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Kid_Kyoto






Probably work

Well, I guess it was a long time in the coming, but I think I'm finally out. Not even angry or bitter or anything that you'd normally expect. That would suggest that I still care about the game enough to have emotion about it. I'm just kind of done.

My group initially quit during 7th when things went so wrong with taudar / formations. We all got back onboard the hype train for 8th though, and things seemed good at first with the Index meta. There were some minor issues, but I feel like those were dealt with pretty quickly.

As the codexes and faqs started coming out, some armies definitely got left behind though, and interest started waning again. One by one, people started dropping. I think my last game was 3 weeks or so ago, and we barely managed enthusiasm to finish the game.

Now the big faqs finally came out, and no one has any real interest in playing still. Everyone's kind of departed from wargaming for the most part except for two of the other guys that doubled down hard on Infinity. Everyone else is finally starting to get old and figure out what it means to be adults, and I was probably the one with the least amount of time to begin with and that's not getting better.

So now I'm sitting here with a silly number of miniatures across the entire line and looking at the long road toward liquidation. I'm still going to keep back some of the stuff, probably the GK (which I started when the codex was still Demonhunters) and the Primaris marines I've bought over the last three months or so because I enjoy painting them, but that leaves me with a huge pile of Nids, Dark Angels, and at least a decent half of my IG to ebay/trade. It's kind of a daunting process.

Anyone else in the same boat or has been recently? What keeps you focused on getting rid of stuff?

Assume all my mathhammer comes from here: https://github.com/daed/mathhammer 
   
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Dakka Veteran




I think the typical response to this type of thread would be: bye, can I have your stuff?

But I think a more constructive response would be: take a break. Let the meta settle while painting your junk. The rapidly changing environment is probably what is causing the most stress.
   
Made in ca
Deathwing Terminator with Assault Cannon






Just keep your stuff in storage. You won't get great value for it now, and there's a good chance you'll come back to the game later.

I stopped playing for almost a decade from 2009 to 2017 because of school and life pressures. Happy I still had all my old stuff when I got to playing again.
   
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Savage Khorne Berserker Biker





In place of 40k, I hope you are able to spend your time doing something you love/that brings you joy and satisfaction. Don’t know anything about you, but taking the opportunity to be a healthier person would probably be very rewarding. Again, just a thought, not to be meant as a judgment or insult. Most of us could do with a bit more thought toward our health.
   
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Grim Dark Angels Interrogator-Chaplain





Earth

Yep my local community has been gutted by 8th for various reasons, I’m lucky that my job lets me travel extensively so I can still get pick up games in various clubs or warhammer world.

There are a few things still that may bring them back though, battlefleet gothic/heresy, possible epic return and they are starting to get into the idea of inquisimunda, here’s hoping.
   
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Clousseau





East Bay, Ca, US

As someone who really enjoys Grey Knights, I understand the feeling. If they were my primary army, i would quit too. There is no hope for GK in 8th edition, period, unless they get a brand new codex which completely squats the old one. Since that's very unlikely, it's time to move on, either from the army, or from 40k.

At the end of the day balance is a real problem in this edition. Whether people acknowledge it or not.

I'm getting into Star Wars: Destiny, personally. Still get to collect something, still get to roll dice, and use my grey matter to do stuff and make things go pew pew or slash slash.

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 Galas wrote:
I remember when Marmatag was a nooby, all shiney and full of joy. How playing the unbalanced mess of Warhammer40k in a ultra-competitive meta has changed you

Bharring wrote:
He'll actually *change his mind* in the presence of sufficient/sufficiently defended information. Heretic.
 
   
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Battleship Captain





I stopped playing for like 5 years but I'm a sentimental fart and couldn't part with my armies because they remind me of my very early 20s when I really got into it with my best friend. All my armies date to back then. My original nercon models even have "veteran" markings to distinguish the Oldcrons from the new.

