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Rekindling my passion for 40k
3 years ago
For those who know me only recently probably didn't know that WH40k was a big thing and a major inspiration for me in the previous years but I did everything I could to distance myself from it since 2019 I discovered warhammer during a very painful moment of my life (the death of younger brother in 2015 if you are curious) eating 40k lore in the daily basis helped me with the whole mourning process, but as the years passed it became more of a nuisanse, first because when you do warhammer fanart you inevitably attract some remarkably unsavory individuals, not just in the political sense but also in their puritanic obscession and to be very especific,I mean those brain dead imperium fans who always feel the need to coment things like "BRING THE HEAVY FLAMER" "HERESY!" or the worst of them all "IS IT A WARHAMMER RIPOFF???" when they see anything remotely religious,I'm not kidding, I once had a moron trying to argue that my sona using a Warframe like bikiny armour was somehow similar to a Terminator Armour! not just is stupid but also pretty annoying,I try to keep my things original as possible and these people act like GW invented candles and wax seals.
But in the last months since the launch of Darktide I felt my interest for it coming back slowly, specially because my friends also got interested and I love to explain lore and stuff, at first I was feeling abit conflicted with it because I didnt want to involve myself with it anymore, but I came to the realization that 40k is not a history with any real conclusion, is like a mirror where upon first glance you will see on it a reflection of your own belifs, if you are a raging atheist you will see the dangers or religion, if you are a bigoted smoth brain reactionary you will see and ideal society where violence and intolerance is the ideal solution for everything, the list goes on and on... I remember seeing in one of Vaush's streams where he said ,the best way to get rid of bad people in fandoms is to get involved, I think he is right, if more and more decent people flood their hobby eventually the bigots and shit go back in to hidding, but I'm don't know if I want this stress on my life right now,I may get inspired for some fanart eventually but it will surely not be empire friendly.
And yeah about the new lore changes, I think the primaris upgrade is neat,their armour is not my vision of perfection but still better than the old marines, the new vehicles are ok (except for that stupid kart thing) but still I wish with the primaris upgrade we got female space marines not because I think would really make any sense on the lore, but because it would cause a hylarious meltdown in a certain demographic of the fanbase :U
But in the last months since the launch of Darktide I felt my interest for it coming back slowly, specially because my friends also got interested and I love to explain lore and stuff, at first I was feeling abit conflicted with it because I didnt want to involve myself with it anymore, but I came to the realization that 40k is not a history with any real conclusion, is like a mirror where upon first glance you will see on it a reflection of your own belifs, if you are a raging atheist you will see the dangers or religion, if you are a bigoted smoth brain reactionary you will see and ideal society where violence and intolerance is the ideal solution for everything, the list goes on and on... I remember seeing in one of Vaush's streams where he said ,the best way to get rid of bad people in fandoms is to get involved, I think he is right, if more and more decent people flood their hobby eventually the bigots and shit go back in to hidding, but I'm don't know if I want this stress on my life right now,I may get inspired for some fanart eventually but it will surely not be empire friendly.
And yeah about the new lore changes, I think the primaris upgrade is neat,their armour is not my vision of perfection but still better than the old marines, the new vehicles are ok (except for that stupid kart thing) but still I wish with the primaris upgrade we got female space marines not because I think would really make any sense on the lore, but because it would cause a hylarious meltdown in a certain demographic of the fanbase :U
Second, as much of a shithead Vaush can be at times, he is right in this regard: the decent folk need to get in and scare out the bad folk.
Third, Yes! :3 That lore change is gonna be a good start! Even if the Sisters of Battle are kinda-sorta-but-not-really Space Marine women,
They're the strong females who can pull it off better than Star Wars and most media.
Also, goodness yes: I love seeing reactionary brains melt at the sight of powerful women. Let us drive them to madness with our existence alone, remind them that their blind and willful hatred is unwelcome in any world.
Btw, when people mention the lack female space marines making 40k & gw inherently sexist. I tend to sigh since females are present in every other armed group in the imperium. IG, Navy, Ad Mech, etc. Even some, like inquisitors, generals, and governors who outrank most space marine officers.
Also not to mention Eldar, Tau, and chaos having females. (Also fan theory that Tzench can sex change his followers so theoretically chaos has trans rights. Embrace the dark pantheon.)
If anything. You can say the Emperor is a sexist prick for not developing female gene seed in the first place. "Death to the false emperor"
Though I actually think female space marines could work if they do them similarly to primaris marines. Some tech priest made a female compatable gene seed. They probably were given to the sisters originally but they rejected them as they wish to remain biologically pure.
So they just start giving them to space marine chapters. Some reject it due to their own sexist views (with maybe row boat forcing them to) while others might accept embrace it due to a desperate need of new marines on training worlds.
Also yes he is, I remember 40kTheories mentioning that in some of the Horus Heresy books, Malcador suggested the idea of making the Primarchs females, and the emperor scorned the idea.