Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-6078851-20140116150837/@comment-6078851-20140117172533

i know it's never going to happen in terms of the tabletop game, but if books become subject to certification, as they should, then most of 40k, which is maybe 90+ percent in book format, would have to be certified. as such, if the story became certified it would limit the amount of people who get into the tabletop game via the story (plus the codexes are pretty essential to play the game). and while 40k has a marginal market compared to mainstream entertainment, i don't think that should exempt it from certification.

i also know there's plenty of swearing and sex, but i was pointing out that they kinda pale in comparison to the quantity, and severity, of violence. the swearing is mostly by-passed with the use of 'sci-fi swears' which is fair enough, but the shenanigans of all things slaanesh ought to rate an immediate 18 cerificate :)

at the end of the day though, 40k is a money-making franchise in a relatively small market, and any official certification would be bad for business, and i imagine GW would fight very hard against it :)