Glad I didn't sell my stuff as I'm.back into the game in a big way so the same might come around again.


 
   
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Kid_Kyoto






Probably work

Purifying Tempest wrote:
I think the typical response to this type of thread would be: bye, can I have your stuff?

That's probably the typical response, yeah. And my answer is that I'd need to catalogue what all I have, but I'd give you a bulk rate discount if you took it all.
But I think a more constructive response would be: take a break. Let the meta settle while painting your junk. The rapidly changing environment is probably what is causing the most stress.


That's the good response, but that's what we all said for 7th. I dunno. The difference was then that there was a lot of frustrations across the board back then. Now it's basically just apathy. I think I'm going to keep the stuff that I actually care about, but I don't see myself getting back into it again at this point if the group is collectively done too.

Assume all my mathhammer comes from here: https://github.com/daed/mathhammer 
   
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Grim Dark Angels Interrogator-Chaplain




Vigo. Spain.

For me warhammer is like chinese food.

Some times I only want to eat it, and I spend 6-8 months eating chinese food like, 3-4 times a week.

But then I just don't want it more, and I can spend the next 3-5 years without ever eating it again.

And then I just want to do it again. I think many people see a hobby as, I don't know, an everlasting add-on to their lives. Thats not how life works! You just do what you feel like doing in a specific time-frame. Nothing is eternal, and nothing barring death and mutilation is definitive. I have also come back to 8th after a 10 years break and I'm loving it.

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 Crimson Devil wrote:

Dakka does have White Knights and is also rather infamous for it's Black Knights. A new edition brings out the passionate and not all of them are good at expressing themselves in written form. There have been plenty of hysterical responses from both sides so far. So we descend into pointless bickering with neither side listening to each other. So posting here becomes more masturbation than conversation.

ERJAK wrote:
Forcing a 40k player to keep playing 7th is basically a hate crime.

 
   
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Regular Dakkanaut





I find enjoyment in using models I havent before. If I stick with a single list I find I lose interest more.

   
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Decrepit Dakkanaut




I'll take any Space Marines or Necrons.

Seriously though just take a break and remember I'll take any bitz I can.

Seriously. Definitely take a break. I know I'm going to for a short period of time.

CaptainStabby wrote:
If Tyberos falls and needs to catch himself it's because the ground needed killing.

 jy2 wrote:
BTW, I can't wait to run Double-D-thirsters! Man, just thinking about it gets me Khorney.

 vipoid wrote:
Indeed - what sort of bastard would want to use their codex?

 MarsNZ wrote:
ITT: SoB players upset that they're receiving the same condescending treatment that they've doled out in every CSM thread ever.
 
   
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Scuttling Genestealer




Take a break, don't sell.

Compared to the time you have invested in your collection, the money you will get for it is absolutely laughable.

What is 'your group' may change in the future. I'm talking about a decade or so here.
   
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Norn Queen






Purifying Tempest wrote:
I think the typical response to this type of thread would be: bye, can I have your stuff?
A fellow Eve player perhaps?

You could always try going back to 6th edition and house rules.
   
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Sadistic Inquisitorial Excruciator




...

Bye!

Can I have your stuff Please?

Disclaimer - I am a Games Workshop Shareholder. 
   
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Fiery Bright Wizard





California

Purifying Tempest wrote:
I think the typical response to this type of thread would be: bye, can I have your stuff?

But I think a more constructive response would be: take a break. Let the meta settle while painting your junk. The rapidly changing environment is probably what is causing the most stress.


Lol basically this, plus "see you in a couple years". I've quit the hobby before too, and eventually I get reeled back in, this is one of those hobbies people revisit because it's easy to do so.

 
   
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Legendary Master of the Chapter






Personally im liquidating chunks of my stuff, but its for different reasons.

