D&D is one of the most versatile RPGs out there.
I guess we'll just have to disagree. I would like to ask what you think is a more versatile TTRPG?
It don't think any TTRPG is versatile to the level D&D needs to be.
What do you mean by versatile? Multiple playstyles? Multiple genres? Multiple expressions of concepts?
I was responding to this:
I don't think it is designed around a "one size fits all" mentality. I feel like it encompasses many styles of play.
Ah. I on the other hand don't especially see it being great at any particular style of play. Its ok at a few, bad at others, including styles D&D used to be better at. Heck, they don't even follow their own adventure & encounter building guidelines in their own published adventures!
GURPS would be an obvious answer, though it taints everything with its characteristic Excel spreadsheet flavour.
A lot of people don't need to see a specialist when they go to see a doctor, they need a general practitioner. A lot of people don't need a tightly focused game, they do just fine with D&D.
Flavors everything perhaps, though I would grant that it could be seen as tainting it subjectively.
My issue is that D&D keeps getting more general as time goes on and WotC chases maximum profit and the widest possible fanbase, to the point where the game is completely unfocused, corporately packaged, and bland as anything.
