Scaling down to 1500 points

I'm not going to lie, there is no love between me and games below 1750 points...at least in the competitive sense.  Players can argue semantics if they so desire, but it is my opinion that the game is best played at 1750-2000 points.  Its the sweet spot where you can build balanced lists in nearly every codex, but doesn't give any particular advantage to a specific army (i.e. Dark Eldar/Imperial Guard in low point games).  At this level, you can take tactical choices in your army and actually build synergy between your units, but not to the amount of stupid 2500 points can become.  And on the other side of the spectrum, going lower than 1750 points pretty much forces limitations on your list that most armies are hard pressed to cover.  That makes the games much more lopsided and Paper-Rock-Scissors like, as games can simply come down to random chance.  If your opponent can defeat your weakness, then the game is going to be short.  Or your "deathstar" unit is simply unstoppable, because your opponent didn't have enough points to build enough counters into his list.  The game simply is not as fun to me at this level.

So what is my point?  I build my lists for 2000 points, and on occasion 1850, as that is what most tournaments demand here in the States.  These lists work at their designated points level.  While I'm happy to take requests for scaling down my lists to lower points levels (i.e. 1500), the lists do not work as they should.  Too much is being sacrificed and the list loses its synergy.  Thus, any low/mid-point range list based off one of my 2000 point armies, have no guarantees of success.  It is better to build a new list from scratch, as even a few hundred points can change the whole philosophy of an army.  Just remember that when/if you ask me to scale my lists down.  Don't expect miracles.  :D