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GURPS isn't actually a game, it's a toolkit and most of the complexity is in the options and was worse in 3e. To take an extreme...

I grabbed it, but haven't played with it yet. (pun intended)

It does enough different that it's effectively bespoke. You never roll more than 3d... but what size matters, using d6/d8/d10/d12 by att...

None of my campaigns lasted more than 8 months. There have been a lot of them. Peak skills in the 6-8 dice range. The force points never...

I don't think "crappy explanations and poor organization" are "crunch."

While I largely agree with your overall points, I don't think 5E is anywhere near "high crunch." There's are a lot of PC specific rules...

Will the complexity pendulum swing back? That's easy. Yes! Do I look forward to it happening? Hell, no.

I've several campaign-years of WEG SW under my belt (about 7-8), never had a problem with them being overpowered...

You're wrong on that score Not a clearly listed one. Looking at the characters, they have the weapons they are skilled in. Very...

I've played a demo. I've bought the books in PDF. I hope a foundary module is forthcoming.

Amazon is on backorder again.

I suspect that its ranking is being suppressed by lack of supply… The Amazon rankings are based upon sales made; if the demand can't be...

Race as class didn't come into D&D until 1981... 7 years later and being the 4th version (5th if one distinguishes 1974 original from...

it has a foundry module, too.

It's ad-copy like this that say, "The blurb writer does not know Original D&D" Nor Holmes, nor AD&D... all of which lack racial classes.