I don't really see the mini's being the problem. I see rules and force lists as being it.
We need strict underlaying lists for people to have a starting look at.
Someone will now say something about intentions. And they worked, as long as GW held the rudder. (And moneybag...) And those appointed to stay at the rudder (while JJ got a nap and took off...) are brilliant people, no doubt!
The intentions of having force lists instead of army lists worked, as long as the owner had the last say. Now no one really has that. And we consequently only have the
army lists of EA and SW.
Yes, we have a plethora of really good force lists all over the place. But not the staple food of gaming, competitive (balanced) rules. We are playing war
games, not war
re-enactment. We need balance. And we might have that, but we don't have credibility. Not the credibility that ensure a new player to spend ~£178 for an "army".
Code Sample:
Example Force (Imperial Guard Steel Legion):
£'s points Units
24 500 Regimental HQ
24 400 Mechanized Company
30 500 Tank Company
30 650 Artillery Company
-- 100 Ogryn Squad
-- 100 Sniper Squad
-- 100 Ogryn Squad
-- 100 Sniper Squad
18 -- Auxiliry Chimera
12 350 Stormtrooper Platoon
20 -- Valkyrie Transports
 8 150 Support Platoon
12 50 Hydra
178  3000
I play Imperial Guard, I have always played Imperial Guard. I can't play Imperial Guard in netERC, 'cause there's no such thing here. There's Steel Legion and there's Siege Masters and there's Elysian and there's... But nowhere can I find what ensure me, what gives me surety, to spend upwards (and above!) £200.
