A Good Enough History of Warhammer 

You got me in the first half, not gonna lie.

In my experience Warhammer Shopkeepers are just fans who happen to work for GW. There is literally no one supervising them so they just blatantly say whatever they want XD We all know that Warhammer is way to expensive of a hobby, but its way too good to let that stop us

I don't think he will be a store manager for much longer.

@@Marinealver Well, it was a local hobby store, not a GW one, so he'll be just fine

@@Marinealver Besides, who would care? The customers certainly wont run to GW, and as long as he sells, no one in Nottingham cares.

Pretty much.

"How dare they copy our original idea of copying other people's original ideas! That's our thing!"

Don't forget Herbert. Everything from the Emperor of Mankind to the Navigators to the Mechanicus tech-monopoly came out of ideas from Dune.

Well if you mix up enough stuff into something new, no one will notice. First DM Rule of DnD.

Hey don't forget Moorecock!

I legit find TTS better written than most high budget shows

I'm gonna try and be as much a part of the 40k community as I can, without acknowledging GWs existence

@@Scrombo2 same here love Warhammer fantasy and 40k but the company its just terrible especially with the animation part.

@@uglyweirdo1389 I'm glad we have that much, but I wish I could believe you about everything being all right

@@uglyweirdo1389 oh yeah, I get what you mean, I'm glad everyone is doing as well as they are, this whole thing just leaves a bad taste in my mouth, and I'm convinced something else is gonna go wrong, ya know?

Goes to show how seminal (pun intended) TTSverse work is to the fandom of 40k in general. TTS did GW a favor. GW returned that favor by doing what legally amounts to shining the barrel of a gun to the back of their heads in thanks.

*robotic skeleton laughter*

*Warp infused shriek*

@@kazzsaru I thought this was referring to some random past decision for a while, but I've recently seen that TTS put out episode 30 on their youtube and......this hurts to know now

ooo, whattd happen w/ starcraft

@@milkjug4237 idk something about it being a game about space marines fighting a space insect swarm that devours everything and space elves who come in light and dark flavors somehow seems vaguely reminiscent of some other franchise

@@milkjug4237 a lot of people mistake the warcraft thing and think Starcraft was supposed to be a 40k game at some point, which wasn’t really ever true Aesthetically it pulls from a lot of sci-fi from the era so it has some elements of 40k but leans a lot heavier into alien and starship troopers style sci-fi than anything else. There’s a very weird non-written agreement between Games Workshop and Starcraft to not use certain starcraft 1 designs for zerg creatures (like cerebrates and the starcraft 1 version of hydralisks specifically) going forward that people say is because zerg look like tyranids, but the reverse is actually true- tyranids of the era starcraft 1 was released in all looked like weird bipedal bug men, and kind of assimilated the appearance of zerg after starcraft came out (though this is just because the sci-fi aesthetic of that era was all about that vibe and they were both pulling from the same inspirations, not that 40k was directly ripping starcraft and only starcraft or anything). So it’s just a very weird relationship on the whole

@@Aliencommander1245 Yeah that' is kind of the funny thing 2nd edition Tyranids looked...really not that zergy...it wasn't until 3rd/4th edition with an massive revamp to the line that they really started to dig into the whole zerg aesthetic.

This isn't true, though, it's a misconception that comes from people not understanding something Mike Morhaime said. He said in an interview that they were considering pursuing the Warhammer license, but decided not to because having their own IP would be better for Blizzard's growth as a company. They never actually had the Warhammer license, and as far as I can tell they never even contacted GW about the possibility.

Same

hahahaha, i was on my way to write exactly the same thing XD

I'll never forget Emps' first words: "About fuckin' time"

You shold check Bricky's video "Every Warhammer 40K Faction Summarized" or smth like that. He's the best guy I've ever seen explaining WH40K lore. Also, Adeptus Ridiculous is rad as warp.

NONONO we have plenty lore youtubers thank you.

It's all about money and their shareholders. Welcome to capitalism.

When they said "grimdark" they meant for your bank account lmao

Alfa is a masterful voice and audio director. He managed to inject so much personality and nuance to a character who speaks in a computer-generated monotone, and literally never moves or has a facial expression.

Then don't my good sir. There are *whispers* dark paths...which allow you to skip paying GW whilst also still being able to play...

I’ve never enjoyed tts’s humor. But I respect it as a core part of this franchise I have a love-hate relationship with. seeing it unceremoniously culled in a back alley by GW is pretty indicative of the issues going on right now

Buy a cheap 3d printer and just print your own. Fuck GW

@@cornmaized I am glad you can appreciate it's place in the community even if you aren't a fan of the comedy.

It'll be... good enough.

You will be able to use your knights and infantry in the updated Cities of Sigmar. Next summer, rumors are about a complete overhaul of this army, but you can use the unit archetypes.

It's just that SEGA has raised a whole sect of immature psychopaths who hate 40k and Age of Sigmar. I am 100% sure that these childs will not buy a single miniature ever. Moreover, you do not know: Warhammer Age of Sigmar was conceived in 2008, when it became clear that fantasy was not a tenant. In 2012, production started. CA also received a license for the already de facto dead world, with which she could do whatever she wanted. Like weave mammoths or blue Norsca wolves.

You'll be waiting a long time unfortunately

Magic is already terminal. Its a matter of when it dies, not if.

Go to the Outpost for AoS and 40k (among other stuff) they do everything 10% cheaper than GW

Right now the only super strong infantry in 40K are skitarii vanguards just because of the new stratagems anything else feels kind of weak.

I would suggest switching to Kings of War. It's basically old school Warhammer with big regiments and the like, it's miniatures agnostic so...those GW models aren't going to waste...

Funny you say that because the current meta is infantry spam.

part of that is that is the fact that I mostly play craftworlds and my friends run very tank heavy lists so I do have a rather narrow view of the game. Most of the reason they feel weak to me is probably because of the insane anti infantry my friends field. Punisher Gatling cannons are not something to scoff at.

@@variableaxis9652 as someone who's used punishers every game all of 9th, idk it's been so useless I'm thinking of permanently shelving it and rebuilding it as something else

If you cant aford a 3s printer, a bunch o people sell their on (kinda ilegal) minis by way lower prices

just play Tabletop sim.

@@leonvalenzuela4096 some people like to have minis. But yeah i play it all on tabletop sim

When I started with Games Workshop (6th Ed Fantasy) all the 40 yr olds were warning me about GW business practices. Now that I'm in my 40s, I do caution all the new GW gamers about what they spend their money. It's not just the miniatures, it's all the rules and army books! If you want to seriously get into table top wargaming, these high quality 3D resin printers are the way to go. Good luck.

If you like Total war: warhammer, you will be disappointed that the setting is totally different in AoS and the game is a skirmish quite shitty and umbelanced.