Hey all,
I decided to take the plunge and jump into Warmachine with one of my buddies and we agreed to split the Two Player battle box. He was more keen on going Khador and I decided in favor of the Protectorate of Menoth. All ready I've come across a lot of guides that tell me general starting strategies as well as where to expand (Choir and Vassal seem to be the two easiest ways to expand).
In any case, how competitive is the Protectorate? The one thing I've gotten from reading at various places is that you don't have the same issues of game balance you tend to find in 40K (which is the other game I mostly play). So I don't expect to lose a lot early on because I have an underpowered army as much as I might just need to learn strategy and such.
Are all comer lists the way to go in this game or do people inevitably all gravitate to lists made to assassinate the opposing warcaster/warlock?