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The bakground. The more the grimdark the better.

And the over-the-top feeling

And the crazy & hilarious things.

 da001 wrote:
The bakground. The girmdarkier the better.
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FTFY

As the first person to vote in the poll, it's the background, and the ability to be Orky when appropriate (and often when not) and not be considered a loon by all (just most).

I voted for (among other things) the ork humor, but I think it could be broader than that. Grimdark is a form of humor, and not just in orks. It's great having a super jargony format for inside jokes.

Come to my FLGS, and you'll hear the tagline about the Inquisitor saying "get in the van!" to soon-to-be henchmen, or "you are the worst conscript" or endless jokes about Marbo. I got a "the stig" thing started a few months ago.

"Some say he's never seen a movie because he's always at the back of the queue, so can never get a ticket on time."

"Some say that he's always late because he has to be the last one into the room."

"Some say that he's had several girlfriends, but never once has he looked a woman in the eyes."

etc.

etc.

etc.

So much goofiness available through grimdark. Gotta love it.

Literally everything about the game save for the marketing strategy of GW is a favorite of mine when it comes to 40K.

There's a reason why even though I complain about how things are currently, it's been 20 years since I bought my first 40K model and I still love 40K.

The fluff is probably the main component of my enjoyment. Enjoy reading it, enjoy disussing it, enjoy debating it. Just such an interesting universe to explore and play around with.

The models are also a great apsect of it, though. It's pretty damn cool to see a squad of minis that you've modelled and painted yourself all standing together. And I just like the appearence and aesthetics of the models in general.