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When Do You Know a Warhammer 40k Army Isn’t For You?
Unless you are new to Warhammer 40k, chances are this has happened to you. When it happens, it can take any number of forms, be it the army no longer grabbing your eye, or that the inspiration that motivated you to begin the army is no longer there.
Other forms include playing and finding out an army is not suited to your play style, for example a Chaos Marine player being too fond of death or glory style assaults might find themselves moving onto an army more expendable troops.
It might simply turn out that you find your army no longer unique, with everyone else collecting it, or worse yet, all of the above.
Certainly this is what happened with my Space Marines, and it is the cost incurred, or rather wasted, that inspired me to write this cautionary tale.
I got into Warhammer 40k through the Dawn of War computer games, and the Dreadnought was my favorite unit in the game, after all what is not cool about a huge robot piloted by an undead hero? So I went with my heart and played Space Marines to use Dreadnoughts.
So that is what I did, collecting Dreadnoughts, building every possible combination that I could, before long I had four, and adding other Space Marine forces made sense, tactical squads, assault squads, even a battle force. But these models, however great they looked (not mine), captured my imagination the way Dreadnoughts did.
Flash-forward a few months and my friend was getting back into Warhammer 40k, starting with the Assault on Black Reach set, collecting Space Marines. Avoiding the same army battle provides the excuse to move onto Chaos Space Marines, who being the Uber-villains of Warhammer 40k captured my imagination in a way Space Marines could not. Finding many Space Marine players at my local Games Workshop encouraged this desertion, and it is unlikely I will bother with a Space Marine army again.
This is not to say I am off Space Marines completely, I still think the models look great, in fact there is an unpainted Dreadnought on my shelf right now. Even looking at them in White Dwarf, reading about them in the books, or seeing an army on a website, sets me thinking of what I could do with them. Just last week I got an idea for a White Consul army after reading Dark Creed by Anthony Reynolds, but while I might attempt the odd display piece, if I think about it, I know such army would be lucky to see the tabletop.
So I continue to refrain from buying any more Space Marines, beyond the occasional part for a conversion, or indulging myself with a Dreadnought. As for what I already own, I am selling it to clear space. Hopefully reading this will ensure you never find yourselves in the same position.
About the Author
My name is Gareth Wood and I’ve been interested in Warhammer Gaming since 2007 ever since I bought the Dawn of War computer game. This article is derived from one of my article in my blog which can be seen here Warhammer 40K Army. If you find this helpful or interesting or just curious on what else I have to say, you can visit my blog here War Strategy Games.
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