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In a physical way. Top down. None of this sitting down and waiting your turn bs.

In an answering the poster, my groups are mid range tournament competitive hobbyists around late 20s early 30.

And mid 20 fluff gamers.

First off, welcome to Dakka!
*Leans in to shake hands, but palms you a small bag of Malifaux minis instead*
I think you'll learn all about 40K and its spirit here!
*Leans to whisper.* RUN! RUN and never look back!
Alright! Take easy!

Eldarplayer wrote:
Hi, as I am new to the forums I wanted to know what each people thought of 40k. Are you competitive, fluff or friendly?

Fluffy and friendly. As for competitive, I use my own rules for 40k and being competitive when you're the one hosting the game, implementing and arbitrating the rules is a dick move.

What's the age range of the community and what's the most popular armies on dakka.

Locally we have a split community. There's a GW store in the next city over and it's full of 14 year olds who buy from there. Then there's a gaming club where everyone is an adult and buys from online discounters, forge world and recasters (with the last source growing in percentage of spending). I personally buy from third part figure makers like Kromlech, Anvil Industries, Dreamforge and others.

Also how do you feel about GW and the decisions they make?

When we got a letter from their lawyers about a bloodbowl fan site that was totally legal and complied with their policies and recommendations for fansites, I was left with a decision. Spend money on a lawyer and fight it, or walk away. I walked away. Others involved in the site complied with GW's demands. Anyone who does business with a company who tries to legally bully them is a chump stuck in an abusive relationship. So I still enjoy the 40k universe using my existing books from the 80s and 90s and miniatures made by people other than GW. And I use rules not made by GW. And paints not made by GW. Games Workshop is 100% irrelevant to my40k on the tabletop.

If I had anything I'd like readers to take away from this, it would be to wonder what it would be like if you took complete ownership of your own hobby and shifted to supporting smaller companies who are doing what they do for the love of the hobby. You might be able to get superior paints and hobby tools for less money. Miniatures that work great in the 40k aesthetic made by sculptors who do it out of love and rules made to stand on their own merits as rules rather than be marketing material to sell more models. Just think about it. Just consider it.

I am sad, because I was forced to quit. Despite the great community, despite my love for the models. I just couldn't go on, I felt like an hypocrite. The game wasn't fun anymore, because of the restrictions you had to enforce on it just to be playable. LoWs in normal games, DLCs, the new half-cooked magic phase that only prolonged the game, the lack of playable options in the Tyranid codex, Faqs that were two years too late.... I loved my Nids , but they had to go.

I am sorry to say this, but I find much more value in other games. I've had more fun in the few games of Dropzone Commander, than in my whole year of playing actively 40K. Warmachine looks quite good and I've already ordered 50+ points without playing a single game. Also I am quite relieved that I don't have to drag a packed to the brim toolbox + KR Multicase just to play few games. Right now I can fit 2000 points of DZC and 25 of Warmachine just in the case.

In a nutshell I am quite happy with my decision, but I am still sad that I had to do this. I really hope that 40K will get better some day.

 Boggy Man wrote:
First off, welcome to Dakka!
*Leans in to shake hands, but palms you a small bag of Malifaux minis instead*
I think you'll learn all about 40K and its spirit here!
*Leans to whisper.* RUN! RUN and never look back!
Alright! Take easy!

He's TALKING! LOCK HIS THREADS

Good to know what others think. There is vary as you would expect.

 Boggy Man wrote:
First off, welcome to Dakka!
*Leans in to shake hands, but palms you a small bag of Malifaux minis instead*
I think you'll learn all about 40K and its spirit here!
*Leans to whisper.* RUN! RUN and never look back!
Alright! Take easy!

Thanks for the welcome, I won't run just yet, I'm loving it on the forums