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I've liked the 40k 'verse for a while now, though not as long as a lot of people here, and my tastes in my favorite faction has changed alot over the years. It went fomr being eldar when i first started, then necrons and finally ive settled into Space Marines (because of how organized and modular the army is) and Orks (because they are fun as ).

I've gotten curious as to what are my fellow dakkanaughts tastes in army and what sparked that?

Where are the craftworld eldar?
I think you'll find they are quite clearly the best faction.
FACT.

Ordo Malleus, Space Marines and Eldar.

Ordo Malleus : Because unsung and unknown heros also need praise

Space Marines : Noting says power like a immensly tall and powerful warrior clad in tank armor killing of enemies.

Eldar : Because Elfs in space is awesome

FETH I totally spaced of the CE


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Thank you though


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I am fond of the CE myself, but I just dont like them as much as Orks and Spess Mehrens

Ordo Malleus is pretty cool but i kind of prefer the Ordo Xenos, the stuff they do makes them unsung heroes in their own right, and a little less OTT in my opinion

I originally started out with the Inquisition. The first books I read were Eisenhorn and Ravenor, then I got the Grey Knight omnibus and was in love. Plus, they look like badasses.

I play chaos now, and they're pretty badass as well. Papa Nurgle was my favorite god, and Plague Marines are awesome as well. Slow, ponderous, and unrelenting, the bloated corpses of fallen Space Marines stumble forward into the enemy, either unaware or uncaring of how much damage they're taking. Then, the Plaguefather would laugh as he unleashes a new strain of toxin onto the planet and blankets it in a layer of death and decay.
I've since switched to Alpha Legion, because they're just awesome in general.

But, the older version of the 'crons was fugging amazing. I loved the idea of ancient T-100 terminator death machines crawling out of the cracks in the earth and laying waste to all that dared invade their tombs, moving as an unstoppable force to harvest life energy for the gods that created them. Newcrons are cool too, but for some reason don't give me the same feeling.

Dark Eldar - Race of super models that pants other factions for being bad, then laugh at them for being bad, then leave.

Trolls in space ftw

Guard all the way. I liked them when I started and I still find them the coolest faction.

When I started playing I was deep in that 'I hate society especially my dad' phase some teens go through. I've since grown out of that but Chaos hasn't lost any of its appeal.

Sisters of Battle not present? Space Marine chapters not present but Ordos present?

Umm... Need to work on the poll.

Orks!!!!!!! Comedy and power combined

Dark Angels: My first army. I mean, I have nothing against the other marines but I just love the look of the Dark Angels.

@pretre I put the ordos down as they are more inclusive and i didnt want a super long poll. Afterall SOB is the militant arm of the ordo Hereticus iirc, Deathwatch of the ordo xenos and grey knights of the ordo malleus. As for the chapters I welcome people putting down theyre favorite chapters, but with a few dozen popular chapters and many more i didn't want a super long poll. :( Apologies if I offended.


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Afterall my favorite chapter is the Salamanders, giant mega-black guys that love fire and are uber nice? What's not to like?

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@pretre I put the ordos down as they are more inclusive and i didnt want a super long poll. Afterall SOB is the militant arm of the ordo Hereticus iirc, Deathwatch of the ordo xenos and grey knights of the ordo malleus.

Yeah, that's not correct anymore. A lot of things changed with 6th edition. Grey Knights are basically the militant order for all the orders now. Sisters are back to being the army of the Ecclesiarchy (as they should be).

The Ordos should be folded into an 'Inquisition' choice.

Huh, i really need to get the 6th BRB then...
Thanks for the clarification there

Dark Eldar.

They have the best models and artwork. I like how they are proud of their culture and look down on their misguided cousins.

Orks.
They are just the most interesting and dynamic army in the game.
Sure, they aren't all extra grimdark and "awesome" in the 16yr old sense, but I believe they provide the most bang for the buck in terms of all the things this game has to offer.

Sisters all the way. Fluff is limited compared to other races/chapters but I love the army.

IG, because, humanity feth you, to hell with everything else.

Tyranids

 ShatteredBlade wrote:
Tyranids

And why?

Black Templars.

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And why?

Black Templars.

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 ShatteredBlade wrote:
Tyranids

And why?

Chaos Space Marines.

Were my first army, they are cool, they are evil, they are spikey, they are daemony etc. Abaddon.

I had to go with "Other" since I consider the Space Wolves to be only barely Space Marines. Physiologically, they are Astartes, but they issues with the Eccesiarchy and Inquisition means they're only borderline loyal to the High Lords.

Tyranids.

Nothing quite like "if you don't kill me, I'll kill you" being taken to a galactic scale.

Dark Eldar

Because they are ninjas... they are pirates... they have magic.... they have a tragic past, but embrace what they are completely and because they have a plan to spit in the eye of slanesh.. see Harlequins. C'mon they have deadly murderface clowns on their side. No but really, their fluff isn't about the best of the best of the best being everyone in their "chapter". They are cunning and although no one questions that they are not ruling the galaxy they still fly the stars with some of the most advanced technology and are the gatekeepers of the Webway. Someone tell me that Incubi are not 10 kinds of awesome?

Awesome replies here
It's cool seeing what everyone likes here, thank you.

Tyranids

WHERE ARE SISTERS OF BATTLE!!!???

On the serious side:

Astartes, Inquisition and Imperial Guard.
Because glory to Humanity and death to all others.

Oldcrons

Fluff was nice, I'm a zombie fan, and liked the design.