D&D 2E Which is the better fantasy rpg and why: D&D 5e or Pathfinder 2e?

[abirdcall]

The problem with your analogy is that you are comparing position to numbers here. So let's take a strong selling franchise that's still running. The Fast and The Furious. Just because the MCU overtook it doesn't make it non-profitable and just because

Pathfinder is not Fast and the Furious.

This is where your comparison is flawed.

It's successful, yes. But then a $100 million movie which makes $110 million is also successful. That $10 million is a big result for the budget and the people making the movie would be very happy with it. Comparing such a movie to the MCU though would be silly.

 

[Rafael Martin]

Okay based on what I have read above, I would have to conclude that the majority of gamers on this thread feel D&D 5e is better than Pathfinder 2e. Thanks for your input.

 

[jayoungr]

I would have to conclude that the majority of gamers on this thread feel D&D 5e is better than Pathfinder 2e.

To be fair, you did choose to have this discussion happen in the Dungeons & Dragons forum. You might have gotten a more mixed answer from General Roleplaying Games Discussion.

 

[dave2008]

4e had D&D Insider, 5e has D&D Beyond, and Paizo has its Adventure Path Subscriptions. And frankly these things are a license to print money -

FYI, D&D Beyond is not owned by WotC and is therefore not their subscription service. Curse has a license to produce it. However, similar to the DMsGuild, these licenses are basically like printing money for WotC, just not subscriptions.

 

[dave2008]

To be fair, you did choose to have this discussion happen in the Dungeons & Dragons forum. You might have gotten a more mixed answer from General Roleplaying Games Discussion.

Actually, he posted it in 3 forums and was asked to limit it to just one by the Mods.

 

[dave2008]

Okay based on what I have read above, I would have to conclude that the majority of gamers on this thread feel D&D 5e is better than Pathfinder 2e. Thanks for your input.

Just remember is is very relative to how you like to play. There is not really a wrong answer.

 

[jayoungr]

Actually, he posted it in 3 forums and was asked to limit it to just one by the Mods.

Right, but he chose to make this one the active one.

 

[dave2008]

Right, but he chose to make this one the active one.

True, but to be fair, this was the only forum where he got any responses I believe.

 

[ZickZak]

PF2 might eventually beat 5e, but only when there is more material for it. Currently, the options at every level to pick is lame vs boring.

 

[abirdcall]

PF2 might eventually beat 5e, but only when there is more material for it. Currently, the options at every level to pick is lame vs boring.

What do you mean by 'beat'?