The eye-swivelling despair of your opponent is worth the entrance fee alone! show them they cannot resist your Dark Powers!" Also there's nothing that annoys the "competitive player" more than a army filled with fluffy units, that advance to cries of "Forward Count Manfred. Just the Backstory - As we all know "fluff-driven" armies are typically the worst performers on the battlefield, but if you like your research, there's little that's more rewarding than an accurately depicted army, with a well fleshed out (or is that dead-fleshed-out) history. Sure, they may not be able to destroy your opponent in a swirl of dice rolls and hastily interpreted rules, but they look good, they make you feel god when their on the table and I know of no opponent that doesn't appreciate a well painted army. Models/Look of the Army - While some might call it style over substance, there's nothing like using the coolest models possible especially those with your best brushwork.
However, there are other options that do open up and that are pretty cool. Missile Troops and Artillery being the obvious ones. Of course, for Vampire Counts some of those options really aren't viable.
Play Style - Do I want a big block of infantry to gradually wear down my opponent, smaller units of elites and cavalry to make decisive strikes, fast moving missile troops, an artillery battery, a strong magical force or a combination of all of them? I like to kick things off from a number of different angles:
It's about deciding on a theme for your Vampire Counts Army, something that you can put on the table and think "this is mine and it's not like anyone else's". It's not about making an army to smash face of all comers from the club/shop. I guess first up I should be clear that this isn't about building the best tournament army list (let's leave that sort of nonsense to Darrell and his big book of cheese).
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