# Warhammer 40K, Dawn of War, the games, the mods, the just one-more-level! syndrome. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 7, 2005, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warhammer-40k-dawn-of-war-the-games-the-mods-the-just-one-more-level-syndrome/320477 "2005-09-07T05:04:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warhammer-40k-dawn-of-war-the-games-the-mods-the-just-one-more-level-syndrome/320477/21 "2005-09-08T17:53:08Z")
> [@](#): > > They should! We should submit a proposal for a new game, and split the profits fifty fifty. Well, I’d actually like to get into the games creation biz, but it’s not easy to break into, and I don’t think this game is considered big enough to merit a full-price licensed product. > [@](#): > > I think it’d be really neat to have it be an online FPS style game, but I’m sure they could make a kickass single player game too. That’d work real well for me, as I really don’t generally like online play for games. Just a quirk, and I do seem to be in the minority these days… Nah, there’re a lot of single-player people today, but multiplayer is easy to cover in magazines. Personally, I think it’s much overrated. I have found very few multiplayer games which can hold my attention very long. ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warhammer-40k-dawn-of-war-the-games-the-mods-the-just-one-more-level-syndrome/320477/22 "2005-09-08T18:04:21Z")
> [@smiling bandit](#): > > Well, I’d actually like to get into the games creation biz, but it’s not easy to break into, and I don’t think this game is considered big enough to merit a full-price licensed product. True, my tongue was firmly in cheek. But I too would love to do some game designing on the side. Ah welllllll. > [@smiling bandit](#): > > Nah, there’re a lot of single-player people today, but multiplayer is easy to cover in magazines. Personally, I think it’s much overrated. I have found very few multiplayer games which can hold my attention very long. Agreed, most of the time I’m really disapointed. Don’t even get me started on that piece o’ crap Matrix Online game which charged $180.00 a year with mediocre graphics to boot! ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warhammer-40k-dawn-of-war-the-games-the-mods-the-just-one-more-level-syndrome/320477/23 "2005-09-08T18:56:23Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > Personally I call the game Warhammer $40,000. > The largest regular scale Warhammer (24 x 48 feet IIRC) was at UW-Platteville. > Pretty impressive to watch. > > Brian Hehe. “Once you go Platte, you never go back.” 🙂 Had a lot of friends that ended up there. And GW stuff is insanely expensive. But they do publish some of the most enjoyable fluff I’ve ever read. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![lokij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5e9695/32.png) [@lokij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lokij)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warhammer-40k-dawn-of-war-the-games-the-mods-the-just-one-more-level-syndrome/320477/24 "2005-09-08T19:41:44Z")
Warhammer 40k was the bad choice I made when I decided to go to a gaming store instead of picking up a cocaine addiction. ;\> I have three armies I can field, my smallest tops out at 2000 points (Imperial Guard, Valhallan Ice Warriors). My largest army is my Tau Expeditionary Force, 5000 points. Space Wolves round out my collection at about 3500 points. I guess I could field a very small Kroot army if I wanted as well… I just lump them in with the Tau. I have managed to stop buying things for the past couple of years… I kind of overdosed doing the Tau… had to stop myself before i got into Battlefleet Gothic. _sigh_ ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warhammer-40k-dawn-of-war-the-games-the-mods-the-just-one-more-level-syndrome/320477/25 "2005-09-08T20:47:04Z")
BFG does look really neat… but if I was going to choose a second ‘division’ of GWI minis I’d probably choose Epic… none too cheap neither. Still, I used to play Magic the Gathering in high school. I couldn’t imagine it’d get any worse than that! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warhammer-40k-dawn-of-war-the-games-the-mods-the-just-one-more-level-syndrome/320477/26 "2005-09-20T20:20:30Z")
As an update to this thread (I missed it the first time…LOVED the game), supposedly Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Winter Assault shipped yesterday (it was supposed to ship on the 19th according to Gamespy). If you want to read the preview its [here](http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/warhammer-40000-dawn-of-war-winter-assault/648746p1.html). I’m intending to try and nip into the local software store after work today to see if I can snag a copy. Anyone have one yet? If so…thoughts? -XT ---
**Author:** ![Tuco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tuco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuco)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2005, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warhammer-40k-dawn-of-war-the-games-the-mods-the-just-one-more-level-syndrome/320477/27 "2005-09-24T18:16:45Z")
> [@xtisme](#): > > As an update to this thread (I missed it the first time…LOVED the game), supposedly Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Winter Assault shipped yesterday (it was supposed to ship on the 19th according to Gamespy). If you want to read the preview its [here](http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/warhammer-40000-dawn-of-war-winter-assault/648746p1.html). I’m intending to try and nip into the local software store after work today to see if I can snag a copy. Anyone have one yet? If so…thoughts? > > -XT My mate has it, but he got the main game and the expansion pack together so we can’t really say what differences there are! Read a review of WInter Assault and it said the Imperial Guard were completely different to the other races and suited turtlers (those of us who sit back and defend while we build up a big army). ---
**Author:** ![Tuco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tuco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuco)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2005, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warhammer-40k-dawn-of-war-the-games-the-mods-the-just-one-more-level-syndrome/320477/28 "2005-09-24T18:20:22Z")
Oops, was also suppsed to write: The cheapest place in the UK to get both the main game and expansion is [play.com](http://play.com), they sell both for £25. Many high street shops sell the seperate bits for £20 each. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2005, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warhammer-40k-dawn-of-war-the-games-the-mods-the-just-one-more-level-syndrome/320477/29 "2005-09-24T19:09:33Z")
I started a thread to talk about the expansion, but so far no takers. Still, if you are interested in my thoughts so far on it, its [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=336533). -XT ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warhammer-40k-dawn-of-war-the-games-the-mods-the-just-one-more-level-syndrome/320477/30 "2005-09-25T20:07:28Z")
> [@Eonwe](#): > > I used to play with a small Eldar army with friends back in… like 1992-ish or something. Fun times. I almost liked painting the models more than playing the game, but it’s all good. I have a friend, Garye who plays Eldar. I never really got interested in the game, but he is pretty good I guess+) he did 156 overall in LA sept 04. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warhammer-40k-dawn-of-war-the-games-the-mods-the-just-one-more-level-syndrome/320477.md?page=1)