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I play TK in fantasy. I have always loved Egyptian history and style. This army has it and more.

I also play Necrons. Good fluff, fun models, plus its like future TK similar heirarchy, plus pyramids. Why the hell not?

Space Wolves. I love their background (pre 5th Edition Codex), their character and their not-pretty-but-heroic methods. What 1st drew me to them was when I saw this image. It just made me want to play them:



I also collect Chaos Space Marines (I don't deny I like the idea of astartes), but they're mainly for practicality and variation. I dabble in Eldar also.

I have in the past collected and played (some of them multiple times):

White Scars
Genestealer cult
Tyrands
Space Wolves
Black Legion
Death Guard
Grey Knights
Ultramarines
Lost and The Damned
Imperial Guard
Sisters of Battle
Orks

I currently play and collect only Orks

Started with Necrons over a year ago because it was the one army that no one else played. And quickly grew to love them, models and fluff. With the new codex, there are things that irk me, but I'm staying with them.

Also have played CSM, giving those to my bro probably

I started off with Ultramarines many years ago, then gave them away when I got older, then came back to the hobby after more than a decade away. I've nearly completed my Ultramarine 4th Company, I've got another army of Imperial Guard, the Screaming Beagles, and then my off shoot army of Tyranids, Hive Fleet Jumangi because all the people I play with are scared of Nids!

Orks (variety of clans, Blood Axe, Goffs, Evil Sunz and Bad Moons)
Space Marines from the AOBR starter.

Also got some LOTR Gondor and Orcs lying around doing battle in a shoebox.

I started out with Dark Angels back in 3rd edition with the box set because at the time they where the shootiest space marine army. Fell in love with the background, especially the Deathwing. A little miffed at the new codex, but still have 'em and love 'em.

I restarted my Imperial Guard after returning to the game in 5th ed, I had always like the IG and the new codex was a vast improvement over the old one.

Just got the codex to start Grey Knights using all the models i purchased back when they where the Deamonhunters. They are a bit ridiculous in spots, but all in all i like the background and the codex.

The only army i don't really like is the Ultramarines, a constant dislike thet grew even greater with the release of C:SM (all marines want to be them, bah!).

Tyranids
Tau
Eldar
Necrons
Orks
Space Marines

My only gripe against space marines that there are too many people at my fLGS who play them, and it gets boring after a while facing the same army.

Well.... Chances are if you see a 12 your old in a game store he either plays ultramarines or yugioh.

Started playing as Imperial Guard because they are regular human beings, they don't need power armor or genetic modification, just a lasgun and a prayer. I read some Gaunt's Ghosts before deciding to name my army, having them originate from a planet the Ghosts called "soft", the Guard are on a mission to save their planet's name, and include veteran "police" and relatively untrained criminals.

And my Tau who only exist for style points as they are based on one of my favorite, alien armies of all time, the Covenant!

King Pariah wrote:Started with Necrons over a year ago because it was the one army that no one else played.

Now everybody plays them

Sukth wrote:
I also play Necrons. Good fluff, fun models, plus its like future necrons

You play necrons because they're like future necrons?

I'm one of those guys that finds SM dull/overly saturated. Though I can see why others want to play it and have no problem with those who do (it's all about personal preference).

Personally I play Chaos. I say Chaos instead of Chaos Space Marines because I have a 5,800 point Horde of CSM, Daemons, Traitor Guardsmen, Mutants, etc.. Not exactly a competitive army but oh well.

Have recently begun Eldar. Hard to describe why they exactly appeal to me, especially since not too long ago I hated them.

I plan Necron and possibly Ork armies in the future. Who knows, maybe even a small GK strike force.

Well simple answer is choose an army i have at least some of it. simply put its plastic crack and brings me great joy.

xD meant to type tomb kings I sowwe

Harriticus wrote:
I have a 5,800 point Horde of CSM, Daemons, Traitor Guardsmen, Mutants, etc.. Not exactly a competitive army but oh well.

Using codex Eye of Terror or something else?

CuddlySquig wrote:

Harriticus wrote:
I have a 5,800 point Horde of CSM, Daemons, Traitor Guardsmen, Mutants, etc.. Not exactly a competitive army but oh well.

Using codex Eye of Terror or something else?

Brilliant!

DarthSpader wrote:Chances are if you see a 12 your old in a game store he either plays ultramarines

Thanks god. He could have chosen a bandwagon cheese army like BA, SW or GK...

Squidmanlolz wrote:Started playing as Imperial Guard because they are regular human beings, they don't need power armor or genetic modification, just a lasgun and a prayer. I read some Gaunt's Ghosts before deciding to name my army, having them originate from a planet the Ghosts called "soft", the Guard are on a mission to save their planet's name, and include veteran "police" and relatively untrained criminals.

