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AustonT wrote:40k is a game that centers on Space Marines, it's always best if you reconcile yourself to that fact. Sales is a big part of that, but so is psychology. This is a game played by humans, the less imaginative and flexible players will tend to gravitate towards IoM armies.
I like variety as much as the next guy but SM armies will ALWAYS dominate 40k

This is a post that could only be made in jest or in the attempt to draw an angry response. Less flexible and imaginative minds are the prerequisite of enjoying a human army? That is pure comedy. If we had the opposite of Exalt on this forum I would use it. Especially considering your gallery features Blood Angels, Flesh Tearers and Crimson Fists.

@jolly Space marines may always dominate 40k, but its the idea that it's a deficiency in "flexibility or imagination" that drives that fact I take issue with. People will always play the faction that is most interesting to them. I happen to think that an alien race that devours planets and their biomass, or an ancient race of formerly biological but now robotic conquerers bent on the utter extermination of all life requires less imagination to play. That being said I love seeing the armies on the tabletop, and even have a 2k necron army.

Someone might make the same argument that playing chaos daemons, or even dark eldar takes little imagination as they are by their nature fairly single minded in their purpose. The fact is I think most 12 year olds playing space marines or orks or any other army have a more vivid and lively imagination about it than most adults. It's silly to assume the bulk of marine/imperial players play them simply because they don't have sufficient imagination. Someone's choice of army isn't linked to their creativity but rather their inspiration.