I think it was a good pasttime till they shafted everyone with the introduction of th Tau and Necrons the overpowered nature of them all made it less enjoyable than it was when the third edition was released.
Right! I had forgotten about this! I used to hate the Necrons and the Tau when they were released!
After a few years (or rather, decades...), when I got back into it I had a new and fresh view on things, though, and came to the conclusion that those additions actually did good to the 40k universe as a whole.
I still have a vestigial (and quite irrational, I admit) hatred for the Tau, but the Necrons... a few years ago I saw the mdoel of the Triarch Stalker at my friend's, and I was hooked.
Now they are my second army! They are just gorgeous.
I am more on the casual/narrative side of things, so balance does not really bother me too much: the rule of cool is my guide!
