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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ringtail" data-source="post: 9350951" data-attributes="member: 7015570">I left D&D 5e for Pathfinder 2e. I quite like 5e. The core 5e experience is pretty satisfying for me, a good amount of crunch but not too much. My biggest frustration is the difficulty of balancing high level encounters, its just a lot of work as a DM. The rest of my frustration mostly comes from Wizards/Hasbro. There were some gaps in the rules that I didn't mind at first, but they just never really got filled over 10 years. I also think the books were losing quality. Great art sure, but the rules content (and even the lore) was getting thinner and thinner while the price stayed the same. (Spelljammer is the antithesis of this to me, but its present in a lot of products.) Plus I hate the sort of nickel and dime microtransactions that video games have these days. Pre-order bonuses, digital exclusives. To see that stuff creeping in through D&D Beyond really soured me. Pathfinder 2e drew me in because it solved my encounter building issue and the products seemed generally of higher quality. I was more confident in Paizo as a company to have make great products, not just profits. After I started playing it I really fell in love with many of its changes. The Three action economy is excellent and I love the extra customization options and more tactical combat. Character options already far outstrip 5e's in terms of quantity and the quality is pretty consistent, though there are a few stinkers here or there. Keeping an eye on A5e, ToV and 5e2024 but I doubt anything will unseat PF2e for me. Also Dragonbane came out of nowhere and stole my heart. Its practically my dream for a modern old-school feeling game. The perfect rules-light companion to the high-crunch Pathfinder.</blockquote>

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