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So in keeping with another thread about how everything is nearly done.
What is the overall review of the way things have panned out?

Have there been more 'balanced' codexes or more 'over powered' ones?

Have the number and variety of data slated been good and beneficial or detrimental?

I don't really have enough information to go into depth personally. I only have 2 codexes and can say Tau were initially lethal but have been substantially normalised and space marines are pretty good for versatility.

So what say you dakka on the review of all things 40k that have come since 6th?

Balance has got better, at least on a codex/external basis. Remove the Triptide, Screamerstar, Summonspam and Serpent Spam netlists from the equation and even the 'OP' armies fall mostly into line with the rest, and everything else (with the exception of those objectively outdated like Blood Angels) is mostly balanced. Certainly, it looks like there's not a massive amount of difference between CSM, DA, SM, IG, Orks, SW and Nids, and as I say, Eldar, Tau and Demons without the powerbuilds. Crons still hold up well, BA are worse as their points costs are out of whack completely and DE could probably use some price drops, but other than that, balance is good.

Variety is always a good thing in my opinion, so if Dataslates/supplements/Allies/Unbound/Formations have bought about even one more unique or varied army, they've accomplished their mission as far as I'm concerned.

It's all good really, aside from the increasingly insane pricing.

 Paradigm wrote:
Balance has got better, at least on a codex/external basis. Remove the Triptide, Screamerstar, Summonspam and Serpent Spam netlists from the equation and even the 'OP' armies fall mostly into line with the rest, and everything else (with the exception of those objectively outdated like Blood Angels) is mostly balanced. Certainly, it looks like there's not a massive amount of difference between CSM, DA, SM, IG, Orks, SW and Nids, and as I say, Eldar, Tau and Demons without the powerbuilds. Crons still hold up well, BA are worse as their points costs are out of whack completely and DE could probably use some price drops, but other than that, balance is good.

Variety is always a good thing in my opinion, so if Dataslates/supplements/Allies/Unbound/Formations have bought about even one more unique or varied army, they've accomplished their mission as far as I'm concerned.

It's all good really, aside from the increasingly insane pricing.

I agree. I think the SW codex is a good example of how to take something that was perceived as being pretty unbalanced from an external perspective and fix it without hosing it up, and actually improved the internal balance quite a bit as well. I'm hoping GW manages to do the same with Grey Knights and Necrons (the rumored next codex after GK).