One of the more interesting aspects of playing different editions of Warhammer 40,000 is seeing how the same models do things differently.
A good example of this is Terminators. When the first Terminator models appeared in 1st edition they were tough as nails and hard to kill. That continued in 2nd edition where a Terminator could shrug off even a direct hit from a Lascannon.
As the game changed and newer editions were released, Terminators have become less popular. Even in 8th edition they're still not quite where they should be.
Another good example is the humble Tactical Squad. Not very effective or useful in 1st or 2nd edition. The "Combat Squad" rule helped tactical squads out somewhat, but generally Devastator or Assault (or Veteran Assault!) Squads were just better.
Vehicles also saw a significant shift between the various editions. 1st edition saw the move away from vehicles having Toughness and Wounds to having location charts and armor penetration. This led to vehicles being less useful from 2nd all the way to 7th edition (with some exceptions) and now in 8th edition the circle is complete.
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