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Hi guys, i have just sold my Sisters of battle army, took me best part of 6 years to collect and cost well over £1000 to get painted.
it was sad to see them go, and as a bigger insult the guy who bought them was stupid rich, and had a few collections, so they mean nothing to him! This aside


I have about 1000 points of IG, and 1400 of SM (can be any chapter not painted)

as i know i wont be playing Warhammer 40k any time soon (wife and 3 young kids). i want to get rid of 1 army all together!!! and maybe collect odd model at right price on eBay when i get the chance.

I have both army's codex. but just can not go 100% one way. i don't want a allied force between the 2, it would be boring.

I always see SM as everyone's fav, and IG low point cost so i would need loads to have a good work able army.

so based on game play and fluff. can you guys help me decide by giving me reasons to go or NOT go with one of these army's?

Thanks

The first and most obvious reason to NOT go with Space Marines:

EVERYONE ELSE IN THE WORLD ALREADY PLAYS BLOODY SPACE MARINES!

The best reason to go with Space Marines is also that everyone in the world plays Space Marines. You have a reasonable guarantee that your Codex will stay relevant, since players who use it represent a large portion of the market. Again, since it is such a popular army, you will have no trouble finding tactica online for it, or getting advice on how to get your gameplay up to snuff if and when you do come back to the game. And just from what I've seen, they seem to be the easier army to figure out. (Both armies are equally good, in my opinion, one is just easier to grasp than the other.)

Cheesedoodler wrote:
The first and most obvious reason to NOT go with Space Marines:

EVERYONE ELSE IN THE WORLD ALREADY PLAYS BLOODY SPACE MARINES!

That isn't a very good reason to skip them. I know, it is the "in" thing to intentionally avoid the popular things...

I would go with the one you really connect with the most! I made the mistake of buying models I wasn't really in to when I first started.

You could just take Space Marines as your primary force and keep some of the Imperial Guard models for allies.

Well since you are not looking for allies let me give you a few good pointers on the army you should go:

-Why run an army of power army pansies? Flak armor is the best thing that could ever happen to a grunt like you and me.

-Bolters? I scoff at bolters, why get a silly bolt gun when you can get a LASGUN!

-Terminators and bike armies are all the rage for Space Marines, I say give me a Vendetta and blow them both up or a tank and RUN BOTH OVER!!


Yes sir the Imperial Guard is what you need, more importantly....WE NEED YOU! Join the Imperial Guard TODAY!

Cheesedoodler wrote:
The first and most obvious reason to NOT go with Space Marines:

EVERYONE ELSE IN THE WORLD ALREADY PLAYS BLOODY SPACE MARINES!

Fun fact - of the 30+ games I've played, only twice has it been against Loyalist marines... or actually, even of those one was a 2vs2 game whether the other side has BT and DE, so only half loyalist marines, the other was against GK (pfff as if you can call those filthy blood-bathing witches loyalist) Chaos Marines I've faced three times, I believe. And I haven't even avoided playing against marines, because if anything they're less over the top than many of the alternatives, and thus would be more fun to play against.

That said, marines and Guard are very different to play. I'd go with the one that is the most visually appealing as well as more suited to your playstyle if you ever do get the chance to play again.

I say IG. You can go 50 man blob, Flying Death, Hvy tank, Long ranged Death, Psyker Squads, Embarked Chimera Plasma/Melta spam, LasCannon/AutoCannon crews, or mix or all the kinds of previously mentioned fun.

The Guard are so versatile. I would have probably picked them when I started had I known what I know now. I love psychics so I picked GKs with out knowing anything about 40k really.

Thanks for your feedback guys, its seems very 50/50 between everyone.

i agree i will have to look on game play when / if i start up again!

and some of your comments made me smile. i look forward to hearing more Feedback on IG v SM.

Guardsmen because Feth Yeah tanks!

Only a real man has the courage to stand up against all odds with nothing but a cardboard jacket and a flashlight!

Guard has the longest cannon.

Therefore you must choose it.