RuneOfGromril wrote:Reading before choosing is realt the best idea. Fluff and Idea are realy important factors in how well you will like your army, as well as the look of the models, and how they handle on the table thier rules, and what they are good at. Which of these things will most influence your satisfaction depends on you. My first army was dwarfs because I love thier Fluff, and realy wanted to paint a shiny metalic army with beards. Thier troop types and artilery in the fantasy setting also got me exited. For me thier rules and ability were not realy a determining factor, but i was pleased to learn how versitile they were over time. Consider each of those factors and which is most important to you...

Theoretical playstyle is also a factor, If you want to rampage around steamroller like and weild evil magic, that's warriors of chaos. Each army has a theme with strengths and weaknesses, the character of those traits will be important to your enjoyment. Once again i do love my dwarfs, but moving 3 and 6 inches at a time can be frustrating to many, and quite a few prospective fantasy players have dropped $300 dollars on dwarfs only to play them for a while and then wind up wanting to trade them for another army; which brings me to my next point.

Play with Proxies, learn the core rules and the army rules that you ar interested in. You can play hundreds of games before buying a single model, so you'll know what you like before making a comitment. Obviously you wouldn't want to go with Dwarfs, only to find out that Magic is what you want your army to be good at. hope this helps