Here are the most recent poll results. Some interesting reading confirming in my view that magical items are integral and quite essential in your army selection. Interestingly, many people do not take 4 characters into battle in a 2000pt game.
generally, do you think magical items are…
(votes / % / answer)
41 (46%) a must have !
33 (37%) usually worth using
14 (15%) occassionally worth using
1 (1%) too costly
In a 2000pt game how many characters do you usually use ?
(votes / % / answer)
46 (48%) 4 characters
35 (37%) 3 characters
10 (10%) 2 characters
3 (3%) 1 character
what's your gaming style
(votes / % / answer)
35 (33%) attacking
33 (32%) balanced
16 (15%) very aggressive
13 (12%) cautious
6 (5%) very defensive
Thanks to everyone you voted.
Over the course of 4 weeks we had about 100 votes for each answer. In future I might put polls up for a week or 2 longer for a more conclusive response.