So Veeky Forums the other day my buddies and I were at our local gamestore looking at the 40k stuff and it occurred to me that we have never actually played. Oh we have a few codexes, a rulebook to pass around and even some models, but weve never exactly had what felt like a proper sized force. Just as an example, my buddy has been trying to make a proper IG army for years. Hes officially bought 3 different codexes for the guard army and models to supplement, but hes never had what felt like a full force to us. I come on here enough to see and occasionally lurk in the threads for things like Warmachine and Infinity, and each time I see far less complaints about the economy of making an army in those over the complaints I see about 40k. So I guess the big question here is thus, is 40K really so expensive to get into for new players just starting off that it becomes a massive investment of time and money compared to its competitors, or are the other games just as expensive too?
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do you have the basics for a game?
why not play? you really just need 2 troop options and an HQ....
True, we split one of those dual army sets a while back but everytime I see someones armies here or elsewhere they just happen to be absolutely dick shrivelingly massive.
A good sized 40k force, where you have multiple choices of what to field in a decent size game so you don't get bored after a month, is thousands of dollars.
SO YES.
Dropped in the cost of a decent 1,200 IG army into GW's site.
This was the result
I just really don't see why people say Warhammer is that expensive
Don't buy an entire army at once and buy a box once a month (average $50) and buy another after you finish painting and assembling and its really on the low end of expensive hobbies.
$600 over the course of a year + $100 for paint and brushes as an initial cost.
If you're a student or unemployed I can see how it might be pricy but if you have a job I just don't get it
1,200 point*
What about compared to other tabletop wargames like the above listed?