I heard Henry talk about it and I had a rough idea of what is was for years, but a friend from work was the one that made me want to know more. It was great to see how excited he was about it.
OP touched on this a bit already. Im a little over 2 years in, now and honestly I love this game and all the aspects of the hobby in general. My only warning to give anyone who sees this is to take your time. I still haven't played a game at an actual shop open night or tournament. The only social interaction I have had so far is that some of the workers are cool and a few are pretending to be interested in what you are saying to them. It can feel like you are expected to know everything about it before you get in a store. That isn't the case. Make 1 friend or get a starter set and play it with them or by yourself. Get the army you fall in love with first because that is what is important. Not competitive lists and not meta gaming. I have won games against friends with lucky roles and use of abilities as much as good strategy. I have lost games for the same reasons. If you aren't enjoying the game, even if you are losing, you might be soured on the hobby. You can read all you like, you can listen to the audio books and RU-vid videos on the lore and still just enjoy that aspect of this world. You do not have to be a master painter at first. I got way too many models first and I practiced each stage of the painting on all of the models collectively. Repetition is so helpful for getting better. Green stuff is your best friend here. Do not be scared of stripping the first attempt and trying again. Finally... no fuckin retailer aside from the 2 main sites that make game mats and turrain have tables that are the standard game board side. 44-30 44-60. You will be better off just getting some finished plywood and using it as a topper on the table you have available. Also you don't have to play on the standard board size in the core book.
The models have been calling to me for years. Now that my favorite card game has become vastly too expensive, I saved a ton of money by finally getting into WH40k instead. Just need to paint my first 500 points of Guardsmen now.
Great video, really informative, would really like a more indept lore video personally. I recently got back into the 40K hobby during lockdown after about 10 years away from it, I'm mostly into the Black library books, but just waiting on a kit to be delivered to see how rusty my painting is 😅 A little extra tip I'd give is to visit your closest Games Workshop and chat with the staff, they're always very helpful and will also help steer you right.
I just now got into it and I'm slow setting up a space to start painting I just need more paint and figures now lol also sad I wasn't doing this sooner myself
This game and it’s lore have been calling me for years. Never played anything like it and never been much into games in general, but this just seems so ill!
I started with old gaurd and tyranid codex that were at my local used book store I wanted to build an amry never have built or painted anything in my life until that point and haven't regretted it since. Now year later I have spent over $5,000 in making apocalypse armies of hive fleet behemoth catachan jungle fighters and twisted helix genestealer cult no regrets, I'm still buying more it's a great hobby and awesome to play great job covering the different was to play and definitely would like to here more about 40K on this channel liked and subscribed....... FOR THE EMPEROR AND THE GLORY OF THE IMPERIUM!!!!
@@TheTabletopAlliance I know and I get both sides of the argument just not gonna let it ruin a game and universe I enjoy over fan creation for me the actual lore is better and if I my ask which army did you choose? Maybe battle report on channel with narrative play so we can see few matches?
Yeah its a tough one! We want to explore lots of different tabletop games on this channel. Middle Earth SBG is our focus, but would definitely be fun to try out some 40k battles as well 😊
Warhammer 40k and Warhammer in general is so friggin awesome. I have only recently gotten interested in it myself. I would love to see more of it on here. But maaaaaaan... The way Games Workshop is just spiraling into insanity at the moment... Its honestly getting harder and harder to be willing to get invested into it, especially any further then watching lore/game videos and maybe a few of the video games. I was hoping to get more into it someday when I have more flexible income but I think I'd only be interested in buying stuff second hand. I honestly really hope that changes sometime before then. Cheers!
Yeah agreed. To be honest, this "boycott GW" movement seems to be gaining some momentum. So they will have to change soon or they won't have much of an audience left!
This has been calling my name for a long time. Super intimidated and immediately want to make a gross modded chaos army of my own or a space marine chapter
Fair. But if everyone treated it that way, there would be no more lore to enjoy :( My honest opinion on the matter is, if you enjoy something, you should support it. Otherwise it might not be around for very long.
6:15 youre describing mordheim and necromunda there...2 other games workshop products, more or less fantasy and science fiction respectively. same concept only FAR more manageable and meaning full imo...you have a squad/team of characters that go on dndesque outings/skirmishes. i've only gotten this far along at the point of comment...i hope you get around to the astronomical cost it is to play these days. i played back in 3rd ed...iron warriors. back when the game was imo fun...there were far more armies back then. IW was its own chapter and had its own rules like dark angels, space wolves or salamanders. considering how 'big' (dont believe me check out the assassin codex from back then) codexs could get back in the day, they couldve easily had their own. these was a 15 mine add for GW...maybe they should put you on their pay roll like the dude that made astartes
Haha. Yes it is expensive. But also the minis are significantly more detailed. There has been inflation and a global pandemic.. of course prices have gone up. But yeah, I can see why some people struggle to get into it these days for sure. But I personally feel its worth it for the enjoyment I get out of the hobby. But each to their own :)
I have caught glimpses of 40k throughput my life. My mistake is that I thought it was ONLY a tabletop game. There's video games and books. Cinematic videos on yt. I really am interested in it but like is there not movie or show or anything? Only game I ever played was vermintide and I didn't really like it that much
I would like to remind everyone watching that GW hates its fans. Please remember the following creators: Alfabusa (Emperor Text To Speech) Tyber Portoghese (The Last Church) Syama Pedersen (Astartes) And countless others who have been forced to throw away years of work all because of GW's insipid greed.
