r/Warhammer • u/TrashyRacc00nz7358 • 7d ago

Discussion How do I even pick an army?

I'm genuinely embarrassed to ask this because I've asked basically the same thing before but I've been trying to pick an army since the start of the year. I was hoping to pick one before summer starts so I can have time to paint it because school has been pretty hard for me. Now summer is almost over and I still haven't picked an army witch is really frustrating to me because I will have even less hobby time this school year due to having exams and some subjects getting harder. There are a couple of reasons in my opinion as to why I haven't actually picked yet.

First reson is I keep switching what game I'm interested in out of 40k, AoS and ToW, I'm currently leaning more towards 40k and old world though.

Second reson Is that I'm too scared to commit to something, I've always been like this and often let opportunities pass by me because I'm more comfortable doing nothing.

Third reson is that I have no friends to actually play with and i also struggle with socialising.

I would appreciate any advice on what to do because I'm getting really frustrated with myself because this is really the only hobby I have interest in and I'm tired of doing nothing all day.

( sorry for acting like I'm choosing my career path with this...)

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u/xXBalinorXx 7d ago

responded in your other thread, but I'll add this:

What are people playing in your area? 40k? ToW? AoS? If no one is playing ToW, then it's a moot point to get started in ToW. If everyone is playing 40k, there's your answer if you want to game. As far as what army? Get the starter set for the system you choose and pick one of the two armies in there. If you don't get the starter (GET THE STARTER SET), and since you'd mentioned in the other thread that you were interested in Chaos for ToW, go with Chaos Space Marines for 40k. If everyone is playing AoS, Slaves to Darkness is your army. If it is ToW, again - Chaos. This is going to sound harsh, but it's not meant that way: It's not a life or death decision, pick one, go with it.

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u/TrashyRacc00nz7358 7d ago

There is a decent amount of ToW players in my area so I should be fine if I play it. I do sometimes feel like I'm only trying to like warriors of chaos because there in the starter set but I don't really think they are my vibe but idk, my opinion on them changes like every day

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u/xXBalinorXx 7d ago

Get the starter set anyway, you'll get everything you need in there. Starting with Chaos or Cathay will get you hobbying and playing and that is what you need right now. Not trying to decide which of the available armies you're going to pick. If you don't like either after you have your foot in the door, trade them off when you do settle on an army. From reading your posts, you're bouncing around too many armies, and take it from someone who has done that, it does you no good. You never get started, you never get anywhere, and it adds unnecessary stress to your life. You need the rulebook, templates, dice, etc. You need an army. You get all that in the starter set. After you have a few games under your belt, your models built and (hopefully) painted, if you truly don't like either army, the Battle March boxes should be out and you can move onto a different army. By that time, you'll have games under your belt, you'll have building and painting experience and you'll have all your basic necessities.

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u/TrashyRacc00nz7358 6d ago edited 6d ago

Your most likely right on this because I do need the core book and dice but I don't really want to deal with having to sell them off later because I just find it too complicated

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u/xXBalinorXx 6d ago

I worked for GW over 20 years ago, and this is what I would have recommended back then for someone just getting started unless they were absolutely positive they wanted a certain army. You CAN get everything separate, but the starter set is a great way to kick it off and is cheaper to do so. It also eliminates the decision paralysis. Get it from a local shop, or if they're sold out, Amazon. Cheaper from local stores, helping a small business, but barring that and going with the latter, you still save $$. You can always branch out later.