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<blockquote data-quote="Man in the Funny Hat" data-source="post: 3790444" data-attributes="member: 32740">Because I've played a few other systems in the past and D&amp;D is my fantasy game of choice.&nbsp; I've been with D&amp;D since the basic set and I find it interesting that other posters might consider any of the other multitude of games from the past or present rather than THE go-to fantasy game (of past or present).D&amp;D is the most popular system.&nbsp; It is the best supported system (and in fact FINDING support for another system, such as, say, Runequest, is tedious and even pointless).&nbsp; D&amp;D has always worked for the kind of games that I want to run and play in - certainly well enough that I feel no significant drive to DROP D&amp;D, find another system, learn that system, convince all my players that they should like and INVEST in that system, and then run it to the exclusion of D&amp;D.D&amp;D is not the most perfect system.&nbsp; Since I started DMing in 1E I have found in EVERY version of D&amp;D failures of the system and dislikes I have with them.&nbsp; Each new version has solved at least some portions of those, if not many/most of them, and provided me with the interesting and exciting prospect of having &quot;a new game&quot; to play.&nbsp; I LIKE D&amp;D.&nbsp; Each new version (of the few ever released) I have ALSO liked at least as well as a past version upon its initial release, if not having found it superior and liked it MORE.Ultimately, I probably don't have a good reason to stick with D&amp;D except tradition, popularity, and support.&nbsp; But those are probably insignificant reasons, aren't they?&nbsp; Still, I'd much rather have someone try to convince me why I should NOT stick with D&amp;D than explain to them why I DO stick with it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Man in the Funny Hat, post: 3790444, member: 32740"] Because I've played a few other systems in the past and D&D is my fantasy game of choice. I've been with D&D since the basic set and I find it interesting that other posters might consider any of the other multitude of games from the past or present rather than THE go-to fantasy game (of past or present). D&D is the most popular system. It is the best supported system (and in fact FINDING support for another system, such as, say, Runequest, is tedious and even pointless). D&D has always worked for the kind of games that I want to run and play in - certainly well enough that I feel no significant drive to DROP D&D, find another system, learn that system, convince all my players that they should like and INVEST in that system, and then run it to the exclusion of D&D. D&D is not the most perfect system. Since I started DMing in 1E I have found in EVERY version of D&D failures of the system and dislikes I have with them. Each new version has solved at least some portions of those, if not many/most of them, and provided me with the interesting and exciting prospect of having "a new game" to play. I LIKE D&D. Each new version (of the few ever released) I have ALSO liked at least as well as a past version upon its initial release, if not having found it superior and liked it MORE. Ultimately, I probably don't have a good reason to stick with D&D except tradition, popularity, and support. But those are probably insignificant reasons, aren't they? Still, I'd much rather have someone try to convince me why I should NOT stick with D&D than explain to them why I DO stick with it. [/QUOTE]

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