The main reason I decided to give Heroclix a go is that there actually seems to be a strong player community in my city. I know there are at least two places in town that host weekly events. I actually prefer CCGs, and was a strong supporter of VS for the first year and a half. The problem there was that no matter where I lived it seemed I couldn't find any other players. It doesn't matter how much fun a game is...it's no fun at all with no one to play with.