I pretty much agree with you, loogie. LOTS of other great RPG's out there. In my opinion, WOTC pretty much killed the role playing in D&D and turned it into a number crunch fest. I was really hoping 4.0 would cure that but with 1 hp minions it doesn't sound like it.

I love the openness of the the original D&D version. Just a basic set of guidelines, a DM's opinion, and good imagination.