I greatly enjoy this edition, my group has grown siginificantly and am enjoying all these new models and painting and playing.

but holy gak i have too much stuff so im culling anything i dont use or want anymore.

its good for the soul on occasion.

just keep a hand full of the good stuff (limited, conversions, big ticket items) and sell anything else if you truly wont be using them. you arent going to get your money back but i think it can be worth it just to focus down a hording addiction/collection problem.

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 Unit1126PLL wrote:
 Scott-S6 wrote:
And yet another thread is hijacked for Unit to ask for the same advice, receive the same answers and make the same excuses.

Oh my god I'm becoming martel.
Send help!

 
   
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Rogue Daemonhunter fueled by Chaos






Toledo, OH

There's a difference between a single person losing interest in the game, and a whole group/club/community losing interest in the game. Reading the OP's full post, it sounds like now isn't a good time for 40k for his whole group, and while the direction of 8th hasn't helped, it probably isn't why people are losing interest. If people are building careers or starting families or just exploring other hobbies, it's tough.

It also sounds like you're not just done with the game, but also the hobby. That's a big difference, as some people happily collect and paint armies regardless of if they are playing. In a situation like that, you need to take stock of where you are.

The generic advice is to no sell fully painted armies. The idea being that you rarely get enough for them to make back the time and effort investment, while having a painted force makes jumping back in relatively simple. It sounds like you've thought through what you want to keep in storage (GK) and what you want to keep to work on (Primaris) and have decided to sell the rest. To me, it sounds like you've made a solid realization, and have a good plan for extricating yourself from the hobby.

My only advice would be to slow roll selling stuff off, especially if you have a lot of it. unless you need the money, sell over a few months, and start with the stuff you want the least. It can be super tempting to fire sale everything, but I'd really advise against it.
   
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Willing Inquisitorial Excruciator




No, 40k is doing fairly well out here.
   
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Decrepit Dakkanaut





 meleti wrote:
No, 40k is doing fairly well out here.


Yep, sorry to hear for OP. It's doing incredibly well here. I think the attitude of the group's alpha drives whether or not it will succeed.
   
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Khorne Veteran Marine with Chain-Axe






I love my Space Wolves too much to sell, i know i will regret it. Allthough this edition have been nothing but a big letdown ejoymentwise for me personally, so i can defently relate to your frustration. I hope you are sure you are making the right decision, selling is easy, but getting them back, or investing the same amount of love is hard.
.

6000 World Eaters/Khorne  
   
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Decrepit Dakkanaut




 Brutallica wrote:
I love my Space Wolves too much to sell, i know i will regret it. Allthough this edition have been nothing but a big letdown ejoymentwise for me personally, so i can defently relate to your frustration. I hope you are sure you are making the right decision, selling is easy, but getting them back, or investing the same amount of love is hard.
.

At least wait for a codex to be released is what I would recommend

CaptainStabby wrote:
If Tyberos falls and needs to catch himself it's because the ground needed killing.

 jy2 wrote:
BTW, I can't wait to run Double-D-thirsters! Man, just thinking about it gets me Khorney.

 vipoid wrote:
Indeed - what sort of bastard would want to use their codex?

 MarsNZ wrote:
ITT: SoB players upset that they're receiving the same condescending treatment that they've doled out in every CSM thread ever.
 
   
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Khorne Veteran Marine with Chain-Axe






Slayer-Fan123 wrote:
 Brutallica wrote:
I love my Space Wolves too much to sell, i know i will regret it. Allthough this edition have been nothing but a big letdown ejoymentwise for me personally, so i can defently relate to your frustration. I hope you are sure you are making the right decision, selling is easy, but getting them back, or investing the same amount of love is hard.
.

At least wait for a codex to be released is what I would recommend


I have no hopes, i invested big on Wolves in 7th because they were awsome army in close combat, with the core rules being as they are i dont see a codex changeing that issue. Hope im wrong.

