Editing Warhammer: Age of Sigmar (section)

==A Better Middle==

Thankfully Age of Sigmar did outlive its own rocky start, and eventually army books and supplements gradually turned it into a genuine skirmish game that cared more about a fair match between players instead of who had the largest army and least stupid special rules (at least before all the codex creep crept in). The General's Handbook helped a lot in this aspect, as did GW's new policy of no longer treating their customers like shit. Once points were introduced and it was clear GW would try to make a fair and balanced skirmish game with routine fixes and updates, some who had stayed away ended up coming over. Unfortunately animosity that was dying down spiked right back up by the announcement that GW was bringing the Old World back, and many groups formed, belonging either to those who like AoS and see the Old World as a competitor who's stealing the attention of daddy GW, and those who don't see AoS as a worthy successor, want the Old World to return and argue that it never should've been destroyed. There is of course a smaller third party who still like AoS and gladly accept the Old World <s>as a Horus Heresy style spin-off</s> '''FANTASY IS NOT A SPIN-OFF YOU WAZZOK! THAT GOES IN THE BOOK!'''

Today Age of Sigmar is a setting and game system that survives more or less on its own merits, though you'll still find a few fans who use nothing but square bases because they don't want to let go of what they had, and still play more games of WHFB using the old rules than they do AoS. It's still very much an [[skub|acquired taste]] of a setting. Some people like that it's (generally) far less grimdark than 40k or the End Times of Fantasy, but some people also don't like this. Some people like the return of Sigmar, Nagash, and Archaon, and some people hate it. Some say the larger and more loose scale works better for making up stories and battles, though others miss the more detailed and fleshed-out setting of Fantasy. Ultimately, it's up to you, dear reader, if AoS is the best or worst thing ever that either adds a fun new setting to play in or shits on the corpse of a dearly-held franchise.

But hey, why not enjoy all three games anyway?