>>96758351
>If you're genuinely torn and aren't leaning one way or the other, Eldar are the safer bet for having a good time building, painting, and playing. But if you're leaning Tau but just noticed how cool Eldar are, then maybe you really do want to play Tau but you're hesitating because of the money and time commitment of an army
Both actually. I was dead set on Tau because Suits and Mecha are cool and they are getting a Battleforce but I was hesitating due to the fact they need magnets and maybe big robots require a more experienced hobby enthusiast to do them justice. Eldar look good and yeah I would lean into the Aspect playstyle. They were my second choice but the fact they are newer and easier to get into made them jump to #1 consideration. I'm however not a fan how beaten and humiliated Eldar are in the lore.

I also made some calculations and an Eldar army would cost me about the same as a Tau army (including the Battleforce discount) so it's about the same.