I think the problem people have with ward is that he keeps making armies TOO powerful what ever that means. Some of his combos and units can seem a bit over the top. Im not giving my personal opinion, but i know that many people do gripe about him and his dexes. And as for wanting a powerful dex, i dont need super power, i want a dex with tools. Look at the aging tau codex, it certainly doesn't have any "super units" and many of its options are a bit pricey, but i love how much of a tool box it is, you can do a lot, and it forces you to really think about how you are going to play. lets compare it to another shooty army, say guard (i know this is not a ward dex, im just using it as an example), i have never seen a guard player use blocking vehicles, typically what i see is a guard army just line up on the back table edge and just plug away at the enemy. Nothing against guard, but to me this is kinda boring, both to play as and against. Tau can't really generate the ridiculous volume of fire guard can, but often when i am watching tau play, i see a lot more clever artistic playing with a lot more strategy then just target priority. Just my thoughts.
