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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Koren n'Rhys" data-source="post: 7718397" data-attributes="member: 66792">I think a HUGE factor is that people are generally lazy, or at least pressed for time.  If I play D&D, and my group decides we're bored with fantasy and ready to try something different, then it's MUCH easier to jump to another d20-based game.  We can pick it up and jump right in, comfortable with how the mechanics work, which allows us to just enjoy the story.  Compare that to having to learn a new system, however "easy" it may be.  Everyone has to learn it to some degree, with a prospective GM saddled with the worst of it so that they can run the game.I've played D&D for 30 years now, from B/X on up through 5E.  I enjoy the game, I enjoy the system(s).  Class & Level serves a purpose for me - taking on archetypal roles.  I don't see that as "obsolete tech" - that's ridiculous.  It's a system that still works - just like the combustion engine in my car.  Has it been improved over the years? Of course! But it isn't obsolete just because I can buy Tesla instead.  I've looked at Savage Worlds, Fate and PbtA, other new games too, and frankly don't have time to try and figure them out.  I want to spend my precious gaming time just playing, so I'll reach for what's familiar far more often than not. Will it be perfect? No, but good enough to enjoy the time spent playing it.</blockquote>