I believe a few of them were actually paid a lot of money to go and produce content exclusively for GW? lol. As they have announced an Astartes II coming soon on Warhammer +
Alfabusa never got contacted by GW. Astastes guy works for GW now and the last church people were offered to work on a warhammer + project but declined. Their video was taken down before they were contacted though i think.
Yeah it is pretty sad. But unfortunately, that's how most big companies operate. We have had tonnes of problems with the guys that own the IP for Lord of the Rings. It absolutely sucks, but would never make us boycott the product.
@@TheTabletopAlliance The reason people are boycotting, is because this IP has ridden on the backs of creators like these in order to get where they are. GW's IPs are all just stolen pieces from other forms of media and literature (There was a Dawi hold in a location called "The Misty Mountain" for example) that has been slightly altered (in most cases). GW isn't losing revenue on fan products, and as long as fans don't sell the items, GW could always take the Old Starwars/Startrek approach and be chill about fan projects. It only serves to benefit them with free PR and fan goodwill. The real reason GW is buying up these companies, is because it realizes it can't compete with 3D printing and other cheaper alternatives (like Kings of War). Now is a terrible time to get into 40k, as the majority of races haven't been updated in a decade, and will continue to rot, while GW resells its players Space Marines for the 700th time this year.
@@HandOfThemis yet again with the stupid thing that 3D printing can kill GW, it’s a silly story, you want to kill GW? Stop buying their products, neither print them
Yeah I think some lore videos for 40k would be cool. That way people who don't know much about it will understand the things you are talking about when you play it.
Not me getting into Warhammer 40k just cause I got a crush on a guy who is obsessed with the game... I should stop here but I already know I'm going down a dark path
I have a question but it’s probably a stupid on for everyone that knows this through an through I want to get into this but I just wanner know can I mix and match factions in one army ? It’s sounds daft but my friends play this and wanner dip my toe into this 😊
If you're just playing house rules, then yeah absolutely, there are certain benefits to having an army of one faction. But if you're just playing with your mates, doing whatever is most fun to you is the most important thing :)
The game's buy-in seems hugely expensive for a beginner like me that already plays Magic the Gathering (models + painting supplies + tools + books), and on top of that I would have to learn a whole new measuring system that only a handful of countries use? Nah, I guess I'll just stick with the lore and pick up only the books.
Now, since 10th Edition has been released...you can go and buy all that sh...t again...and hope that you have learned to play before the 11th Edition arrives...
@@Jimothyjohns officially, yes. Unofficially, Game Workshop is incredibly expensive and people who enjoy the game and hobby have been using 3d printers to literally make their own models. GW obviously doesn't like this as it cuts into their bottom line. But, official GW products are insanely expensive so I do not blame them at all.
Yeah ok GW has made some pretty crap decisions. But that doesn't mean that the product of 40k is ay less awesome. The books and the lore are great, the game is awesome fun. If you enjoy something, then boycotting it is crazy. Because if everyone did that, we would no linger be able to enjoy it
you could still get into it by reading books without paying for them if boycotting is your thing (renting one at a library for a legal example), also, and if you have a 3D printer, you can make your own figurines but it requires time and knwoledge
@@MyAlessandro1995 They have also gone after channels that have a patreon linked. They warhammer material online to be via their paid gateway, and that includes painting guides - while this may not be within their legal power to demand the problem is that youtube may issue a strike regardless.
Arch has the best channel for lore :D Awful timing to promote a GW product since it should be boycott until they actually atleast tolerate their fans and stop selling overpriced plastic and a crappy + product that just took away free advertising. Hope they change and disappointed you promote a crap and greedy product like warhammer +.
Sadly due to recent world events, prices on pretty much everything has gone up. And with general inflation as well, prices are always going to raise. Midwinter Minis has a really great video explaining it all. I recommend checking that out :) But thanks for watching :)
@@TheTabletopAlliance GW products have been overpriced for almost as long as they have been around but ok. I really like the setup of the vid and how its made and the rest of the channel :D
I'm a new subscriber having come from LOTR channels. As a general principle, I must thumbs-down any advocacy of playing 40K or AoS. No offense! It's a horribly 'balanced' game and always has been.
Fair enough. No offence taken, there will still be a tonne on Middle Earth gaming content on this channel! However, I'm not sure I would consider 40k a horribly balanced game. ITs the biggest tabletop game in the world for a reason. But everyone has their own preference! :D Thanks for watching!
