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Worst release... Skaven, but that's my personal hatred for the verminkin as i think the whole army concept and fluff is stupid. But for an actual all out bad release i would have to say removing the different bloodlines from the VC. I so enjoyed the different flavors of Lahmia, Von Carsteins or the Blood Dragons. The Nosferatus were ok too, but did not play them ever.

Meh, I always thought the vampire were a little too pronounced and the necromancer made into servants, which i feel was unwarranted. Let the Rise of Heinrich Kemmler begin!

I would like to toss out there that the worst WHFB of all time is actually the latest Skaven book! Now it is not because the army sucks, because they do not. They can do just about part of the game fairly well. But that book is so poorly written, that it takes an FAQ so big, that it might as well be another army book to play. But as far as game play goes, I do not think there has been a bad army book. Sure some are more tournament compatible, but then those armies in general do not have the same love and following of some of the more Fluffy Armies, Just as someone who still shows up to a tournament with Wood Elves, Dwarves , TK, Beastmen and to some extent Brets and O&G, If they truly think they have a shot at winning, or if they are playing because they love the army. Each of the aforementioned armies has a list that can win games, sure. But they have a list maybe two, that give them a 50ish% chance of winning, Where some of the other armies show up and expect to be in the finals, because well on the table top their best builds are just a that much better than some of the others, We all know who they are. There is a tier for comp for a reason. Change is good, It makes you think, If you can not change you thinking and adabt, then maybe you should find something else to do.

But that aside, The BRB is and always will be a way for GW to “MAKE MONEY”. They can talk all they want, but they are a business first. You change the rules, the mechanics, how you create your army, to force people to buy new models, otherwise they would go out of business. It truly is that Black and White; do they put some effort into balancing things? Sure Lord of the Rings is a great example, the Game system is very balanced, and one of the best I have ever played. Sure it is limited, most think it is marketed toward Kids, but that is just how GW sold it. 8th Ed Fantasy (WMD spells, Steadfast to name a few, has its flaws, but with a little house rules that can be fixed. It has its Shenanigans, but every system does.