12 years ago. One series of magazines printed for Scandinavians for GW's self proclaimed "invasion of Scandinavia" champagne, not even kidding. On the cover is the "Games Workshop" logo with the 3th edition front picture. (Space Marines nowadays could use some more skulls!) and on the button of the front page is written in danish "En verden af spil" Which means "A world of games" Basically it was an introduction into warhammer fantasy and wh40k with showcasing of models and battle showcase with rules and the basics of painting etc etc. As a kid I did not care about any of that, I lived in my own world and was more intrigued by the universe rather than wanting to paint models. Shortly after I found the book called "the world of warhammer" and I was hooked. Since then these two universes have been a part of my entertainment in one form or a another, books, models and painting and ofc video games. Have been a sanctuary when life got hard. Eternal Crusade is a dream I had as a kid and am sure many of you share that dream. Behavior is now holding this old wish in their hands, and I hope they succeed in bringing wh40k to life in it's full glory. Got a bit cheesy at the end could not help it.
Played the first DoW in 2004 and fell in love with it. I knew of the existence of Warhammer even before that, but didn't know anyone who was playing it, and where I'm from there weren't any modeling shops, so I didn't give it much attention even though it attracted me. Then the game came out and I was like I played the game, and almost every 40k afterwards, and thanks to the internet I got all the info about lore and background, and a brand new universe opened up right before me. Then I found the books, and dug into them.
Fuuuuuuuuck! I remember that one! I used to play Dark Omen during the day, and look over the pictures in this magazine during the evening when I had gone to bed. Good times, good times! ----- I got introduced into Warhammer (FB especially) by an neighbor who were deep into it. The first time I was out longer than I was allowed I was at my neighbors house, playing Warhammer FB with a large Dwarven army against his fucking Lizardmen. I really got into 40k when I was around 14 years old. A friend of mine had his own little shack on his parents backyard, where we had hilarious FFAs (like 5 armies duking it out). Was hilarious when I made a temporary alliance with the Tyranids as the Tau and screwing with the Space Smurfs. Wasn't as fun later on when I realised that the hormagaunts close to my fire warriors weren't there to protect me.
It's funny cause while i'm reading most of the stories people are posting on here, most of us were entranced by warhammer when we were all kids hahaha it's awesome to know I wasn't the only one who thought this was the coolest thing ever. I've always hoped and dreamed that one day as I grew older this would make it to the videogame scene.
I got in to the hobby on the back end of 2nd ed, and was blown away as 3rd came out. I blame my local hobby store owner, and well he knows it xD
I was walking through a mall and passed by this store with a giant soldier in bright red armor and seen a bunch of guys cheering and laughing. I went in got introduced to the tabletop and played a game as space marines. Loved it ever since kind of became obsessed with everything warhammer. I had a custom built space marine shoulder pad and chain sword made that my fiance wants out cause she thinks our child we get introduce to war and violence little does she know he is going to be my chapters cpt. Unless the little heretic goes chaos......
i'm the same way. i've always liked table-top games and video games in a general kind of way. even when i was playing mobas or massive action games or anything, i was always wondering why this IP didn't have the backing to do it right. i've recently started wondering why GW doesn't start adding registration codes to their miniature line so we can play online (in the manner of vassal). it seems like such a logical thing to have people playing all the time online to test how well balanced the game really is. i mean, i understand they make money releasing new rule books, but they could have registration codes on the rule books and codex's and everything. a lot of us would buy a new army just to play a 40k online simulation, wouldn't we? now i'm just rambling.
by the time 3rd came out i was playing necromunda, but then gorkamorka kind of filled that niche, and i was kinda sad
A few years ago (4) a co worker showed me some of the books on war-hammer 40k. I was hooked. I then journeyed into the RTS games.
