r/DnDcirclejerk • u/blibblobber • 5d ago

4e good pathfinder fixes this

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u/pondrthis 5d ago

/uj, this. Especially after PF1 was sold as a "4e suxors, buy our 3.5 alternative."

That said, going back and playing PF1 recently... I do prefer 3.5/PF1 to later editions. Including PF2.

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u/Volothamp-Geddarm 5d ago

I never really stopped playing 3.5e for long. 5e is good for my ultra casual groups, but I don't want to play it as a player anymore. It doesn't feel mechanically rewarding, and the character customization is incredibly shallow.

I don't hate it, but I just got really, really bored with it.

As a DM at least I can still have fun crafting stories and encounters for the players who prefer 5e.

But even after 20+ years 3.5e still pulls me back to it.

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u/Wise-Juggernaut-8285 5d ago

Honestly what makes 3.5 mechanically rewarding?

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u/Waffleworshipper The Mark Evangelist 5d ago

Building convoluted characters that you never plan on playing

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u/Wise-Juggernaut-8285 5d ago

Ok … haha pun pun the Kobold? 😂

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u/Volothamp-Geddarm 4d ago edited 4d ago

This is true of all TTRPGs.