3.5 or 4e dnd?

What is more popular on roll 20? Dnd 4e or 3.5. I have played a bit of 4th and have read up on 3.5 and I'm just curious as to the communities experience. Thanks for reading!

It is a toss up at this point between the two but pathfinder is really in demand right now.

Moved to Off-topic.  - Gauss

Sorry thought it was in the right forum and okay I've read pathfinder is similar to 3.5 is that true?

It has been billed as the corrected version of 3.5 or so I heard . It is a variation of 3.5. &nbsp;SRD sites listed below. <a href="http://www.d20pfsrd.com" rel="nofollow">www.d20pfsrd.com</a> <a href="http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/" rel="nofollow">http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/</a>

Pathfinder is a variation on 3.5. I wouldnt call it a 'corrected version'. When WotC moved on to 4e many players were not yet done with the 3.5 game. For whatever reason they were unwilling to move on (myself included). Paizo decided to continue supporting the 3.5 game system and revamped it.&nbsp; It has considerable differences but many of the basic rules are the same. Compared to 4e, it also has the advantage that most of the information (the rules) are available for free on their own website (Metroknight's second link). This is due to the OGL 3.X was printed under. Pathfinder has to also operate via the OGL.&nbsp; - Gauss

I would rather play in 3.5. &nbsp;I would rather run 4e. as for pathfinder... in the beginning... [fast forward] ... that 3.5 was old, and that to make more money, hasbro needed to sell a new role playing game system line of products. The boys in charge set out to enumerate the flaws in 3.5 in order to fix them for the next version. &nbsp;The list was done, all the idea men had a gander. &nbsp;Then the word came down from Accounting, and a direction was chosen, and Hasbro's square grid based combat resolution miniature revenue engine was born, and marketing decided to brand it Dungeons and Dragons Fourth Edition so it would make more money. On the other hand, a different group of the idea men, privy to the same list of problems with 3.5 decided to fix them their own way. &nbsp;and their lawyers and accountants deemed their product would be called Pathfinder to protect them from the wrath of Hasbro. At least, that's the story I heard... third hand... or so I remember... I think... &nbsp;The true history is out there somewhere, but probably not as out there as my version. The End

Ahh I see thanks for all the info guys! I'll have to go read up on pathfinders system then thanks for the links and the info :) I like the legand of pathfinder btw John lol

Gauss said: Pathfinder is a variation on 3.5. I wouldnt call it a 'corrected version'.&nbsp; - Gauss I'm sorry. I asked a few people I knew and that is what they told me. I don't play it so I was going by what they told me. They said that Pathfinder corrected various errors in 3.5 and a lot of people were call it 3.75 but I stand corrected.

No worries that's the same story I got so I'm glad to get clarity too :)

Well, Pathfinder did change many of the rules that Paizo (with the help of playtesters) thought needed correcting. But I don't think it is fair to call it a 'corrected version' since there are still many flaws inherited from the 3.X engine and a number of flaws created by the changes Paizo made.&nbsp; Note: I am a Pathfinder GM and player, I am not bashing Paizo (I love Pathfinder) but that doesn't mean it is perfect.&nbsp; - Gauss

I understand but i was repeating what i was told. I've never played any 3.x / 4e/ pathfinder so I was taking verbatim as I was told. I edited my original post to reflect the correction.

*chuckles* I wasn't correcting you. Its ok, really. I was posting as a Pathfinder user. :) - Gauss

You were correcting my misconception as someone who is experienced with said system. I have no problem with that type of correction because you were polite and respectful and spoke with experience but without an attitude.

I noticed a few things in here that are...misguided...I think is the best word for it. First there was the comment about WotC wanting to cash in on the grid battle system by selling tons of mini's. This concept is kinda right. WotC has been pumping out mini's since the 3.5 days. While every version of D&amp;D can be played with mini's or without, it wasn't till 3rd edition/3.5 that the push really started to come.&nbsp; Now with that in mind with 4th edition there was two strong factors with why it was set up the way it was. The first being that WotC wanted to introduce the game to a new audience (which they clearly have). With a lot of people playing MMORPG's they saw it as a perfect time to make a push to get some of those players to make the transition, which is why 4th has a slight MMO feel to it (roles, power cool downs etc.). One of the complaints that has always shrouded D&amp;D was having to learn a slew of rules from AD&amp;D all the way to 3.5. With 4th edition they made it a streamline which also made it seem a little more like a mini based game. Now the whole pathfinder deal really comes down to copyright's. With 3rd edition/3.5 WotC allowed other companies to produce supplements for their game. Sword &amp; Sorcery, a company that put out many many books for 3/3.5 was a subsidiary of White Wolf. When WotC was making the switch to 4th edition they really wanted to make the most bang for their buck. This is a company that is steeped in Trading Card Games, so the idea of players buying books from a source that they get no money from really got under their skin. That is why with 4th edition you will never see a book produced by a third party. Piazo saw an opportunity to make a game and took it. With the majority of the work already done for them (repackaging stuff is super easy) all they had to do was add their own flavour and booya. Pathfinder is born. Seeign as they used to publish Dragon magazine they knew that many players would not make the switch to fouth edition. This happens with every new edition put out, there are always those that don't make the change. Paizo just decided to capitalize on it. They are part loyal fans of the system and part smart businessmen lol&nbsp;