I knew I should have added a ‘examples exaggerated to make the point’ disclaimer. Important point though, is this:

Quote Originally Posted by LansXero View Post
because 'people' is a strawman. The customer and player base are hugely varied so different people with different preferences will complain about different aspects. However, the vote that matters, as to what are people buying, seems to indicate 8th Edition was great. We'll see in a year or two if 9th acomplished what it set out to do, in cold hard numbers.
Yes, exactly. That’s what I’m getting at. The customer base IS hugely varied, there is nothing GW can do that will make everyone happy. So ninth needs to be judged on what it set out to do, which is what I always say. 8th suceeded at it’s goals, no doubt about that, but it also had flaws, which 9th is aiming to fix.