I like the aesthetic of sm, eldar, drakhari, tau, orks. Gameplay wise I don’t know what I will prefer as I’ve never played a full game or my own list.
So how the hell did you choose your first army?
Rule of cool, space vikings just appealed to me.
Thank you everyone for your suggestions. I think I’ll go with eldar or tau as I like their minis and the lore too.
It’s not really the question. How the hell do i stop buying armies? You might not be there yet.
But the first was the colors green and white of the bel tain eldar
How the hell do i stop buying armies?
very much this. Maining chaos knights, necrons as next step. Have a box of csm, really liking how those gray knights look… send halp.
I don’t know if there is help but i found a way for me. Say you like an army and want a taste. I just build one really fun unit of whatever caught my eye that moment. Makes great small solo battles at home or starters if you want to expand. Alpha Legion Thousand Sons Fists Pre-Heresey World Eaters I’ve done this way. And the new Squats but i built kit bashed version not knowing they were rereleasing from first edition. So Squats got big in my collection.
I haven’t had the expendable funds to actually start yet, but I’ve decided on 'nids. I absolutely loved Starcraft and the zerg were my favorite race. And the 'nids are very similar in aesthetics and lore.
Now would probably be the perfect time for that. I have seen the Tyranid half of the Leviathan-Box go for as low as 60€, you cant really get GW stuff any cheaper for that amount. And it will give you the full Tyranid Combat Patrol that you could just play with plus some extra
I’ve been playing 40k since '98, and have gotten dozens of people into the hobby, there are three things I recommend people take into account when picking their first army, in order of importance.
#1: What the minis look like. A huge portion of the hobby for most people is building and painting, so you really want to go with minis you like the look of. You seem to have narrowed your choices down on this.
#2: Lore. The game changes every few years, but lore is pretty consistent for the most part, read up about your favorite armies and pick the one that speaks to you the most. You may love the look of one army, but if the lore doesn’t speak to you that could cause you to lose interest.
#3: Play style: To me this is the least important factor to choosing a first army for a couple of reasons. You don’t really know what play style you enjoy, you may think you like static gunlines, but actually enjoy zipping around more. Most armies actually have units that can fit multiple play styles, and your first army will likely be in the 500-1000 point range, which means a couple troop options, an hq, and a special unit or two, and once you play a few games, you can decide to focus on more heavy support, or fast attack, or elite units as you get the feel for what you like, beyond that, the meta changes, one edition may be more heavy weapons focused, one may be more troop focused, a few years back mechanized was very powerful, the foot slogging infantry was the way to go. If you pick an army based on aesthetics and lore, you can (and likely will) expand that army over the years to be able to field a force that has a number of play styles.
The one thing I recommend every new player avoid is meta chasing. Don’t pick an army because it’s powerful or wins tournaments, because in 3-6 months that will have changed, and you may be left with an army that doesn’t interest you.
