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There are lots of things motivating us to stop out current project and drift on to the next, causing a large increase in our piles of plastic, but what motivates/distracts you enough that you start a new force?

Well, many things meke me start a new force.
This includes cool models, cool rules, or boredom.

Well what mekes me start a new army is usually based around background and in-game effectiveness. If I like the way the models look and the background I can stand playing an underpowered army.

Theme is what drives all of my armies in the begining. After I have a good core which makes me happy, I will get some other stuff to make it more competitive.

I start new armys either because I am board with the armys I have or I have found a great deal for an army so I say to myself why not pick it up and try em out.

I build new armies because I tend to get bored with them. Sometimes, I'll even build 2 new ones at the same time just to get the feel for a different army.

I like to go for play style and entertainment over what's competative when picking my armies. I like to play the relatively less common armies . It's the reason I started with BA (back before the new codex) and have been trying to finish my SoB. It's going to be a pure SoB when complete so with everything but the Rhino's being metal, it's expensive!

I have already planned out my next project, Black Templars. I just love their fluff. Some fun rules an wargear. Terminators in Drop Pods, PoTMS on anything, Blessed Hull (take that Eldar!), Vows. They have the Holy Hand Grenade for crying out loud, how cool it that!

I actually take into account Battle Force content o_o

One of my bad habits is that i am an impulse buyer. (did i say already its bad?) I always try to plan out what I will buy and always think to myself hmmm those other sets look even cooler perhaps i should actually buy those and....

thats the reason for my CSM

Honestly, whenever i get to a point value im happy with for an army i move on to another one

I would be the same as Dashyl there. Love going to new armies but there are certain armys I'd never get like Necrons or Eldar, but when I'm finished with an army and my wallet tells me I can get a new one, I get all excited and plan out exactly what Im gonna get.

Bretonians next!

I put new models, but it all comes down to being able to relate to the army somehow. I like my Marines because of the warrior brotherhood aspect, my Chaos Marines because who hasn't wanted to rule the universe at some point and my Orks because their just plain fun to play (my Big Mek with Shokk Attack Gun always brings huge laughs whenever I use him).

Ive switched armys twice, becuase both the others I didnt like/ didnt play well with. Im pretty much up for practically any army, except for a couple like Tau Witch Hunters.
@Newt-of-death- No Necrons or Eldar? Necrons have freekin sweet models!

The majority of models in the army AND the fluff appeal to me.

Only this.

If it's only certain models, then I MAY buy them purely because I like the look of them, but I won't start the army.

This is the main reason I collect the armies I do. I don't like enough of the models OR the backgounds of the other ones.

I chose 'other'. Going to start a Tomb Kings army as my first WHFB army, reason I'm choosing them is that I'm a really slow painter and painting skeletons should be quite easy

I usually see a model that I really like and just tend to go from there.

Hi Dakka Dakka!
I have this bad habit of fluctuating, switching back and forth between moods of cynicism and faith. Always wanting an army to suit my mindset, I am in a never ending cycle of swapping, trading, selling, buying...

Though, I did just see the Knights of Blood in the Blood Angels fluff...maybe a non-chaos renegade Space Marine chapter would be a happy middle ground.... (considers buying Space Marines....)

Thanks for an interesting question!
--- Frankie

Petite Francois wrote:Hi Dakka Dakka!
I have this bad habit of fluctuating, switching back and forth between moods of cynicism and faith. Always wanting an army to suit my mindset, I am in a never ending cycle of swapping, trading, selling, buying...

Though, I did just see the Knights of Blood in the Blood Angels fluff...maybe a non-chaos renegade Space Marine chapter would be a happy middle ground.... (considers buying Space Marines....)

Thanks for an interesting question!
--- Frankie

Might I hazard a guess that the lack of a "Emperor bless and cherish you" closer means you're swinging more towards "cynicism" today?

I'm the same way, though. Some days I love nothing more than to play my faithful Deathwatch marines, and smite the foul Xeno.

Some days, I love playing my Orks, and crumpin' some 'umies.

Then some days I like playing my Daemons, and playing my part in the imperceptible, immortal schemes of Tzeentch.

It all depends on my mood!

Seeing one piece of artwork that is just incredible to me will make me buy a whole new army.

Purty models get me every time!! The whole reason I did Eldar was I loved the new harlies.....

I think: Oooo, thats an interesting army, so in a way, all of them!

I checked off like each option practically, which is mostly because I have to work really hard NOT to add new armies like constantly, gotta hold myself back... Damn you island of blood.

It's interesting that planning in advance was an option, because I definitely do that. That and I have to like the fluff a lot to play an army. Actual combat effectiveness is tertiary, if applicable at all.

Mostly it would be from inspiration taken from other players who tosses up their armies on sites such as dakka and warseer.

I just buy the army with the funniest tricks that no one plays.

Whim. Like many things in my life most of my 40k purchases are driven by whim.

I usually get a new army when my current ones meet a challenge they are incapable of beating.
example: I got space marines when my tyranids incountered a tank and flamer based army. after 6 games against him, I still lost, using different strategies each time, so I got marines to counter the weakness


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I usually get a new army when my current ones meet a challenge they are incapable of beating.
example: I got space marines when my tyranids incountered a tank and flamer based army. after 6 games against him, I still lost, using different strategies each time, so I got marines to counter the weakness

It's always new models. usually means new codex, but yeah. models come first! (sad that Gw has a nasty habit of making them late or NEVER)

New models or ive planned out a color scheme I want to paint to the point where it becomes a fascination/compulsion

After carefully thinking about this I realized we all should of answered "when a new codex comes out" or "When new models are out" so that GW would start to do one or both more often...

But usually, yeah, I decide what I want to compliment my competitive game or something that fits a funny fluff idea I have or I really like the models of. (A.K.A. I plan it in advance.)