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AnomanderRake wrote: Reading 'the sky is falling!' forum discussion threads isn't actually about to make 40k die. The fact of the matter is that GW's rules are so poorly-done because there's no pressure on them to change them, they're so far ahead of the competition on model quality that the rules aren't hurting them much.
hrm, model quality is hard to argue. GW's IP is what sets them apart. Other companies put out fantastic models. Stuff like Infinity, Dropzone Commander, Heavy Gear, FoW's tank sculpts, etc.
GW's strengths are its IP and its inertia as having been the only game around for 15 years and having beennthe big dog for 8 or so years before that. Many other places handily match GW on models.
Other people can compete on individual sculpt quality, yeah, but nobody else has customizable injection-moulded plastics in wide cross-compatible ranges and a game that encourages you to mix and match components.
An Infinity model is a beautiful sculpture, a GW model is a Lego box to build beautiful sculptures out of.
Ok, that's a differentiation I'd accept, though is also subjective in value (also depends on the army, sisters or my DKoK dont get to play that game), but it's a fair point.
Sisters are an exercise in improvisation, that's true.