6000 World Eaters/Khorne  
   
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Powerful Phoenix Lord





Dallas area, TX

40K seems to be doing super well at my LGS. The store has never been so empty of product. Stuff flies off the shelves.
Even though I haven't played as much as I would like, 8th is my favorite edition so far.

   
Made in ca
Regular Dakkanaut





If you're not enjoying matched play tournament mode games where you use the rules for organized play even when you're not playing at an event, why not try the rest of what's in the main rulebook?

Open War cards and the three scenarios in the Open Play section of the main rulebook are excellent. And there's load of neat content in the Narrative sections of both the rulebook and Chapter Approved 2017.

Seems like not enjoying one narrow way to play the game causing you to quit is like throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Seems like the last time the group quit with tuadar / formations you were also let down by a tournament mindset being the norm in the group.
   
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Scarred Ultramarine Tyrannic War Veteran




McCragge

I love this edition. 6th and 7th were the worst ever IMO.

Bow down to Guilliman for he is our new God Emperor!

Martel - "Custodes are terrible in 8th. Good luck with them. They take all the problems of marines and multiply them."

"Lol, classic martel. 'I know it was strong enough to podium in the biggest tournament in the world but I refuse to acknowledge space marines are good because I can't win with them and it can't possibly be ME'."

DakkaDakka is really the place where you need anti-tank guns to kill basic dudes, because anything less isn't durable enough. 
   
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Khorne Chosen Marine Riding a Juggernaut





Ohio

 Asmodai wrote:
Just keep your stuff in storage. You won't get great value for it now, and there's a good chance you'll come back to the game later.

I stopped playing for almost a decade from 2009 to 2017 because of school and life pressures. Happy I still had all my old stuff when I got to playing again.

Thats pretty much what happened to me. Took a break from the game around the beginning of 5th because life wouldn't let me play. I picked it back up in the end of 7th(never played, just dusted them off and painted everything). Started playing in 8th, now I'm so deep in models again it's silly.

It's the same for every game for me. I've done it with M:TG many times. Relax and paint some stuff without having to worry about playing. It makes painting funner.
   
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Inspiring SDF-1 Bridge Officer





Mississippi

I’d suggest hanging on for a year to the minis. If you still feel the same after that, it would be good time to dump it.

You might also want to consider going back to the ruleset(s) you did enjoy. There’s no rule saying you have to keep up with GW’s money-laundering attempts. Play what you and your friends enjoy, not what GW wants you to keep up with.

My son and I are still using the Indexes (though we added the card packs), and I don’t expect we’ll do more than add models. I’m not even interested in the likes of Chapter Approved or any FAQs. If we have a problem, we’ll find some way to iron iit out ourselves, and not look to Mount Nottinham for answers we probably won’t agree with anyways.

It never ends well 
   
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War Walker Pilot with Withering Fire




Reading the OP, it sounds like the group just had kind of a natural cycle of lack of interest. That's okay, we've all lost interest in activities and whatnot.

That all being said: if one very specific and OP combination of units (like Taudar) or formations was enough to make people lose interest, it probably wasn't there much to begin with.

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Krazed Killa Kan





Denver, Colorado

I'm a little confused by that response, especially from GK players.

I mean, yeah, I get that the whole alpha strike thing is nerfed.......for one whole turn.

From turn 2 onward, the new deep strike rules are still objectively better than 7th. And in the specific case of GKs (and orks), there's still psychic powers to DS a unit.

"Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment." Words to live by. 
   
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Fixture of Dakka





West Michigan, deep in Whitebread, USA

Before dumping all your minis, take all your stuff, go over to One Page Rules and download Grindark Future and all the army Codexes. Fun, rules light version of 40k without all the bullgak. And there's a skirmish level version using the same rules, and everything's free. Ansolutely great fun if you can get a couple opponents to play with.

It has seen a resurgence of gaming with my buddies and me, when we have all been drivting away from 40k buts still own tons of minis that we are loathe to get rid of.

Plus there's a not-Age of Sigmar version, too.

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