Do you buy GW miniatures for the game?

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**Phydox**

I play and paint enough to justify buying models which in turn justifies playing.

If 40k went the way of Fantasy I actually doubt I'd play. I probably would occasionally play, but I'd end up mothballing my armies. Something about dead games bothers me. I can't get into games with no future or expansion. I like new stuff!

I don't play warhammer fantasy anymore, even though I have potential opponents, the models, and the rulebooks. So, I assume i'd have the same attitude towards 40k. There's just so many companies to move on to out there doing good stuff. I just won't play a game companies have abandoned and are patched together with a bunch of house rules.

**orkybenji**

I use the game and army composition as a very rough guide to buying miniatures. I don't play anymore. I mostly buy whatever I like and feel will compliment my army's collection. I guess I fall into that category of collector GW always talks about.

**JamesY**

Need a third option for both. About half of my purchases are for gaming. The other half for the collector/hoarder in me.

**Vector Strike**

Only for the game. The only miniature I`d buy if I didn`t play would be the KX139, just because it`s so cool.

**Iur_tae_mont**

I buy for the Game.

If there's a good chance this model will never touch the table, I'll shy away from it.

**Phydox**

Iur_tae_mont wrote:
I buy for the Game.

If there's a good chance this model will never touch the table, I'll shy away from it.

I agree, part of my decision making involves this and portability. I don't really buy fliers because they seem to be so bulky to take back and forth to play. I rather bring dreadnoughts and shoot those bulky fliers down.

In fact, most of my armies are infantry based for this reason except my orks who's trukks are that old gorkamorka varient., so they sit nicely in 3" trays.

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**Davor**

I buy to collect and model slowly now. I gave up on the game since 5th edition because for me, the rules are crap, dull and I hate arguing with people on how the rules are suppose to be.

Now nobody plays so it's a moot point trying to find a game. I am sure if the rules were fun, people would start playing again, and I would be buying a lot more instead of what I buy now.

**Griddlelol**

Purifier wrote:
WHy are so many people whining about the poll?

It's a perfectly reasonable yes or not question.

If you don't play and don't collect, then the poll isn't for you. It's taking a poll to see what those that do collect do it for.

If you like both modelling and playing, then you pick "playing."

That's not how polls work. It makes it inherently biased, and completely worthless. I merely voiced that it's missing an option and creating a false image of why people collect or play.

**SicSemperTyrannis**

I would like to know how many have played and resigned to just collecting. Because their army got nerfed/forgotten by gw.

Voted playing, altough my local group doesn´t play that much anymore, maybe one game every two to three months. The power gap between some races really killed the group.

**Kilkrazy**

I'm surprised at the number of people buying 28mm plastic figures for painting and collecting. 90mm would seem to offer a lot more detail and quality.

Is it because GW offers such a range of SF figures?

**CragHack**

I, personally, wouldn't buy them if there was no opportunity to play some games. Not that I play that much, but still...spending a ton of money, collecting and painting, and leaving them to collect dust later on is definitely not that kind of activity I would be doing. I'd rather go chute jumping or something.

**jonolikespie**

Griddlelol wrote:
Purifier wrote:
WHy are so many people whining about the poll?

It's a perfectly reasonable yes or not question.

If you don't play and don't collect, then the poll isn't for you. It's taking a poll to see what those that do collect do it for.

If you like both modelling and playing, then you pick "playing."

That's not how polls work. It makes it inherently biased, and completely worthless. I merely voiced that it's missing an option and creating a false image of why people collect or play.

People have made their thoughts on the poll fairly clear, but since I made it to try and prove a point to I forget who in a conversation that is no longer ongoing I'm not overly fussed.

The point was though that GW think people buy primarily to collect and that game rules aren't important, I think people for the most part only collect because of the game.

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Kilkrazy wrote:
I'm surprised at the number of people buying 28mm plastic figures for painting and collecting. 90mm would seem to offer a lot more detail and quality.

Is it because GW offers such a range of SF figures?

I'm still waiting for GW to sell me a bust, or a 54mm model, or 40k civilian models. You know, like a model company would. Oddly though everything they sell seems to have to fit into the game...

**Backspacehacker**

There really should be a both option.

I honestly just buy mine to paint and enjoy the hobby/lore, and then it also just so happens i can play a game with them as well and thats pretty damn cool too.

**Oldmike**

I just got a over priced single model do to broken rules

**Chef_of_Cadia**

I like the models, the game not so much. I bought Tomorrow's War to play with my IG dudes.

**kerikhaos**

As many already know I'm a pure collector. As an art collector I'm fascinated by the tremendous details the minis have and over decades of being in and out the warhammer scene I've come to appreciate them more.

My blood Angels are over 6000points and currently expecting to buy one of those imperial Knights with their imperial price tag.

**Desubot**

I do both.

I buy what i want. both for gaming and for painting.

**Gunzhard**

I voted Yes but really I could say either...

**Kilkrazy**

Some of them are quite good for other SF games.

Tau and Tyranids work really well.

**gdzilla**

I'm in it for the game, sure it's not perfect but I love it anyways. Game on!

**Wulfmar**

Well, I got into 40K originally for the game, but as I play Chaos (x2), Orks and Dark Eldar, you can understand why those 4 forces are now clearly sat in the 'painting and modelling only' catagory.

The only force I have thay isnt a waste of tabletop gaming time is my Space Marine force (and that was originally a fluff army!)

**Engine of War**

Yes and no.

I prefer to build them, convert, scratch build and create crazy stuff.

The Game itself is just icing, but I suppose it helps make "goals". I'm building a giant super tank for the next game etc.

I want to build a giant land battleship though >.>

Also have plans for land carrier....

**D4V1D0**

I always used to buy to play, but I had a strong focus on the modelling/painting aspect.

Recently I've picked it back up and the balance for me now sits about half and half painting/gaming. I'm enjoying it more than I used to, mainly because we now have a decent table, painted (mostly) armies and a decent understanding of the rules.