Does Pathfinder need a DM?

The DM is required for setting up player agency. Describing an environment in which the players have choices, and then describing how those choices affect the environment. Having played it for all of 5 minutes; the app provides scenarios, maps, random encounters, and treasure generation.

Can u play D&D without a DM?

In short, the Dungeon Master runs the game. You can get along without a fighter or a rogue or a cleric character, at least for a game session or two, but you can’t play a game of D&D without a DM.

How did Pathfinder affect the balance of the game?

If anything, Pathfinder actually made balance worse: nerfs to combat feats, and the distinct lack of better combat feats, which 3.5e published in supplements and Pathfinder never did, hurt mundane characters dramatically.

Which is better magic or non-magical classes in Pathfinder?

Magic is both powerful and flexible, allowing magical classes to be strictly-superior to non-magical classes in many cases. If anything, Pathfinder actually made balance worse: nerfs to combat feats, and the distinct lack of better combat feats, which 3.5e published in supplements and Pathfinder never did, hurt mundane characters dramatically.

Which is the best spell caster in Pathfinder?

Pathfinder’s panoply of two-thirds casters is to its credit: these classes tend to be well-balanced, almost by default, because 6th-level spellcasting hits a nice sweet spot in the system. Only one of these classes comes from 3.5e, too. That class, the bard, actually struggles quite a bit here, though.

What are the tiers of the Pathfinder classes?

Due to the nature of Pathfinder, it’s hard to put entire classes into tiers. For example, summoner is a strong but ultimately not broken class, while synthesist summoner is tier 0 material. A spell gun wizard is far stronger than a vanilla wizard.