Same reason i started guard. I find them more couragous then the the marines with their power armor and super powered genetics. And that out of all the 40k armies they are the most human, and look the most like an actual sci fi army, well at least cadians do.

@totalwar i find that comment funny, seeing as the novel starship troopers where the inspiration
For space marines. Then the movie goes and appears to rip off the imperial guard.

In fanasty i play bretonnia, because i do like the chrivic knights, only i like them where they belong, in fanasty. Not Knights in space.

I play Black Templars and Necrons. Black Templars satisfy my need for Marines and the new Necrons satisfy my Xenos cravings.

UltraMarines (yes i play them and i notice i might get some flack for this) but yeah i still dis them and go on about how 'vanilla' they are cause lets be honest they are the most marketed army the most played army AND generaly the most successful army that is not a good combination when you play against people that realy dislike loosing

The only marine type army I have is the Grey Knights, but Iv never really thought of them as marines, they're just better lol.

One main reason I collect the armies I have is because of the fluff for them, marine fluff hasnt really interested me much.

i only play online on virtual tabletops, but ill play you anything that isnt "human"

I play an Iyanden Eldar army and Necrons.

I actually like space marines as a concept and enjoy most of the novels involving them - which is most of the novels, period. And herein lies my only gripe - the oversaturation of all things marinesesque.

I feel that 40k would be more popular and appeal to a wider swath of the gaming community (and perhaps even the general public) if support was given equally to each faction.

Not everybody is attracted to the idea of an army of Jay Cutlers in technologically-advanced plate mail who largely lack the humanizing characteristics needed to be more than one-dimensional characters. That's not a knock against people who do like that sort of thing, hell I love me some brainless 80s action flicks as much as the next guy.

But from a business standpoint, overpromoting space marines to the point of neglecting the other factions has limited GW's chance to appeal to other tastes (eg eldar with elf-lovers, tau with Gundam Wing fans etc) because such armies have not regularly been kept competitive and their fluff is not as deeply delved into by Black Library and sub-faction-specific codex releases.

By appealing to a wider market, they would make more money and we as gamers would have more people to play against, more hobbyists contributing innovative conversions, more bloggers writing insightful reflections and the experience would be enriched for all.

But this isn't happening for the above reasons, hence why I "slam the marines."

I don't hate marines, for 40k they're a fun concept. But devoting nearly half the codex's to marine varients is just too much and they have IMO slowed down the pace of change. We're close to 6th edition and have had only 3 5th edition non-Imperial armies; with all but one of the Imperial armies being marines. (WD does not count ). It might be good for money, it might even give them neat mini releases to space out large scale releases like necrons and dark eldar; but with a new edition it means we'll have another round of vanilla, guard even before we get to redoing black templars and dark angels.

theQuanz wrote: I prefer marines simply because of Master Chief...it's like I field an army of Spartans

Do you paint your models iridescent green?
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I play Necrons becuase I liked -yes that's likED as in past-tense, as in DID. the new fluff is horrible and just stupid!- their flluff , their models -they're friggin' AWSOME- and their whole "we fight to the death! then get back up and do it again," thing.

1. Daemonhunters
2. Iron Warriors
3. Chaos Daemons
4. Space Wolves
5. Chaos warriors

Been playin these armies forever and they get a new dex its you play cheese armies.. But if I showed up with a 13th company or DH list I was crazy lol

My first army is da Orkz!!! Dems da bestest!!! I enjoy converting and with orks it's really easy (mistakes can look good) They were always so interesting with their weird weapons and stuff. They have lots of personality and I enjoy yelling WAAAAGH every time I charge into close combat

I also play Sisters. I love their fluff and the fact in 13 years of gaming I've only seen one other pure sob player and a mixed Inquisition player.

Finally I play Arbites. I love Arbites and I have waited a very long time to be able to field an army of them now. Also the 2ed Arbite models are my most favorite GW mini ever.

I find marines to be too common. I play 7 out of 10 games against marines. There are so many marine players that when I open up my case to pull out a non marine army everybody gets really excited because they get to play something different. Never had a shortage of opponents simply because they wanted to play a non marine army.

I think GW should just change 40k to "Space Marine Training Mission" because most games I see are just marine vs marine.

EVERYTHING! (except sisters) 40k is my crack! lol

I think it's pretty clear that most Marine players also play other armies.

I picked Blood Angels as they were my favourite in Space Crusade.

Since then I've collected 'Nids because they are chuffing brutal and Tau because I wanted a shooty army.

Warhammers better than halo, although i do enjoy an occasional halo match

ive collected every army under the warhammer 40k list lol but only seriously collected.

Orks
Eldar
Catachan
now Chaos.