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Greenfox111 posted...

Does anyone actually PLAY warhammer though cuz the only time I hear people talking about warhammer it's the lore, or the painting and collecting of minis. Never the actual game. Just "zugzug" and "I'm thinking about building another army but I never finished painting any of my others"

Most people you see talk about it online probably don't actually do much other than post memes or listen to YouTube videos about lore.

Like I mentioned earlier, the majority of models that get purchased don't really get used.

If you game regularly, you tend to see a lot of half finished armies or armies painted to a minimum standard.

That said, there are people who are super passionate about it and invest a lot of time and effort into playing and painting. But the time requirement to build an army is often heavily understated. And to play a game you need about three hours of uninterrupted time.

I have two fully painted armies and tend to spend around 99% of my Warhammer time painting rather than playing. I played a game last month against an army consisting almost entirely of empty bases with no models.

I think it's also worth noting that there are a lot of alternatives out there, now more than ever.

-Kill Team, Warcry and Necromunda are GW supported skirmish games that require far fewer models and space
-Marvel Crisis Protocol, Conquest, Star Wars Legion and Infinity (to name a few) are very popular miniature games right now that require fewer models (generally) than Warhammer, are cheaper, and usually easier to learn/play (and quicker).
-There are a growing number of independent rulesets and 3D printable miniatures that make playing/collecting easier.

Warhammer 40K is probably the most inaccessible miniatures game on the market due to cost, time required and rules bloat/complexity. It's honestly shocking to me that they still manage to maintain a stranglehold on the market, but that's purely due to the quality of their miniatures (which is absolutely stunning, I don't think any other company compares).

But I don't think you should feel the whole hobby is inaccessible just because Warhammer itself is.