Warhammer got too popular. Popularity attracts woke parasites. Everything woke turns to shit. q.e.d.
I loved Warhammer 40k but when they started to go woke I decided to get over it and started to avoid their stuff. The writing was on the wall and it's best to leave with fond memories than watch something you like get ruined.
Well, there was that. But then there was also when they decided "Hmmm, we have a very active, very energetic fan community, but let's make them all stop! I'm sure that won't have any negative impact on our brand!"
I've been interested in WH40k lore for a while but never got into it. Does anyone know what the last version before the woke infestation was for purposes of reading the codices, novels, etc.?
I'm thinking of an equivalent to D&D 3.5 here - both good in terms of rules/mechanics (compared to 4E) and also free of social justice shit (compared to 5E).
For books, I highly recommend the "Eisenhorn" saga (he is an inquisitor and it mainly focus on the other aspects of 40k, not the ultra turbo giga war) and the Gaunt's Ghosts (some colonel in the imperial guard and how him and his regiment of scout specialized units are getting the short straw & buttfucked by chaos almost every fucking battle they got deployed to), "Prospero must burn" is also really good and...
Fuck it, anything written by Dan Abnett is S tier, period.
Arch discusses how the creator of Warhammer 40,000 and other games has lost a quarter of its stock value amid the clampdown on fanworks, the disaster that's been Warhammer+'s launch, a customer exodus to games like Battletech, and other decisions it has made in furtherance of a rumored sale to Hasbro and the search for the elusive woke "wider audience."
GW have been trying to 'Monetize their IP' for at least 30 years, the first push ended up with Warcraft (And judging from the Feminista state of Blizzard today went 100% as planned) before that fell through, as the Blizzard guys wanted to actually put a story to it rather than Green v Pink
Then they shelled out to any 'Developer' (Read: Anyone with a computer) for decades after, resulting in the absolute dogshit we have today, with the most competent version being Vermintide, which is a Left 4 Dead reskin.
with the most competent version being Vermintide, which is a Left 4 Dead reskin.
I disagree, Dawn of War: Soulstorm Unification is by far the best 40k experience I got and Total War Warhammer 2 the best battle chest experience I got in videogames.
Warhammer got too popular. Popularity attracts woke parasites. Everything woke turns to shit. q.e.d.
I loved Warhammer 40k but when they started to go woke I decided to get over it and started to avoid their stuff. The writing was on the wall and it's best to leave with fond memories than watch something you like get ruined.
This is why gatekeepers are critical to the long-term health of anything that you like.
In the wise words of Warhammer, since, you know, RIP:
"An open mind is like a fortress with its gates unbarred and unguarded.”
Well, there was that. But then there was also when they decided "Hmmm, we have a very active, very energetic fan community, but let's make them all stop! I'm sure that won't have any negative impact on our brand!"
I'm still salty about what they did to "If the Emperor had a Text to Speech Device"
Same. RIP Fabulous Custodes and Lord Adornable.
I've been interested in WH40k lore for a while but never got into it. Does anyone know what the last version before the woke infestation was for purposes of reading the codices, novels, etc.?
I'm thinking of an equivalent to D&D 3.5 here - both good in terms of rules/mechanics (compared to 4E) and also free of social justice shit (compared to 5E).
5Th edition is aight
For books, I highly recommend the "Eisenhorn" saga (he is an inquisitor and it mainly focus on the other aspects of 40k, not the ultra turbo giga war) and the Gaunt's Ghosts (some colonel in the imperial guard and how him and his regiment of scout specialized units are getting the short straw & buttfucked by chaos almost every fucking battle they got deployed to), "Prospero must burn" is also really good and...
Fuck it, anything written by Dan Abnett is S tier, period.
If you're only interested in the lore, Luetin have a fantastic channel about everything 40k, from weapons to planets to xenos to titans.
Arch discusses how the creator of Warhammer 40,000 and other games has lost a quarter of its stock value amid the clampdown on fanworks, the disaster that's been Warhammer+'s launch, a customer exodus to games like Battletech, and other decisions it has made in furtherance of a rumored sale to Hasbro and the search for the elusive woke "wider audience."
That sounds like a good thing, untill they turn out to be Chaos players, and go with Liao or Comstar/WoB because they're the closest things to Chaos.
... Bah, even then it'll be good, more players to fight.
Give em' Raven with AC20 scouting parties, Steiner bitches loves Raven with AC20 scouting parties.
GW have been trying to 'Monetize their IP' for at least 30 years, the first push ended up with Warcraft (And judging from the Feminista state of Blizzard today went 100% as planned) before that fell through, as the Blizzard guys wanted to actually put a story to it rather than Green v Pink
Then they shelled out to any 'Developer' (Read: Anyone with a computer) for decades after, resulting in the absolute dogshit we have today, with the most competent version being Vermintide, which is a Left 4 Dead reskin.
Blizzard from 30 years ago isn't the current Blizzard. 96% of the people now, were babies when it came out or adolescents.
The most competent GW IP game is Total Warhammer though.
Blood Bowl 2 is pretty much a straight port of the tabletop game to PC as well
I disagree, Dawn of War: Soulstorm Unification is by far the best 40k experience I got and Total War Warhammer 2 the best battle chest experience I got in videogames.
Step 1 Gather a niche market, amass a large income.
Step 2 get infiltrated.
Step 3 not understand what made it sell. Ramp up prices
Step 4 blame lack of sales on "toxic fanbase".
Step 5 use lack of sales as proof they need to target a wider audience.
Step 6 repeat 4 + 5 blaming something else each time until all the cash has been leeched from the hobby.
Peaked at 12,220 in July 9th. Sitting at around over 9,194.00.