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What was Paizo thinking? 3.75 the 4E clone?
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<blockquote data-quote="Clight101" data-source="post: 4134966" data-attributes="member: 21377"><p>I was pretty sad to hear that Pathfinder wasn't going to 4e and when I looked through their Alpha book I liked the idea's they had but it still didn't fix the problems I have with 3.x edition which is primarily that the game gets unruly at higher levels. I don't like a player taking 10-20 minutes for a turn and 1 round of combat taking 45 minutes to an hour. </p><p></p><p>As I've discovered more things about 4e and have been implementing them into my games I find my players are having more fun and are getting through combat rounds in 10-20 minutes instead of 45 to an hour. The combats still last a while but a lot more interesting things can happen in 10-15 rounds of combat than in 3-5 which is what most non BBEG combats are designed to last. The alpha IMO didn't address this but some people like that play style and more power to them. I like cinematic action adventure and believable plausibility over simulation. </p><p></p><p>That being said I kept my pathfinder subscription because they get the best writers in the industry to work and write for them IMO and tell some fantastic stories. Epic stories that people remember when all is said and done. I won't mind converting their encounters to 4e.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Clight101, post: 4134966, member: 21377"] I was pretty sad to hear that Pathfinder wasn't going to 4e and when I looked through their Alpha book I liked the idea's they had but it still didn't fix the problems I have with 3.x edition which is primarily that the game gets unruly at higher levels. I don't like a player taking 10-20 minutes for a turn and 1 round of combat taking 45 minutes to an hour. As I've discovered more things about 4e and have been implementing them into my games I find my players are having more fun and are getting through combat rounds in 10-20 minutes instead of 45 to an hour. The combats still last a while but a lot more interesting things can happen in 10-15 rounds of combat than in 3-5 which is what most non BBEG combats are designed to last. The alpha IMO didn't address this but some people like that play style and more power to them. I like cinematic action adventure and believable plausibility over simulation. That being said I kept my pathfinder subscription because they get the best writers in the industry to work and write for them IMO and tell some fantastic stories. Epic stories that people remember when all is said and done. I won't mind converting their encounters to 4e. [/QUOTE]
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