Maggan
Writer for CY_BORG, Forbidden Lands and Dragonbane
I think it is more likely that people have different experiences and that your style of gaming is not the only style of gaming. Is it so anethema to think that some people have played with a light focus on the rules they use ever since this hobby started?I think you may be misremembering.
No one is saying you can't enjoy 3000 pages of rules, people are just saying they aren't enjoying it as much.