/etc.? Or, will you use any 3rd party material? I would just get bored with the plain vanilla SRD stuff very quickly. However it plays out, I will stay around as a customer. I like your products, and love your fan support. Thanks, Erik, especially. :D [/QUOTE]

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