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Well Matt Mercer believes 5e is inherently better for streaming. I recall him saying some years ago that the move from PF1E to 5E was partially because of 5E's more streamlined rules. D&D has massive brand recognition and for a lot of people D&D is the only TTRPG. It would be difficult to...

Is Hoard of the Dragon Queen a popular adventure? Well, let's forget the statistically meaningless ENWorld poll and hop over to Amazon.com 302 reviews (as of writing this post) Average rating of 4.5/5 stars Bestsellers rank 5743 Yup, looks popular to me. It's not perfect but it is still...

Ah, someone who understands the intent behind this thread. Thank you for actually providing some actual real play experience. Muchly appreciated. Very interested in how the wizard player feels as the game progresses.

Re-focusing on actual play experience. With regard to arcane spellcaster balance, has anyone tried playing/running PF2E at, say, level 9+. This is the level range where problems usually start to manifest especially with regard to Quadratic Wizards Vs linear martials. Do spellcasters at this...

This is why I started this whole thread. Actual play experience will trump spurious hypotheses and heated, non-constructive debate. At the risk of adding fuel to the fire, having DMed AD&D2E, 3.0, 3.5 and 5e, I can say my experience is that 5e has done the best job of reigning in full...

Yep. Right there with you.

What were the problems with the Sorcerer and Druid? I would be concerned if full spellcasters were 'over corrected'.

Hmm, what exactly is the difference between 'almost destroyed 5e' and 'almost killed 5e'? According to the Oxford Dictionary, kill is a synonym of destroy; they both mean to put an end to something. So you did effectively say it almost destroyed 5e. It's been a long day...

Having just had a re-read of my 1st Edition Forgotten Realms 'Grey Box' campaign setting, I can confirm that large head halflings were a thing back in the 1980s; 5e halfling art is a throwback to AD&D1e 1987 halfling art.

Can you be more specific as to why PF2E is more enjoyable to DM then 3.5? What do you feel makes it easier? Is it NPC prep. (My personal bugbear)? Improvisation?

O.K., as I said at the beginning of this discussion there's a lot of talk about pros and cons of Pathfinder2e. I want to hear about actual play. There's plenty of other threads in this forum for PF2E cheering or bashing.

Noted but the actual experience mentioned in the post above reported that experienced players seem to pick things up faster. This is exactly why actual play is important, rather than theory and previous experience from other games.

Back in 3.5 myself and my players managed to break the game due to few limits on spellcasting and magic items. I ran 3rd edition continuously (3.0 & 3.5) from 2000 to 2005. One of the primary reasons for stopping was how ludicrously overpowered the spell casters were compared to anyone else. I...

So a mixed play experience so far? I'm concerned about the experience of the casual players that you mentioned. If I were to hypothetically run PF2E in the future, the ease of introducing new players to the game would be my major concern.

There is a lot of theoretical discussion regarding PF2E as to why it will or will not succeed. What I haven't seen much of so far is people's actual experience of playing or running the game which will give a more accurate picture of the game in practice. PF2E has been out for almost 2 months...

No problem. However, did PF1E or 2E have an extended playtest that lasted 2 years plus input from consultants outside the company? That is what has helped make 5e a quality product.

I don't view that kind of post as 'warring', by your definition I'm referring to toxic posts which are attacks on a particular game. I think we agree on the same thing.

O.K., your comment above makes little sense but I think you just said that popularity equates to quality. In which case, awesome. Your reverse argument makes no sense though. If we are using the above TV shows as an analogy then try this. All of the above shows are popular because people like...

Well, when it comes to deciding between different editions of similar games I also have internal arguments but I don't internally attack one game over another in a denigrating manner. I certainly wouldn't want to do that to another person. I can see where you're coming from but I disagree that...

The ability to disagree is absolutely vital and should be encouraged. However, disagreement couched in inflammatory language provokes hostility, is counterproductive and results in people not listening to your argument. The objection I have is to the specific language you use, not to your...