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<blockquote data-quote="IronWolf" data-source="post: 5291650" data-attributes="member: 21076">In saying subtle, I meant more that one has to be very aware that there are differences between a good number of spells, feats, creatures and mechanics.&nbsp; Merging the forums will cause more headache for those of us actively discussing either topic since everyone will have to clarify whether they are talking the PF version of the orc or the 3.x version of the orc.&nbsp; Or which version of power attack are we talking about?&nbsp; The PF version of the Destruction spell or the 3.x version of the Destruction spell. I disagree that they are similar enough to merge them, as someone that hangs out in both forums.&nbsp; The examples listed above barely scratch the surface and only focus on what I meant on the subtle differences.&nbsp; That doesn't cover the larger changes between systems.Also, there are starting to be more people that are starting playing RPGs with Pathfinder as their first game.&nbsp; They have no interest in the 3.x versions or the nuances between systems.&nbsp; This shift is likely to continue over time as 3.x remains out of print for longer and Pathfinder's reputation continues to grow.&nbsp; Then there are the folks who have shifted completely to Pathfinder and simply have no interest in having threads shift further down in the forum by topics for a game system they have no interest in any longer.Pathfinder and 3.x are at unusual times with the player base of these systems likely to continue to shift to favor Pathfinder more heavily.&nbsp; This seems a poor time to be merging forums for those two particular systems.Just as folks don't see thread tags useful for segregating 4e discussion from 3e discussion I don't see them as being useful for segregating 3e discussion from 4e discussion.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="IronWolf, post: 5291650, member: 21076"] In saying subtle, I meant more that one has to be very aware that there are differences between a good number of spells, feats, creatures and mechanics. Merging the forums will cause more headache for those of us actively discussing either topic since everyone will have to clarify whether they are talking the PF version of the orc or the 3.x version of the orc. Or which version of power attack are we talking about? The PF version of the Destruction spell or the 3.x version of the Destruction spell. I disagree that they are similar enough to merge them, as someone that hangs out in both forums. The examples listed above barely scratch the surface and only focus on what I meant on the subtle differences. That doesn't cover the larger changes between systems. Also, there are starting to be more people that are starting playing RPGs with Pathfinder as their first game. They have no interest in the 3.x versions or the nuances between systems. This shift is likely to continue over time as 3.x remains out of print for longer and Pathfinder's reputation continues to grow. Then there are the folks who have shifted completely to Pathfinder and simply have no interest in having threads shift further down in the forum by topics for a game system they have no interest in any longer. Pathfinder and 3.x are at unusual times with the player base of these systems likely to continue to shift to favor Pathfinder more heavily. This seems a poor time to be merging forums for those two particular systems. Just as folks don't see thread tags useful for segregating 4e discussion from 3e discussion I don't see them as being useful for segregating 3e discussion from 4e discussion. [/QUOTE]

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