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While you can never achieve balance in 40k, there is a huge disaprity amongst the codexes. Generally speaking, the older the codex, the worse it gets.

While I don't think anyone has an expectation from GW for perfect game "balance", we are (at a minimum) looking for:

- well written rules that clearly define what units can and cannot do
- game tested units that are appropriately costed

To date, GW has yet to demonstrate a desire to do either of these two simple things. Now, with 6th edition and the allies system, gameplay has gotten out of hand. I am not against the allies system (I actually like the fluffy combinations), but again, GW completely failed to properly play test the allies charts before releasing it. Consequently, you are seeing droves of players leave the game out of pure frustration.

And, what infuriates most of the people I see here on Dakka, is that GW has no shortage of information (i.e. forums here, BoLS, warseer, etc.) on what their customer base wants. However, in their arrogance, they actively REFUSE to have any online presence and are probably scratching their heads as to why sales are down.