Well, but that's the thing. For me, I DON'T want it to be a D&D game necessarily. I actually do not like D&D mechanics, and want someone out there to come up with something better. But because so many millions of gamers, and especially and specifically cRPG-ers, are so very wedded to D&D mechanics and often won;t even give something else a chance, any cRPG that is not D&D automatically takes a huge popularity hit. And that sucks for me, because I specifically want party-based fantasy-setting cRPGs that are NOT D&D.
Plus, I absolutely hate WotC and I want RPG developers to effectively tell WotC exactly where they can shove it.
I agree with you the current DnD system to me is "mostly" not that great, I have always preferred the older 2dn and 3rd edition rules and even then they are limited. The best RPG system in my opinion as the Dangerous Journey's system. It moved away from the class system to skill based and created a open play system, that could be EASILY adapted to the world of CRPGs.
The mystique of DnD is still what draws people in. It was the "father" of the modern RPG and deserves respect but I feel like it has been messed with to much and has lost some of what made it great. The good news is the DEEP game worlds like the Forgotten Realms , may possibly be accessed. I have in the past done a small Forgotten Realms campaign in Dangerous Journeys. (The magic system is just so cool) and know quite a few DMs that currently use Pathfinder to run campaigns in the Realms.
