Poll: Your Warhammer 40K race?

[Lokithrsourcerer]

Dow2: marines... they behave

Tabletop: I have a 2k necron roster, a 3k ork roster, a 1.5k chaos marine roster (W.I.P)
a 1.5k harlequins roster (army list was released in an old white dwarf there a bit OP though) did have a massive blood angels roster too but a bottle of meths or something on the shelf above leaked and melted all the plastics so only got a few metals left now

also the missus got me a giant squiggoth:

from the forgeworld series for my birthday but i'm scared of painting it at the moment its sooooooooo detailed.

interesting that the results of the poll are pretty much even across the board

table top necrons are pretty ridiculous (i am 1 codex behind though)... the monolith hey guys lets have a virtually indestructible brick covered in massive guns that can deep strike as our only vehicle lol!

 

[SckizoBoy]

SISTERS OF BATTLE UNITE!

I was very disappointed they did not return in the sequel.

I agree. There is entirely not enough love for the Adepta Sororitas. Got a problem: Burn it!

"Heretics crave the cleansing fire of absolution. They need not fear, for we shall deliver."
"Praise the Emperor and pass the ammunition, for what one doesn?t cure the other will."

On a more serious note: I've only ever played the PC games and all the expansions, and played all the races except Chaos. I've also read all the codex-es, but don't have the $$$$$$$ to sink into collecting nor anyone to play against.

Still prefer Adepta Sproritas. Pity they weren't an option. Then it becomes a tossup between the Necron, Light/Dark Elder and Tau. Following them its Imp Guard, Orks, Space Marines, Tyranids, and then Chaos.

The second quote... priceless!

You've got to love the Exorcist... absolute genius, putting a pipe organ on a tank:

'Fall to my organ-pipes of doom!'

Wailing Sister and all. The firing animation in the game was a bit underwhelming, though.

Range: 72 inches.
Line of sight: Confirmed
You are now dead. Now,what have we leeeeaarned?

Uh, well, nothing, 2+ Inv save... so, hahahahahahahaha!

 

[Bill Bread]

FOR THE EMPEROR.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSR9W8g6ak8

(Obviously guard).

 

[spartandude]

Tyranids, gotta respect those genestealers

oh btw in case people dont know the new GreyKnights launch is on saturday

 

[Xpwn3ntial]

I've kinda feel bad for saying this: What is Warhammer 40K? I understand it's a whole videogame universe unto it self but what's it like? Also if I wanted to get into Warhammer 40K's universe what game should I play?

Essentially, the galactic empire of mankind is beset on all sides by the legions of hell, space elf ninjas, space elf pirates, the greys, armies of Arnold Schwarzenegger (Terminators), and a horde of alien locusts from the movie Alien. Grim and dark universe ensues.

If you need further explanation [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Warhammer40000]

 

[Hader]

OH LOOK AT ALL THE SPACE MARINES.

Maybe I shouldn't be one to talk, I am always Imperial Guard

But the plethora of Space Marines I seem ti fight in DoW2 online just gets...old.

 

[ELD3RGoD]

I've kinda feel bad for saying this: What is Warhammer 40K? I understand it's a whole videogame universe unto it self but what's it like? Also if I wanted to get into Warhammer 40K's universe what game should I play?

Essentially, the galactic empire of mankind is beset on all sides by the legions of hell, space elf ninjas, space elf pirates, the greys, armies of Arnold Schwarzenegger (Terminators), and a horde of alien locusts from the movie Alien. Grim and dark universe ensues.

If you need further explanation [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Warhammer40000]

Humankind or the Imperium follow a single emporer who has been around for 10,000 years, protected by his elite chapters, the Space Marines. They are classed as the 'Good guys' yet many of their methods are similar to the Red Army and the Nazi's of WW2. They sacrifice their psychics to keep their emporer alive and fight against any xenos and being of Chaos.

The Xenos are the Orkz and Tyranids who are basically the swarming races who either live to fight or devourer and then you have the older race, the Eldar. The Eldar are the race on the virge of extinction with the greater psychic abilities and then their are the Tau, known widely as the 'Now good' race due to their choice of peace through unification.

