Many years ago, I started playing
Warhammer 40,000 with a group of friends. It was at the tail end of
4th edition, so we were perfectly timed to get into 5th
when it was released. We played some games, bought some minis, and
ended up starting this blog. After some things went down, I quit
playing.
When I quit, 6th edition was
just coming out. I was interested in picking it up, even bought the
codexes I needed for my Chaos Marines and Imperial Guard (no, I won't
be calling them by that dumb new name), but didn't really need or
want the new starter set. I had another friend who wanted to get me
to play again and I asked him about it. It was because 7th
edition was coming out. Two years after 6th. That's
insane. I said no. Not only did it seem like they had screwed up
badly in 6th (thus requiring 7th), the prices
of models were increasing. And not just the new ones. The same models
they'd be producing for years, over a decade in a handful of cases,
were starting to double in price. Plus, every time a codex came out,
the units you really wanted to have were of course all the new ones.
I do understand why they do this but, it leaves a bad taste in my
mouth. The last thing that really got under my skin was the whole
Finecast debacle. I supported the idea of switching to resin.
However, the quality control was ridiculously poor when it first came
out. I know some people were really tried of the game timeline never
advancing, which I can kind of understand. I'm not too upset about it
but, I really wanted to get in on some kind of big event like the
Third Armageddon War or the 13th Black Crusade. But, if
they weren't going to advance the setting...
So, I quit. I sold my Orks. I hadn't
touched one of their minis in years. I pretty much gave up on most of
the other games I was playing at the time, too. As you might have
noticed, I did dabble in some other games and projects, but nothing
serious.
A few weeks ago, I was going through
some things and found the five Dark Angels that came with my paint
set I bought before I quit. I'd thought about converting them to
Chaos (like I did with my Assault of Black Reach guys) or keeping
them and getting a few more to create a small force for my
Inquisition force. But, since it had been several years, I decided to
give them to a friend of mine who had his birthday. I knew he liked
the lore and stuff from Warhammer, so I thought he might like them.
If you give a mouse a cookie... Or, a
nerd some Warhammer minis...
We got to talking about the game and
setting and all that good stuff, and I realized that I missed playing
the game. I missed playing minis games. I've never been particularly
good at them, just look at the battle reports I've got here, but I
like playing them. I also missed painting, even though I'm not good
at that, either. It's just something I find relaxing and get a sense
of accomplishment when I finish.
That conversation ended which me saying
“Well, if you really want to play, I do have a couple of armies and
all the stuff for 5th edition.” I then texted the friend
who had tried to get me to play a few years ago and talked with him.
He wasn't playing 40k proper but, still had all of his stuff. More
conversations and now it looks like I might be playing it again. For
right now, we're talking about playing 5th because I have
the stuff for it. I also picked up a few codexes, as 5th
edition books are dirt cheap right now. I might also end up playing
an Apocalypse game, which I've always wanted to do after picking up
the books.
When if comes to 8th
edition, I've been doing some research. I'm very wary of starting up
again. Not only because of the cost, but I've been burned by Games
Workshop more than once. However, it looks like GW has changed. Time
has moved forward. They're not trying to wring you dry (but it's
still expensive), they seem to be trying to prevent doing 9th
edition, and the game looks fun. I've watched a ton of battle reports
online and I've figured out most of the basic rules and stuff from
those. I can still use my old stuff, so I wouldn't have to spend too
much. Will I pick up 8th? I don't know. I really don't
know yet. What I am doing is getting my Chaos Marines finally painted
and ready to go. I did discover that some of my paints had dried out,
so I'll be spending a little bit of money.
Everything else? I guess you can watch
this space...
