Hello everyone, I have been playing 40k at my local gaming store for a while and it seems that all of the gaming events are WAAC tourneys that everyone plays with unpainted and mostly unassembled models. So I have been thinking of a new type of gaming event in which the story and actual tactics matter instead of who can build the best death-star unit, and to attract players that are more interested in the background and hobby parts of the game.
The basic idea for the game is to be playing with at least 4 or 5 players per team who each command a 1000 point army. This will make it so no one can play highly expensive models or units without relying on their teammates to support them, and also makes the turns faster.
The game also has a GM that decides on objectives and other things throughout the game. The purpose of this is to make the game change as it goes on to create a story by adding new objectives, units, terrain, etc. throughout the game.
Instead of having only 5-7 turns the game lasts for about 10-12, this makes it actually seem like a battle instead of running at your enemy without thinking of the long term consequences of your army's position. Although it may seem like a 1000 point army cannot survive that long, if the GM is doing it right then new units and game elements would be added based on objectives that are completed by your team and as the battle goes on more units would be added to escalate it.
The table would be set up as like an apocalypse match on a large table with varying environments such as cities, forests, and hills, and also with lots of objective-related terrain like factories, shrines, or communication centers so that the GM has plenty of flexibility to place new objectives, and so it isn't obvious to the players what or where the next objective will be.
Objectives in this game actually matter, and each one adds new elements to the game so when you complete it it's more than just another point for your team.
That's the basic idea of the game and all I have time to post for now, I'll add more soon. Questions and comments are appreciated.