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<blockquote data-quote="Aldarc" data-source="post: 7398944" data-attributes="member: 5142">Presumably new gaming experiences under the auspices of a potentially better gaming system that is more conducive to consumer preferences. From what I gather from Paizo's statements, this is a different flavor of &quot;heroic fantasy&quot; than what 5E caters to. Similar, but distinct. Pathfinder 2 appears more oriented towards &quot;epic heroic fantasy&quot; with more larger-than-life characters capable of fantastic physical feats of dashing and daring, such as the high level fighter who jumps 6 meters up in the air or cutting through an army of orcs. Bounded Accuracy is the &quot;best part&quot; of 5E if you want the game aesthetic that Bounded Accuracy fosters, but that aesthetic should not be regarded as universally desirable. I also think that Pathfinder 2 will have its own set of &quot;best parts&quot; that 5e will lack as well so I am all for the innovations that it brings.It is worth lifting your point up here because Paizo has not said &quot;you're wrong to like the old Pathfinder.&quot; If anything, they have been incredibly happy that people still like and play it. However, I think that as a company they would like the opportunity to turn their innovations and insights made in the 10 subsequent years of publishing 3.PF materials into a more cohesive system that reflects where they are now as a company and their own changing consumer market. I think that it is less about abandoning the d20 system, but instead about having a chance to modernize the d20 system with 18+ years of experience under their belt.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Aldarc, post: 7398944, member: 5142"] Presumably new gaming experiences under the auspices of a potentially better gaming system that is more conducive to consumer preferences. From what I gather from Paizo's statements, this is a different flavor of "heroic fantasy" than what 5E caters to. Similar, but distinct. Pathfinder 2 appears more oriented towards "epic heroic fantasy" with more larger-than-life characters capable of fantastic physical feats of dashing and daring, such as the high level fighter who jumps 6 meters up in the air or cutting through an army of orcs. Bounded Accuracy is the "best part" of 5E if you want the game aesthetic that Bounded Accuracy fosters, but that aesthetic should not be regarded as universally desirable. I also think that Pathfinder 2 will have its own set of "best parts" that 5e will lack as well so I am all for the innovations that it brings. It is worth lifting your point up here because Paizo has not said "you're wrong to like the old Pathfinder." If anything, they have been incredibly happy that people still like and play it. However, I think that as a company they would like the opportunity to turn their innovations and insights made in the 10 subsequent years of publishing 3.PF materials into a more cohesive system that reflects where they are now as a company and their own changing consumer market. I think that it is less about abandoning the d20 system, but instead about having a chance to modernize the d20 system with 18+ years of experience under their belt. [/QUOTE]

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