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Before everyone takes out their pitchforks. Hear me out.

I've been playing Warhammer 40k since around the 2022. I started collecting since 2019 and I have gotten into the game around the tail end of 9th edition. While I had my gripes about the 9th and 10th's rules I've eventually got accustomed to all the keywords and shortening of the rules. Fast forwards to the soon to be launch of this upcoming edition and I'm not really all that excited. I have Orks and Necrons, my Orks I've been playing for the most. I know we're getting a lot of neat models but I'm thinking that for now I'm going to just binge play if a friend in my LGS asks or perhaps around August once the 11th edition had two months to settle in.

Not sure if I'm getting old, if I just want to try Bloodbowl or Necromunda, that or I'm just wanting to really be patient until around Autumn. I just don't get the hype around the 11th atm. I would like for things to be fixed, but with the whole theme around Armageddon I'm sort of in a 'been there done that' mood. (I've been into the lore since around 2012, so Armageddon was important in 2014-2015.)

I don't know, perhaps I just need to take a break from 40k until around Halloween? It could be I just have moved onto Bloodbowl. I am still going to gradually collect and hobby paint. I prefer the casual hobby side of Warhammer over the big tournament stuff anyways.

Yeah same. I've struggled to play much over the last few years, probably only played half a dozen games of 10th ed at most. Not sure 11th is going to change that for me.

It happens. I bounce around games all the time and highly recommend it. If you're not into the mastery of competitive play you'll probably get more enjoyment out of the novelty of variety. Play something else, come back and try 11th when its a bit more mature and see what you think.

That's generally what I do. I've got fingers in many pies I just kinda bounce around whatever's warm and I feel like playing.

I played 40k in 9th edition because I enjoyed it. Then 10th came out and I didn't, so I stopped.
I can't see myself enjoying 11th at the start, so I'll sit it out maybe until my Tau's codex is out (rumoured to be an early one) and judge the vibe based on what people say, maybe I'll dip my foot in later.

Honestly it kinda suits me if 11th is bad too, as that would be one less army to need to paint!

Blood Bowl is a phenomenal game, and you can always go back to 40k after things have simmered down in the new edition. The game is in a great state in its 2025 edition after essentially getting minor rules tweaks for two editions now.

It's been awhile since a starter set box has has had historical lore significance (Macragge was the setting in 4th ed) so GW is probably trying to generate some nostalgia hype.

This edition isn't as "hot" for me as whilst I think the Ork models look great so far; I'm not an Ork player; nor a Marine one. So the big box and launch models aren't interesting to me.

The last two had Necrons, Sisters of Battle and Tyranids so a LOT of hype for me (even if I only bought stuff for two of them). So this time around feels a little calmer.


That said its natural to have ups and downs in a hobby and its good to take a break at times and just get a bit of a fresh engagement in something else.

Eh, no matter how old you actually are, the more edition changes you see the less exciting they become.

It sounds like you've also discovered that there's more games to be played than just 40k.
Now just wait until your horizons broaden beyond the GW sphere.... choices abound! Whatever your interests? You'll never run out of interesting things to build/paint/play!
(The $/space/time to play them all though is another matter)

ccs wrote:
Eh, no matter how old you actually are, the more edition changes you see the less exciting they become.

Certainly from a rules perspective; esp once the 3 year cycle set in. Mostly because the rules don't refine but just change up and some bits that you hate stay and some that you like go. I think also last edition did away with a LOT of core things like points and upgrade parts and we've also seen heavy simplification of things like close combat weapons. So I think a lot of old hands have had an edition take some big steps in a direction no one really wanted; but which is likely going to get reinforced this time around.

I've definitely enjoyed 10th enough to be more than a little concerned about the lastest round of change for changes sake.

 Overread wrote:

ccs wrote:
Eh, no matter how old you actually are, the more edition changes you see the less exciting they become.

Certainly from a rules perspective; esp once the 3 year cycle set in. Mostly because the rules don't refine but just change up and some bits that you hate stay and some that you like go. I think also last edition did away with a LOT of core things like points and upgrade parts and we've also seen heavy simplification of things like close combat weapons. So I think a lot of old hands have had an edition take some big steps in a direction no one really wanted; but which is likely going to get reinforced this time around.

Well, next month I'll have seen 9 edition changes of 40k (i missed 7e, didnt even realize it'd happened until 8th came along!).
Add to that 6 edition changes of WHFB (counting Old World.
Several changes of Blood Bowl, a few iterations of Epic (including Imperialis), + 3 versions of Flames of War, 2 for Bolt Action, etc etc etc.
We won't even count various RPGs I've played multiple editions of....
There's not much excitement anymore concerning edition changes for me.

40k wise?
●I was excited to see what changes 2e was bringing. I started RT very late & found it a very clumsy, messy affair. Fun, but.... To be polite, improvements could be made. 2e was bound to be (and was) an improvement.
●Likewise I was excited to see what 3e was bringing.
●4th-6th? Declining excitement. Just tweaks. Theyd fix a few things, they'd (intentionally) break a few things, & they'd just change a few things. Then the next edition would flip the fix/break items + change.
Meanwhile they were doing the exact same on the FB side.
Fix/break/tweak, Break/fix/tweak, rinse & repeat....

8th reset things a bit & the fix/break/tweak/flip pattern marches on into 9th, 10th, & 11th!

As for 10th dropping individual option/upgrade (wargear) costs? I dont care. The older I get the lazier I get.
Adding up tiny #s (see any debate concerning plasma pistol costs) doesn't add anything to my gaming experience. Hasn't for a long time.

I have been playing WH40k for 30 years since 2nd edition. I come and go all the time, and have been down to selling all but one army and only playing like once or twice a year (like for 7th which was the WORST). But then something will come out and I go full swing again, so what you are saying it totally reasonable. If they had released Steel Legion models I would be all about this drop, but otherwise I agree and I am not to worried about getting all the 11th stuff right as it comes out. I will probably wait until they drop one of my factions like Tson, CSM, or Eldar to jump back in full swing again. In the meanwhile I just started playing MTG again (haven't played in like 20 years) as my friend introduced me to commander. It is a nice break from WH40k because I can build a deck for like $100, and don't need to assemble and paint etc. I also would love to play Necromunda but don't know have a group here who plays.

40k has died a death at my club. The younger people coming in play 40k... online. Which is nuts, the game sucks, we only play it because of the sunk cost of models... But anyway, since the high point of 8th it has slowly faded out, to the extend I think of the weekly games night we haven't had 40k played for at least two months.

Will this change it? Terrain isn't a factor, we have enough for 8 narrative tables. The players though seem to have disengaged.

We're gonna try it on TableTop Sim because we don't want to buy back into 40k.