But Dude - Why do you play Tau?

This is covered by our profile posts but consider this an expanded rant on the subject.

Today I was visiting my in-laws who gave my by birthday presents early (a devilfish and a piranha). I was speaking with my brother-in-law goes "But dude - why do you play Tau?"

The initial answer was simplistic and focused on answering that I like playing high maneuverability and the sleek design that looks military without being clunky. But the question bothered me.

Why do we play Tau?

We may have been drawn to the Tau because he remind us of Transformers, or Gundam, or some other Japanese robot. But that's why we MODEL Tau - not play.

We play Tau because we know that standing still can have as much strategy as moving around. We only sit and wait for the enemy to approach us because it's more fun to let him run full tilt into the range of our rail guns. When they get close we move around the board, flying past obstacles and firing away at targets of opportunity. We don't play Tau because they're the biggest nastiest thing out there. We understand that three Crisis suits can do more damage to our opponents than one Terminator can. We play Tau because we enjoy the strategy and tactics that such a challenging race can bring. Are we weak at assault? Yes. Is that a flaw? No - it means we just do not let you assault us.

We play Tau because we know what they can offer, and what we offer them. We stand by and roll the dice just as diligently as any other race and take our losses with honor - because we just took another step to defeating you. Every Firewarrior, Crisis Suit, Hammer Head and Kroot you advance on just ticks away towards our next strategy. Every marker light that guides our is a beacon that says:

We will not give up. We will find the way to beat you. Our forces work together and our strategy will be refined to defeat you. We are the Tau Empire and we will bring peace and prosperity to the universe for the Greater Good.

Tau'va!