Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-24037808-20140924094901/@comment-6078851-20140926150344

@ contributor 72.93,

indeed you didn't mention other chapters but i was referring to the statement of trust between astartes chapters. dark angel successors are effectively just more dark angels (dark angels and their successors have been known to operate together under the command of the dark angels' commander, essentially like a mini-legion), and as the dark angels are one of the least trusted loyal chapters, from a non-successor viewpoint, i thought it relevent to point out that their successors are the only chapters who have any true trust in the dark angels.

you're right that i correct a lot, although i'm by no means the only one, but is that a bad thing? i don't intend malice or anything untoward, simply supplying, or directing towards, correct information. would you rather people believe what they want or what is true? personally i believe the latter and i'm more than happy to be corrected myself if information that i hold is wrong.

and you're right that attank has nothing to apologise for. zixis' ego comment and neithen's fool comment were both uncalled for, but you're comment towards sanguinior was also uncalled for as he was simply making a recommendation. a recommendation i endorse. you may not like the comment "it's just the way things are in this universe", you're entitled to your opinion, but the fact is that, despite the occasional instances of insane heroism and skill that win a battlefield, the 'good guys' (who don't exist in 40k, but that's a discussion covered in another thread) are not doing just fine. 40k is "the grim darkness" and the seeming futility of the struggle.

@ attank, as mentioned you have nothing to apologise for, everyone was a newcomer at one point, and i've loved the 40k universe for over 20 years and despite the novels i've read and the substantial time spent on this wiki i still have huge gaps in my 40k knowledge. however, i would say that if you have trouble accepting the 'grimdark' of 40k then it may not be for you. i'm not saying to give it up - certainly not, the more people who love 40k the better - it's just that the majority of 40k lore is pretty grim and awfully dark. and while i agree with sang's recommendation of reading the horus heresy series you may want to particularly avoid them as they cover one of the grimmest and darkest events in the imperium's history.