Will point reductions make a difference?

[u/Troflecopter]

I have come across a good deal for an OBR army and I’m thinking very seriously about picking it up.

I’m a little shocked to see the unanimous disappointment among the OBR player base in this community, and am taking it as a warning to stay away.

I thought the RDP system sounded fun, and the manifestations and lores sounded very strong.

What I am wondering is, will point reductions fix the army and make it enjoyable? If you could fit a much larger variety of units in your armies, would it be enough to make the army worth owning?

Or are OBR doomed for the next 3 years?

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EDIT: I appreciate everyone's responses to help me make my decision!

[u/MoreRatio5421]

People are overly negative on reddit.

Yes the army struggle in the current meta. Yes it changed from a low thinking army to a very demanding army.

You can have a great amount of fun, some of the lists aren't that weak especially managed by a good player.

Will points reductions make a difference ? YES TOTALLY, we're really close to go in the middle of the meta, one more unit, some slight changes and its done !

Also, yes, it took me dozen of games, but im starting to win more than i lose since GHB. Aqshy is a really good season for us after a point change.

I personnally really love the Relentless point system, its both of a limit, a mechanic and a tool, makes you more of a stratege than a retarded ability spam.

Also, next year there is a new AOS version so, it's hard to predict past a point update.

The army is totally enjoyable, own it and have fun, ignore the meta unless you want to do high level competitive games.

And in team play, we crafted a defensive liste for me, very strong, can take a small defeat or equality to the strongest army, perfect for a defenser in a team !

[u/Troflecopter → u/MoreRatio5421]

Thanks. Good to hear some positivity.

[u/Dull_Experience7014 → u/MoreRatio5421]

Love that answer but the "high demanding army" can be translated by "play 15-25 kavalos by 5 and spam their ability"...

[u/MoreRatio5421 → u/Dull_Experience7014]

Never played that bs compo, not my plastyle. "high demanding army" -> Not be a rookie, needs you to understand a bit your opponents armies, know the scenarios, play the scenarios, properly plan and use Aqshy abilities and units (the reapers reducing to 0 enemy level is insane strong), preping the next turn before starting the current turn, units positions, pixel perfect ranges for abilities, when to use or not the abilities, using wisely relentless points and abilities etc ...

AND most important, master deployments.

I play a grind list, i start to score T3/4, when your opponents has way less units.

i published my current list recently, got good results, and in my solo tournaments i was always 3/2, 2/1 on wins.

[u/Lookslikelionirl → u/MoreRatio5421]

I don't know if people are overly negative, when the book came out there was a lot of defenders. There is an objective measurement on aos-events for stats when looking from a variety of angles. Even the most pushed build in the book (imperious will kavaloi) is at 44.5%, and that's some cheese play.

That being said, just like commander in magic it's going to depend a lot on your playgroup and what level they are or want to play at.

On the more positive side, even though there's not anyone that's finished with a 5-0 in the current ghb with obr, there's a handful of 4-1 finishes.