Looking at what people actually play, both locally and on the web forums, I see advanced versions (8.5/9th Age/the new ETC/whatnot), some going back to 3rd-7th eds, and some playing AoS (and some heretics, like me, actually going big on Kings of War).
But I see surprisingly little actual play with the 8th edition rules set as written, with the army books as written. And definitely no ET with the 8th rules.
So, do we admit that the 8th ed is,
in general, not much fancied these days, even if many welcomed it as the perfect new shakedown of the classic game when it came out?
Or, perhaps, that people who actually play 8th ed games don't much talk about it?
Or, I live in a hole and am completely in the black?
I don't mean this to be provocative, us vs. them, and hope you guys don't go there either. I'm just interested.
-Z