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<blockquote data-quote="Laurefindel" data-source="post: 9203372" data-attributes="member: 67296">Echoing what many above have said, some systems are pretty crunchy and require a bit of learning before getting comfortable with it.Many (most?) other systems are pretty easy to learn really, but it can take a while to get in the right mindset. Honestly, it takes a lot more time to « unlearn » a game than it take to learn one. Getting out of a paradigm is often harder than getting into a new one.I suspect that when people say they don’t have time to learn a new system (other than, say, D&amp;D), part of that feeling comes from them knowing that they will be stuck with D&amp;D reflexes and habits that they know will inhibit their enjoyment of the (new) game.Learning a new game is easy. « Getting into » a new game takes commitment, sometimes more, sometimes less, depending on people. While it frustrates me sometimes, I can acknowledge and understand that some people are not ready to commit to another game while they have one they know and enjoy already.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Laurefindel, post: 9203372, member: 67296"] Echoing what many above have said, some systems are pretty crunchy and require a bit of learning before getting comfortable with it. Many (most?) other systems are pretty easy to learn really, but it can take a while to get in the right mindset. Honestly, it takes a lot more time to « unlearn » a game than it take to learn one. Getting out of a paradigm is often harder than getting into a new one. I suspect that when people say they don’t have time to learn a new system (other than, say, D&D), part of that feeling comes from them knowing that they will be stuck with D&D reflexes and habits that they know will inhibit their enjoyment of the (new) game. Learning a new game is easy. « Getting into » a new game takes commitment, sometimes more, sometimes less, depending on people. While it frustrates me sometimes, I can acknowledge and understand that some people are not ready to commit to another game while they have one they know and enjoy already. [/QUOTE]

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