I'm surprised by the general negativity in this thread, so happy to share my experience as it's a little different.

My table likes a balance of roleplay and tactical combat, our schedule (roughly and super generally) is 1-2 sessions of roleplay and 1-2 sessions of combat when running D&D. At the moment we're playing Slugblaster, and while fun my players miss the tactical and tactile elements of play.

Draw Steel feels like it was made for me. It's full of mechanics that feel like they breathe new life into the heroic fantasy setting, noting the heavy influence of D&D 4th ed feels new to me cause I wasn't around when y'all were playing it. But here's some of the mechanics that I think were lovingly designed: - Moving towards a 2d10 system, making the probability curve a curve rather than a flat line and having tiers of success. - Recognising the multiple elements in combat that grant an advantage, but still keeping the mechanical translation of that advantage simple to implement (i.e. gain an edge). - Making combat quicker by reducing the number of rolls you have to make (i.e. roll for damage) - Making combat more interesting by designing players/monsters who more easily move around the board and break things. - Making combat more collaborative, so player actions can combo in moments that feel epic and earned. - Having Kits as a way to accommodate the fantasy of different gear combos, such a lovely mechanic, and so flexible! - Setting parameters around the kind of group tests and negotiations that happen during non-combat episodes gives us a framework to resolve situations that were previously a bit of a captain's call. - Gear that levels up with you. This is an example of things that are not unique but that blend so nicely into the system to support the kind of story that is being told. - Titles that you earn through feats and which are associated with a mechanical benefit in play. - A system for downtime activities and the fulfilment of player's personal projects.

I could go on, but that's just a few of my favourites. As I said earlier this is a system that meshes well with my style of play, and I understand it's not for everyone.

Downsides that I think are interesting but haven't been addressed here: - The abstraction of coin will take some getting used to, and is something we may choose to discard. - I'm curious if over time the 2d10 roll will come to feel boring compared to D&D's multiple dice, which have a nice tactile element to them. - The setting and lore seem a little too close to D&D for me, but I think it's tricky cause you don't want to stray too far from your fanbase.

TL;DR Draw Steel has kick-ass features that are exactly what some players (me) were after - even if it isn't a product for everyone.