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I only ever ran the first edition of V&V, so I can't comment on this one specifically, but in a lot of cases it comes down to balance. "Well-designed" systems often worry a lot about balance. D&D 5E is a carefully balanced game with a system that allows GMs to set up encounters with predictable results. That's fine, but both as a player and GM, I prefer the wilder outcomes I get with DCC, WFRP and Savage Worlds. As a GM, I want to be surprised as well.By almost any metric the 3rd edition of Villains & Vigilantes is much better designed than the 2nd edition (arguably by default, as one might argue that the 2nd edition wasn't so much 'designed' as 'thrown together'), but for my money 2nd edition is much more fun for me to run.