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<blockquote data-quote="kigmatzomat" data-source="post: 2224813" data-attributes="member: 9254">I agree.&nbsp; Most gamers have a preference for their game of choice, be it setting or system motivated.&nbsp; But there are problems.&nbsp; Extremism is bad, mmmkay.&nbsp; For instance:See, this is how trouble begins.&nbsp; It's in most gamers' best interest to check out other games for two reason.Reason #1) It improves your d20 games by providing settings you can use for d20 or mechanics you can rebuild.&nbsp; Not every good idea will be published as d20.&nbsp; Reason #2) Expanding your options for gaming.&nbsp; I'll be the first to admit some game systems have a suck factor that approaches the event horizon.&nbsp; Despite that, you may still have a riotous amount of fun because of the DM/group/playstyle.&nbsp; I had a giggly time playing Twilight 2k despite having crapulous rules.&nbsp; The same goes for my one encounter with HoL.&nbsp; Had I been &quot;hard20 core&quot; I wouldn't have had the fun of those games.&nbsp; And the last is a reason I would think is self evident.&nbsp; d20 is not the end of the gaming evolution.&nbsp; Better mechanics with equally engaging settings will eventually show up.&nbsp; It took centuries of english playwrights for Shakespear to show up, and millenia of mathematicians before Newton devised calculus.&nbsp; Both stood on the shoulders of those who had come before and the same will be said of the future gaming geniuses.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kigmatzomat, post: 2224813, member: 9254"] I agree. Most gamers have a preference for their game of choice, be it setting or system motivated. But there are problems. Extremism is bad, mmmkay. For instance: See, this is how trouble begins. It's in most gamers' best interest to check out other games for two reason. Reason #1) It improves your d20 games by providing settings you can use for d20 or mechanics you can rebuild. Not every good idea will be published as d20. Reason #2) Expanding your options for gaming. I'll be the first to admit some game systems have a suck factor that approaches the event horizon. Despite that, you may still have a riotous amount of fun because of the DM/group/playstyle. I had a giggly time playing Twilight 2k despite having crapulous rules. The same goes for my one encounter with HoL. Had I been "hard20 core" I wouldn't have had the fun of those games. And the last is a reason I would think is self evident. d20 is not the end of the gaming evolution. Better mechanics with equally engaging settings will eventually show up. It took centuries of english playwrights for Shakespear to show up, and millenia of mathematicians before Newton devised calculus. Both stood on the shoulders of those who had come before and the same will be said of the future gaming geniuses. [/QUOTE]

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