Well, if you've got the money to collect it, there's always Vor: the Maelstrom. Or you could just play Force of Arms. Or homebrew historicals. Or Go.
I agree that the rules of 40k have gotten out of hand, but I doubt seriously that GW is going to resort to polyhedrals to fix it, simply because they have a fat, juicy contract with the DoD to create a game that teaches the fundamentals of battlefield strategy in a friendly, fun, non-intimidating way, and polyhedrals are still seen as geek toys by most Americans.
Besides, the more complex rules have their fun uses. I have a Nurgle Marines army that usually wins vs. armies of similar point values, not because of shooty units, but because of psychic skullduggery. Of course, all those Plague Marines with heavy weapons don't hurt...
Can anybody explain where the Assault phase went in 9th edition?