The necrons are basically terminators and there are other races like dark eldar (Evil eldar) and the sisters of battle who are like warrior nuns.

The warhammer universe was essentially used to make Starcraft/Warcraft and the universe itself is huge. Look it up and try out Dawn of War or Dawn of War 2. If the games had more funding, I strongly believe an amazing RPG or TPS could be made.

 

[Sternenschweif]

Is this a question about the games or the books? In the books inquisitors of the Ordo Malleus are the worst enemy you can have. Exterminatus ftw! OK, tzeentch champions are pretty evil too.

In the games i liked Eldar most. I'm totally addicted to ranged combat.

 

[Xpwn3ntial]

I've kinda feel bad for saying this: What is Warhammer 40K? I understand it's a whole videogame universe unto it self but what's it like? Also if I wanted to get into Warhammer 40K's universe what game should I play?

Essentially, the galactic empire of mankind is beset on all sides by the legions of hell, space elf ninjas, space elf pirates, the greys, armies of Arnold Schwarzenegger (Terminators), and a horde of alien locusts from the movie Alien. Grim and dark universe ensues.

If you need further explanation [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Warhammer40000]

Humankind or the Imperium follow a single emporer who has been around for 10,000 years, protected by his elite chapters, the Space Marines. They are classed as the 'Good guys' yet many of their methods are similar to the Red Army and the Nazi's of WW2. They sacrifice their psychics to keep their emporer alive and fight against any xenos and being of Chaos.

The Xenos are the Orkz and Tyranids who are basically the swarming races who either live to fight or devourer and then you have the older race, the Eldar. The Eldar are the race on the virge of extinction with the greater psychic abilities and then their are the Tau, known widely as the 'Now good' race due to their choice of peace through unification.

The necrons are basically terminators and there are other races like dark eldar (Evil eldar) and the sisters of battle who are like warrior nuns.

The warhammer universe was essentially used to make Starcraft/Warcraft and the universe itself is huge. Look it up and try out Dawn of War or Dawn of War 2. If the games had more funding, I strongly believe an amazing RPG or TPS could be made.

I was trying to keep it dumbed down for him.

I have Dawn of War I, all of the expansions, Firestorm over Kronus for Dark Crusade [http://fok.dow-mods.com/], Soulstorm Ultimate Apocalypse [http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?254354-Ultimate-Apocalypse-%281.62.5%29], Dawn of War II, and a Tau Empire Battleforce.

After Tau my favorite guys are the Death Korps of Krieg. They're essentially the Wehrmacht, IN SPACE!

 

[Quakester]

I'm a Space Marine to the end. Blood Angels all the way.

 

[Quakester]

*edit* Stupid double post.

 

[iFail69]

Eldar in game, Eldar / The Inquisition on the tabletop

Speedy buggers or crazy-ass women with bolters... why the hell not?

 

[Xanadu84]

Tau. I'm sure I will catch some flak here, but in the grand scheme of things, they are the good guys. There size makes them the underdog, they actually advance the causes of science and technology, even though it is less cool they eschew the warp (Which is probably a healthy life decision), and they focus mainly on ranged combat. And dinosaurs. That's just all around awesome. Granted, I only have played the video games, not the miniature game, so my breadth of knowledge is incomplete.

 

[Slavik_91]

SPEHS MAHREENS

 

[Anaven]

No Daemonhunters?

I am dissapoint. Otherwise, Space Marines: Raven Guard - shrike is awesome.

 

[Cowabungaa]

Well, let me just put it this way;

The only problem is that I don't actually play W40K, except for the occasional DoW2 game. I do want to though, and I want an Ork army too. It's just that I probably can't paint for shit.

This, do you need more reason?

Ow lawd they actually put that in?! AWESOME!!!

 

[Life_Is_A_Mess]

Eldar. All the way.

 

[The Pink Pansy]

Necrons.

Your armies will fall beneath the undead legions!

.... After we get a codex update....

 

[LogicNProportion]

Necrons.

Your armies will fall beneath the undead legions!

.... After we get a codex update....

You say that, but the only thing that looks like its changing is that most of your stuff with have T5...but they're getting rid of We Will Be Back.

Besides, nothing can beat the beard-cheese that is Blood Angels and Dark Eldar now.