Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-96.237.82.61-20140817224757/@comment-6078851-20140821132909

i'm surprised you didn't know 40k was a tabletop game patton since you claim to know a lot about 40k.

40k started around 1988-ish(? correct me if i'm wrong folks) as a tabletop game, and what drew people to it wasn't so much the game or the models but rather the epic story it was portaying. and 40k is still first and foremost a tabletop game/hobby, everything else - novels, computer games, 1 movie (so far) - is merely other avenues of getting into the tabletop game.

obviously not everyone is into the tabletop aspect and just enjoy the story from novels and video games, like yourself, but you're missing out on the joy of assembling your favourite 40k faction, and then using them in a game. and while GW think way too highly of themselves it has to be said that their models are genuinely superb, and at times jaw-dropping.

the biggest problem with the tabletop aspect however, is that it's a very involving hobby: you have to buy the models, assemble the models, paint the models, and none of it is cheap or quick. it's a hobby that takes a lot of dedication and time and if you lack patience then for some people it's just not worth the effort.