Why is Codex Adeptus Custodes DISAPPOINTING for So Many People?

I've been joking about this sense the release of the Indexes but now I'm actually sure that GW has 3 different teams making the rules, none of them talk to each other and one doesn't even play the game.

I find it bizarre that the Custodes codex feels like it was written by people who've never touched a Custodes model in their life, whereas the Ork codex feels like some Ork models on a shelf at GW's HQ came to life, got access to a computer, said "Oi, watch this lads!" And proceeded to type out a wildly fun codex and send it to print without GW noticing it

9th ed: Oh my gawd! my codex is coming!!! Imma gunna roflstomp all you fools!!! 10th ed: Oh dear lord! my codex is coming... think I might take a break for a bit...

As an Admech and a Custodes player I cant believe how my two beloved armies have been on the recieving end of two disaster codexes

Turning them into a yet another horde army would fix nothing, they would still be boring and weirdly fragile, you'd just have more of them

"Eventually GW will buff them via a future balance pass" laughs in admech

As a Dark Angels player I sympathize. I do wonder at the wisdom of having every-other codex be one that players wish didn't happen.

A huge missed opportunity to not have the old strategem 'Unleash the Lions' to split up your Allarus Terminator squads in the hero hammer detachment.

Henry Cavill is about 2 days away from driving to Nottingham with a pair of brass knuckles on him.

While the rules are pretty dreadful (I did laugh seeing the comment "I guess we know what the guy who wrote the Admech codex did next") and remember - it's only half a codex, rushed out without the necessary supporting plastic kits to complete the army (Telemon, melee Contemptor variants, saggitarum, hover transport etc). The same issue as World Eaters - GW's approach of not releasing rules for unreleased kits or FW only kits in their codexes really harms the viability of both forces. Finally - we don't want cheap custodes, we want powerful, expensive custodes...

Orks: six detachments which are different, thematic, lore friendly, fun and very fitting for the faction. Custodes: four detachments which are lore friendly (but doesn't work so well in game), boring, nerfs across the board and nothing to excite anyone, and are a hyper elite army that feels fragile and weak (the overabundance of Devastating Wounds I think contributes to this). We're in the situation where people seem to be dreading their codex release, rather than getting hyped for it. This isn't a good place for the fan base to be in.

"Whats playtesting?" -GW team, probably

Fire everyone who did the Stodes codex, and give the Ork Boyz a raise!

The biggest problem to me is that this codex just feels like a collection of patch notes for the last codex. There is no evolution, nothing is more fun, we are just standing in place and paying to be there.

I love the sentiment of "if they're weak after, they'll get buffs" as if GW hasn't completely ignored Admech players since our release and has been pretty tight lipped about DA. Custodes will be at the back of the queue... So probably about 6 - 9 months away from these supposed buffs. Which will probably just be points drops anyway.

-Just fire the ppl behind the custodes codex design. -Hire more ppl like those behind the ork codex design. /fixed

Between the nerfs and heated arguments about sudden introduction of female custodes, it feels like online Custodes groups have imploded over the weekend.

It lacks flavour, we wanted solar watch, dread host. SOMETHING. Instead we got sisters of silence in 2 of our 4 detachments without any new releases. A one phase per game detachment and a very lacklustre character detachment that seems to not work. The fact basically all our units catch at least minor nerfs doesn’t help ether

Nerfs and buffs come and go But only 4 fucking detachment with 2 of them that need SoS Thats really disapointing

- GW changes lore to include female custodes. - Codex is extremely weaker compared to last codex. (What did GW mean by this?)