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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Flynn" data-source="post: 4115658" data-attributes="member: 1836">The last two pages of the playtest document indicate that another Alpha release is coming, to cover more material, and a 3rd one will follow that:I think this will be interesting, but truth be told, while I might pick Pathfinder up should I end up in a Pathfinder game, I won't be running it unless they make it easier for me to GM. Right now, creating higher level NPCs and monsters is simply painful. Also, it looks like combat is going to be just as long and nasty as it has always been (for backwards compatibility). Having run 400+ sessions of D20 over the last seven and a half years, I'm looking for something easier to run, for me as the GM. I'll keep looking at Pathfinder, but right now, I don't see me investing deeply into the system, aside from a core rulebook at some point.Still, I think it's a brilliant and logical move on the part of Paizo, and I'm interested enough from a designer perspective to watch the evolution of Pathfinder over the duration of the playtest. I think the process and the result will be very telling, and indicative of how future playtesting may be handled by other companies. As Mongoose has been open playtesting Traveller OGL for the last five months or so, it seems that Paizo's recent announcement is establishing this process as a trend in the current gaming market. I hope that trend grows.With Regards,Flynn</blockquote>