40K Woes

One of the things that bugs me about Games Workshop is their uneven support for their product lines. Or, more concisely, their even uneven support for their games. With the release of the 8th edition of Warhammer, their fantasy wargame, we can expect their support of 40K to fall to nil. All GW resources will be devoted to pumping out new armies for the fantasy line, with only token releases for the science fiction line. This is to be expected, which is why I say their uneven support (between the two lines) is, in fact, even (as in predictable).

Certainly, this is understandable. GW has limited resources to manufacture their products, and the consumer has limited resources to, well, consume. And considering that I just purchased a space marine army in toto, I really don't have a need to purchase more. It's not like I need anything else. I accept that while the fantasy gamers will enjoy all the love over the next few months, I will receive no love at all.

Where this really bothers me is in their uneven, or rather non-existent, support for certain factions in the 40K univers. GW has no problem updating the main armies in the game -- Space Marines, Eldar, Tyranid -- while leaving the more marginal armies languishing. For example, with the new points costs for space marines, do those apply to the Black Templars? They're space marines, too. What about the Sisters of Battle? I love that army. I want to construct an army of the Sisterhood. But I'm not going to, because their points costs are out of line with more recent rules editions for the main armies.

It doesn't matter, ultimately, because as I said, I have my army. I've devoted a lot of thought and money to my Helljumpers. It sure would be nice, however, if Games Workshop spread themselves around a bit more evenly.