Originally Posted by
JoeMac307
I feel ya, but I wonder if you might not be in a vocal minority? I could be wrong, but I would guess a lot of D&D fans want story and setting, not just mechanics.
It is my conjecture that the term "Dungeons & Dragons" evokes a great deal of flavor in most people's minds, and they buy into the game as much for that flavor (i.e. "fluff") as much, or perhaps moreso, than for the mechanics.
Just a gut feeling, obviously..