>>714421774
It's difficult to put into words just what's so retarded about it. I think the main issue is that it attracts a sort of person who uses it as a vehicle to self-insert into a power fantasy. Which is fine, I suppose, but at a certain point you have to be able to take a step back and acknowledge that it's kind of childish. But WH40K is filled with imagery and references to ancient Rome, which many uneducated people immediately equate to being "deep" or "meaningful," and because they get taken in by Latin words. So WH40K fans are in a headspace where they get to be wildly self-indulgent (e.g. drawing fanart of space marines butchering characters from other franchises, spamming "PRAISE THE EMPEROR" in places no one asked for, etc) while ALSO believing that their thing is "super deep." GW also has a history of ripping off ideas from other authors which 40K fans mistake as originated content, which leads to them ascribing more merit to the franchise than its earned. Most 40K fans don't even know that the Arms of Chaos symbol wasn't created by anyone at GW, but by Michael Moorcock. WH40K isn't bad, but it's got to the point that it's taking itself WAY too fucking seriously and attracting a very annoying species of fan boy.