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<blockquote data-quote="Psion" data-source="post: 2226473" data-attributes="member: 172">To me, sticking primarily with d20 has little to do with loyalty. In part it to do with preferences -- the scourge of dice pool happy Shadowrun/Storyteller knock offs did more than anything to drive me from the broader market. Happily, that glut seems to be dying down, but not before it claimed Greg Porter. Unfortunately, the rules-light scourge seems to be living on.But more, it has to do with convenience. D20 is not the ultimate game for all uses (indeed, there are some things that I feel it is ill suited for). But if I expect a game to be a diversion more than a long term thing, it makes much more sense to me to play d20, because there is a significant investment in learning time (actually learning, as well as wasted sessions while you are still tripping) that I don't so much need if players understand the basics. And more players understand the basics of d20 than any other system. At one time, the novelty of new systems was something of an entertainment factor. But spending a while in a group who rarely played the same game, much less campaign, for more than a month, I no longer get excited by some author's great new experiment. And I have become disillusioned on the notion that every new &quot;innovation&quot; in gaming is going to improve my gaming experience. My experience has shown me otherwise.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Psion, post: 2226473, member: 172"] To me, sticking primarily with d20 has little to do with loyalty. In part it to do with preferences -- the scourge of dice pool happy Shadowrun/Storyteller knock offs did more than anything to drive me from the broader market. Happily, that glut seems to be dying down, but not before it claimed Greg Porter. Unfortunately, the rules-light scourge seems to be living on. But more, it has to do with convenience. D20 is not the ultimate game for all uses (indeed, there are some things that I feel it is ill suited for). But if I expect a game to be a diversion more than a long term thing, it makes much more sense to me to play d20, because there is a significant investment in learning time (actually learning, as well as wasted sessions while you are still tripping) that I don't so much need if players understand the basics. And more players understand the basics of d20 than any other system. At one time, the novelty of new systems was something of an entertainment factor. But spending a while in a group who rarely played the same game, much less campaign, for more than a month, I no longer get excited by some author's great new experiment. And I have become disillusioned on the notion that every new "innovation" in gaming is going to improve my gaming experience. My experience has shown me otherwise. [/QUOTE]

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