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<blockquote data-quote="Retreater" data-source="post: 9006604" data-attributes="member: 42040"><p>Yeah. Sorry the joke didn't translate through the post.</p><p></p><p>Honestly, I don't really buy many books and I use more PDFs (and AoN) than anything. And really, AoN (as well as the Foundry VTT system) are better organized and linked than any book or PDF could ever be. </p><p></p><p>When I've tried running PF2 in person using only my print books, it was a chore. I started my first campaign (Age of Ashes) and struggled through the first book in person before we transitioned to Roll20 for online play due to COVID. Even if Roll20's implementation wasn't as good as I later discovered Foundry's to be, it was an improvement over the books (and status cards, and ugly/messy character sheets, etc.) Even last summer as I was trying to run Pathfinder Society at my local store, I couldn't keep up with the rules, track conditions, or generally find what I needed in the books.</p><p></p><p>I think my ultimate realization is that I won't purchase physical products from Paizo in the future. Not because I'm actually angry (because - trust me - I'm used to the new edition rotation cycle from Games Workshop.) It's just that these PF books sit on my shelf; my only engagement with this game is on Foundry (and maybe the occasional adventure PDF). [Wait, is this what WotC hopes from the D&D VTT?]</p><p></p><p>I have to wonder: Does Paizo even want us to buy books anymore? I don't know if the system is even playable without using a VTT and AoN. It's legitimately the most <em>complex </em>system I have ever ran (not the most <em>complicated - </em>that is different.) </p><p></p><p>In the end, every physical book I've purchased from Paizo is like a charitable donation I'm making to that company (and my local game store). I keep the books on my book case like a picture of a sponsored dog on my fridge - and I smile, knowing that Sarah McLachlan and I made a difference in one game company's life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Retreater, post: 9006604, member: 42040"] Yeah. Sorry the joke didn't translate through the post. Honestly, I don't really buy many books and I use more PDFs (and AoN) than anything. And really, AoN (as well as the Foundry VTT system) are better organized and linked than any book or PDF could ever be. When I've tried running PF2 in person using only my print books, it was a chore. I started my first campaign (Age of Ashes) and struggled through the first book in person before we transitioned to Roll20 for online play due to COVID. Even if Roll20's implementation wasn't as good as I later discovered Foundry's to be, it was an improvement over the books (and status cards, and ugly/messy character sheets, etc.) Even last summer as I was trying to run Pathfinder Society at my local store, I couldn't keep up with the rules, track conditions, or generally find what I needed in the books. I think my ultimate realization is that I won't purchase physical products from Paizo in the future. Not because I'm actually angry (because - trust me - I'm used to the new edition rotation cycle from Games Workshop.) It's just that these PF books sit on my shelf; my only engagement with this game is on Foundry (and maybe the occasional adventure PDF). [Wait, is this what WotC hopes from the D&D VTT?] I have to wonder: Does Paizo even want us to buy books anymore? I don't know if the system is even playable without using a VTT and AoN. It's legitimately the most [I]complex [/I]system I have ever ran (not the most [I]complicated - [/I]that is different.) In the end, every physical book I've purchased from Paizo is like a charitable donation I'm making to that company (and my local game store). I keep the books on my book case like a picture of a sponsored dog on my fridge - and I smile, knowing that Sarah McLachlan and I made a difference in one game company's life. [/QUOTE]
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