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Played a few sessions as a player, so I can't tell anything about the GM side. It's supposedly easier to run than D&D 5e because the internal maths is more robust.

What I don't like:
>flood of unnecessary feats that either should be in baseline ability
You "need" a feet to shoot a barrel of gunpowder or drag a grappled enemy with you... come on.
>some ancestries (races) are divided into heritages (subraces) not in any way that'd make in-universe sense but to nerf the natural abilities
Catfolk is the most egregious example I've seen where half of heritages are just things that cats do on their own: Clawed Catfolk, Flexible Catfolk, Hunting Catfolk, Sharp-Eared Catfolk.
>lots of frontloaded bookkeeping
The online tools (Nethys archive, Pathbuilder 2e) help a lot, but on pen&paper, ugh.

What I do like:
>3 action economy
Superb, other games should try it as well. Not every round of combat uses it to all of its potential, but you're never forced to just stand in place and whack your weapon. This system made something as awful as True Strike actually useful, wow.
>Focus spells, Refocus action
Really neat mechanic, perfect for a session where you have several encounters separated by moments of respite.
>Archetypes (I play with the Free Archetype optional rule, your mileage may vary if you don't)
Really like this version of multiclassing. And it's not restricted just to that, it can be used for niche character themes like a translator, polearm acrobat, or a guy focused on swapping stances each turn for some colourful combos.
I really appreciate how lion's share of "feat trees" are classified as archetype, makes it much easier to "grok" them or look them up later.
>Critical weapon specialisation
Very similar to D&D 5e, so I'm not putting it as something PF does better... but it's still very neat and a plus of the system.

I like it more than D&D 5e, but I had help creating the character, without it, I would probably bounce off of it.

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