Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-5846164-20130316112717/@comment-26511347-20150619090818

Before I had ever heard the name Matt Ward, I hated him. I was out of the game for awhile but still kept up with the fluff (I'm more of a hobbyist painter than a hardcore player). I had intended to get back in and start a new army, but at every turn this "Matt Ward" person stopped me.

First, I was going to make a Grey Knights army, then I read the new codex (bleh!). Was he responsible fore those "baby carrier" walkers? Horendous.

Next, I was really excited to get started on the Nercons when the new codex dropped, only to see that he had retconned them completely into lame, petty tomb kings rather than the unstoppable death machines they were (don't get me started on the C'Tan).

Then I thought I'd try Sisters of Battle, only to see their fluff was so-so and they weren't getting new plastic models (not his fault I guess).

Finally, I decided that Clan Raukaan was a good chance to start an Iron Hands army, but they were completely neutered and stripped of all of their original fluff, turning them into a rather lame Ultramarine Junior army.

It was only recently that I learned they all had the same writer. I still haven't started that new army...

Did he have anything to do with the new Mechanicus stuff? It looks pretty cool, and so far seems like a return to form for GW, so I assume he had already left by then. From a fluff standpoint, he really is the worst.