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Virtue April 12th, 2019 09:24 AM

Hero Labs no Longer supporting 3rd Party First Edition Material?
 
I have been on Facebook asking around to some of the 3rd party companies, asking them if they will have any official Hero Labs support for their products, because the only way i will allow anything into my game is if they are on Hero Labs. They informed me that since you guys are moving to 2nd ed you will no longer be releasing 3rd party products for 1st edition Pathfinder is this true?

Dami April 12th, 2019 03:50 PM

That sounds more like what Paizo is doing - no more support for 1st edition Pathfinder.
Lone Wolf is still supporting HL classic and 1st Ed Pathfinder. If a 3rd party wants Hero Lab files for any game/edition, I believe that it's still their responsibility to get someone to code the files and submit them. If you want a more specific answer, send an email to support.

Rone April 13th, 2019 07:08 AM

We haven’t made an official ruling that we won’t support 3PP for Pathfinder 1, but it may be fair to assume so.

charlieluce April 13th, 2019 08:56 AM

Though that doesn't stop 3PP from doing and supporting their own packages, the way Drop Dead Studios does with Spheres of Power/Might.
(And, of course, it doesn't stop the community from adding any 3PP material that can legally be done.)

Virtue April 13th, 2019 09:10 AM

Yes but its a market for us who are not converting to 2nd Ed might be interested in purchasing.

Ualaa April 13th, 2019 10:31 AM

If nothing new is being released for a system (such as Pathfinder 1e) by it's publisher, it's fair to assume that LWD won't be releasing additional content.

I'd assume the system will be maintained, should any bugs or such be found.

And as stated above, third parties can choose to release content of their own, including the community's package.

Virtue April 15th, 2019 08:57 AM

I prefer the ones i buy from Hero Labs that has all the support and everything
Like advanced Bestiary and others.

Ualaa April 15th, 2019 07:55 PM

Aside from Adventure Paths (until we use them), I buy everything HL/Pathfinder 1e that is available as it's released.
Adventure Paths get added as they're needed.

If a third party publisher will have hero lab files, I'll generally back them on Kickstarter, if their product looks at all interesting.
The HL support is a major bonus, as our group has the same policy for content -- if there is HL support, it's a valid player character choice but otherwise it isn't.

The community package has a lot of our desired content mostly covered (Ultimate Psionics and Path of War), although some archetypes aren't around that my players have asked for, or that I may have wanted to play when one of my players was taking a shot at being the DM.

I love that Drop Dead Studios has Hero Lab support.

EightBitz April 15th, 2019 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Virtue (Post 278050)
I prefer the ones i buy from Hero Labs that has all the support and everything
Like advanced Bestiary and others.

Except that they don't have support. I had an issue with a 3rd party product a while back (a product purchased through the official Hero Lab web site), and I was told I had to go to the 3rd party for support.

Just because LWD sells 3PP content, that doesn't mean they support it.

Community projects, at least, are open and accessible for anyone to try to fix any issue. Purchased content is locked down, so if the publisher doesn't fix it, you're SOL.

RavenX April 20th, 2019 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by EightBitz (Post 278076)
Except that they don't have support. I had an issue with a 3rd party product a while back (a product purchased through the official Hero Lab web site), and I was told I had to go to the 3rd party for support.

Just because LWD sells 3PP content, that doesn't mean they support it.

Community projects, at least, are open and accessible for anyone to try to fix any issue. Purchased content is locked down, so if the publisher doesn't fix it, you're SOL.

3rd party content has to be added by someone who knows what they are doing. However, they're responsible for paying the coder to do the work and for the tech support involved as its their product. If they don't hire a coder on a contract that includes tech support, you probably aren't getting any issues resolved. 3rd party content should be added with the same degree of functionality you'd expect with Pathfinder, but its up to the 3rd party to ensure the content meets quality expectations as Lone Wolf has a lot of work on their plates as it is with the official content and doesn't have time to do QA on 3rd party content.


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