I don't think their stuff is weak. I've played D&D, Paranoia, Rolemaster, Vampire, etc. It's just different. There does not need to be one system for Role Playing. The only "one system" my friends could settle on was meat on the pizza, and cold beer. As for some of the ugliness on getting the materials (PHB, DMG, etc.), you only need one set per group of people. That's damn cheap entertainment. Alternately, go to http://www.evermore88.com and see what you can find. All current books on one CD for well under $100 US. CR-2 even does the accounting for you. I've used it, and it works well.
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I don't think their stuff is weak. I've played D&D, Paranoia, Rolemaster, Vampire, etc. It's just different. There does not need to be one system for Role Playing. The only "one system" my friends could settle on was meat on the pizza, and cold beer. As for some of the ugliness on getting the materials (PHB, DMG, etc.), you only need one set per group of people. That's damn cheap entertainment. Alternately, go to http://www.evermore88.com and see what you can find. All current books on one CD for well under $100 US. CR-2 even does the accounting for you. I've used it, and it works well.