That's just patently wrong. I'm sorry. The price has no relation at all to the points value of the miniature. I can think of thousands of examples and, frankly, find the suggestion so ridiculous I can't be bothered to give you any in detail but lets just say check out Space Marine Dreadnought Vs Cadian Shock troops box, the dark elf chariot Vs the chaos warrior boxset or any number of other examples. It's not often I'll say this, and as a rule I try to avoid it, but on this point you're just plain wrong.

Also the idea that it's the "Game Winning" stuff that is more expensive is a nonsense. If you can't win the game (which, incidentally, in't the be all and end all) with basic troops plus a couple of little extras then it's not to do with your budget but more to do with the quality of your play. Trust me, this is coming from experience of running countless small tournaments and being heavily involved in quite a few big ones, including the first ever Caledonian conflict. If you look at the winning armies they're the ones that make the best use of the normal rank and file not of some flashy super unit (which invariably don't earn their points cost back unless used REALLY well)

Yikes! That's a little strong don't you think. They've sucked all the subtlety out of it? The game is a soulless shell of what it once was? Personally I think there's MORE subtlety in a simple system than what was (frankly) a way over complicated mess of contradictory rules which DID lead to a superunit wins every time mentality (Vortex grenades on Ragnar Blackmane anyone? Invulnerable Warp spiders? Up to 4 plasma cannons per unit of orks?) If you want an example of a subtle AND simple system , ladies and gentlemen I give you: *drumroll* CHESS

Or is chess a "souless shell" of a game?

It sounds like your arguements are all harkening back to the bad old times without looking at the bare, plain facts of what is actually going on now. They've made real steps forward. Are your arguements completely without merit? Not at all but I'd suggest you take another good look at GW as they are now and see if some of those arguements aren't just a little irrelevant now.

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I meant within a specific army.. (I should have been clearer)

For example why are exarchs more expensive than aspect warriors?? Why do terminators cost more to buy than marines? why is a terminator captain/chaplain more expensive than a 'normal' terminator? Whay is eldrad ulthuan more expensive than a normal farseer? Its this kind of thing I was referring to.

indeed they have. No locations on vehicles any more, (you can't try and shoot out its tracks or similar). You can't do things like move units by sections because is part of a unit moves, it counts for all of it (which is quite frankly a total nonsence). Cover has no effect on how hard it is to hit you, (so if you have an armour save better than your cover it is for all intents and purposes not there). No saving throw modifiers, no difference in move statistic. Those are just the ones I can recall.  

Yep, for me at least there's no feel to it any more. (which I still feel when playing necromunda) They had the chance to consolidate all those rules and make something truely special, but instead they binned it for expediency.

I think its wrong to try to liken 40k with chess.

GW lost me as a customer when they decided that the opinions of pre-pubescent schoolboys (OMG!!!! GW IS TEH COOL!!!11!!) were more important than mine.

(And believe me, I would have been loyal for life)

I'll go back to GW when they decide to stop treating me like a moron.

(in terms of their pricing/rules/treatment by staff)