Did they Just Copy/Pasted StarCraft?

[Lord Of War]

Couldn't help myself and watched the opening cinematic. Instantly got 1 to 1 comparison with that StarCraft II trailer, where zergs swarm a planet. But there they actually looked much cooler.

So, Tyranids invasion. Planet bombarding and stuff. I thought Warhammer had original ideas, enemies and armies, but they really went into lazy plagiarising other franchise?
I know it's hard to resist to not use older universes, such as StarCraft which is older than SpaceMarine games and more badass. Nothing wrong with re-inventing others ideas. Fine... but at least do it better? =/

Got ya!

[Thrakerzod]

the irony is that despite what GW would have you believe a lot of the stuff in Warhammer is stuff they've blatantly copied from other things...
not Starcraft admittedly, but I'd say that's only a matter of time.

[RobeRonin]

starcraft was a copy paste of warhammer 40 k
warcraft literally got created from blizzard having a deal full through with games workshop and they kept what they had made and called it warcraft !

[Qtyx]

First starcraft video game 1998
First mention of Tyranids in warhammer universe 1987

[SilverDyne]

Starcraft was supposed to be a 40K game but they lost the license and retooled it into what we got. Warhammer is older than Starcraft.

[Frau Holzkiste]

As crazy as it sounds, the Warhammer 40K universe is characterized by the fact that it didn't just steal from one story, but from all of them without exception. :D

Dune
Star Wars
Star Trek
The Mars Trilogy
Stanislaw Lem
[...]

The list is endless... And I have to admit, that's why I love this hobby so much.

Edit: You got me!

[Mutharex - Allkeyshop]

Was gonna sat lazy troll till I read the 'spoiler' part lol

[Rockhorn]

Low effort rage bait.
neeext

[Aya]

Your blasphemy towards the Adeptus Astartes has been reported to your local Adeptus Arbites office and their subservient Enforcers. I estimate that the most lenient sentence that can be offered is internment in a Penitent Engine.

[ThotsBContagious]

Originally posted by Lord Of War:

Couldn't help myself and watched the opening cinematic. Instantly got 1 to 1 comparison with that StarCraft II trailer, where zergs swarm a planet. But there they actually looked much cooler.

So, Tyranids invasion. Planet bombarding and stuff. I thought Warhammer had original ideas, enemies and armies, but they really went into lazy plagiarising other franchise?
I know it's hard to resist to not use older universes, such as StarCraft which is older than SpaceMarine games and more badass. Nothing wrong with re-inventing others ideas. Fine... but at least do it better? =/

Got ya!

Dude who flipping cares

[InQ]

Originally posted by Lord Of War:

Couldn't help myself and watched the opening cinematic. Instantly got 1 to 1 comparison with that StarCraft II trailer, where zergs swarm a planet. But there they actually looked much cooler.

So, Tyranids invasion. Planet bombarding and stuff. I thought Warhammer had original ideas, enemies and armies, but they really went into lazy plagiarising other franchise?
I know it's hard to resist to not use older universes, such as StarCraft which is older than SpaceMarine games and more badass. Nothing wrong with re-inventing others ideas. Fine... but at least do it better? =/

Got ya!

I know what you mean. I noticed that too. It’s very similar to the sequence where the two fighters fly into the frame and bombard the Leviathan. The music is also similar.
But it's not a copy. Maybe they were inspired by it, or it's just a coincidence.

[EleventhStar]

does anyone know of a space marine armoring style video that came out BEFORE starcraft 2 did it in 2007? even the iron man movie only did it a year later in 2008.

transformers movies which kinda sorta did something similar was also 2007.

[Butcher]

Originally posted by EleventhStar:

does anyone know of a space marine armoring style video that came out BEFORE starcraft 2 did it in 2007?

Warhammer 40k: Chaos gate released in 1998?

[Melkor]

it's the other way around .

[Aradiel]

You have to be asbolutely kidding me......STARCRAFT is a 40k knock off, not the other way around. Do a google search for warhammer 40k

[Melkor]

the only original thing in Warhammer is The Skaven in warhammer fantasy tho .