Hey guys. I need some help. Maybe some of you guys feel the same as I do. I'm hoping that you don't and if you did, what did you do to help yourself? This post is not to sway people to my frame of mind or to complain about things that realistically we can't change. I don't hate GW and I'm not trying to make this a rant against them. Quite the contrary. I'm hoping that someone could help me to get a new outlook about this game.
I find I'm having a hard time enjoying the game anymore.
First let me ask some questions. How often do you see SMvSM, SMvsIG, and IGvsIG games? How many gaming clubs had one of these armies win 'ard boyz? Of these, how many were the chimera and valkyree list? the salamander assault termy list?
See me, I don't like to play the same old armies as everyone else. This leaves me with the option to play armies such as Daemonhunters, Flesh Tearers (Blood Angels), Tau, and Eldar (which are the armies I play). I feel like I am being corralled out of the game.
Most people play SM and IG so GW makes the SM and IG codices first (and even if you disagree that most people play them, that point is irrelevant). From a business standpoint, I can't blame them. These new codecis get really cool new units and rules that are designed for 5th ed. In my experience these armies are better designed to win games in 5th ed. Most of the time, they only have to roll average to defeat the "other" models where a majority of the time the older armies have to roll exceptionally well.
Unfortunately, part of the enjoyment of the game is not only having cool looking armies (which they definitely are), but also to win some games with them. So this leads players to stop playing older armies frequently and play the newer, more exciting armies just to average out the win/loss stats and to reinvigorate their gaming experience. Of course, better tactical skills "could" win you some games. But when you have two good tacticians play each other (which is prevalent in my gaming club) and one has a newer codex, most of the time it still comes down to dice rolls and thus, see my previous point.
So what about guys like me? I want to play with armies that are new and exciting too but I don't want to play the same old games of SMvSM, SMvsIG, and IGvsIG. And there really are no plans to release anything new for the "other" players within the next year or so. SW and BA don't count. In my opinion they are still SM codices that are being released to keep pace with C:SM.
What do I do? Do I continue to play the armies that must have static builds to be competitive, all the while dissatisfied, or quit until it is more fair for "us" (the "other" players)? I love the game (or at least the idea of it) and think it needs to be a little less lopsided. I'm like a patriot that loves his country but is not satisfied with what it's government is doing to the minorities therein.
Please someone give me some hope for this game. Does anyone have an outlook that could be uplifting to me?