Re: The Hero System is bland and over complicated
I am very aware of Cole's work experience. One uses what they learned from.
I know people that enjoy playing the game, but absolutely refuse to learn the entire rule set, and then bitch when something outside their experience is used against them.
The HERO system is not the path of least resistance that D&D flavor-of-the-moment is. HERO is only complex to those that pick up the book with no idea of how to apply the contents.
I am the only DragonQuest GM in my area. This is because people would rather play with D&D. The system isn't more complex. It is just that D&D is easier to gain access to and more people use it.