What’s good about living in the 40K universe?

[𝔰𝔦𝔤𝔦𝔫𝔞 ✝]

Even with its grim and dark vibe, are there any aspects or roles in the Warhammer 40K universe that might seem cool or beneficial? How could someone find something positive in such a harsh and chaotic universe?

[squallleonheart21]

Originally posted by CiggyPop:

Even with its grim and dark vibe, are there any aspects or roles in the Warhammer 40K universe that might seem cool or beneficial? How could someone find something positive in such a harsh and chaotic universe?

What's good about it? Absolutely nothing! Which is the best part of the lore (imho)
Everything is bad and gets progressively worse.

You know the saying "the night is darkest just before dawn" that means things are going to get much worse before they get better?
Well 40k is kinda that but without the getting better part, and that makes for good stories and when you do get a 'good end' it's so insignificant in the grand scheme of things that the setting stays dark and without a foreseeable end to the story

[Mad Marduk]

What is good about living in 40K? Not being a spirit in the warp being torn apart by demons.

[BigBallinChester]

This fiction is horrible to live in, fun to play in.

[parmenion77]

At some point it ends horribly? And then you're food for an sea of daemons?

[FromChaosTheory]

Nothing. There is only war.

[FromChaosTheory]

Originally posted by Catgirl Collector:

Originally posted by CiggyPop:

Even with its grim and dark vibe, are there any aspects or roles in the Warhammer 40K universe that might seem cool or beneficial? How could someone find something positive in such a harsh and chaotic universe?

There are peaceful and untouched Imperial worlds. In the Infinite and the Divine they spend some time on one such world (well, until Trazyn's Genestealer arrives) showing how there are peaceful places.

Bionics would allow you to replace your lost limbs. They no doubt have access to treatments and stimulants our scientists can only dream of today (which really puts the DoAT tech into perspective as it was 100X better.)

So no, it's not a total ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. Living in Ultramar would be quite nice.

Well. All of those worlds in some way work to contribute to the war effort. Even if they are not currently under siege those worlds are required to contribute bodies to the war along with creating what ever resource the imperium needs. They still live under the strict guidelines of the imperium, and must comply to any laws and demands it has. Not to mention by this time period Humanity is fighting for survival and everything anyone does by this point is to pretty much keep humanity breathing. Forge worlds are at peace too but the residents live awful and short lives.

[The Roach]

Someday you will die.

[Evil donut]

if you are an Orc the 40k universe is great. A lot of dakka, a lot of waaagh and a lot of slaughta. Best live ever.

[Darsh]

Literally no upside. People who are saying being a noble are wrong IMO. If you live in warhammer as a human, you will without fail either have your immortal soul shredded into nothingness in a most likely horrible process that happens OUTSIDE TIME so it may as well feel like forever.

OR your soul get sucked up by a god to be tormented and twisted for LITERALLY all time. So no, humanity is just BAD even if you somehow have a good life your death will not.

Orcs are happy and far as i know souls are reused in their own way not eaten by chaos so, guess they miiiiight be an ok choice but it is still a short violent death that is only not horrible because you feel little pain and find all the bad funny.

[Sygmaelle]

THERE IS
ONLY
WAR

[EleventhStar]

Originally posted by FromChaosTheory:

Well. All of those worlds in some way work to contribute to the war effort. Even if they are not currently under siege those worlds are required to contribute bodies to the war along with creating what ever resource the imperium needs. They still live under the strict guidelines of the imperium, and must comply to any laws and demands it has. Not to mention by this time period Humanity is fighting for survival and everything anyone does by this point is to pretty much keep humanity breathing. Forge worlds are at peace too but the residents live awful and short lives.

nah. the imperium has only 3 rules:

1) pay your taxes
2) your religion must be able to be interpreted as being about the emperor in some way shape or form
3) do whatever you have to do to keep inquisitors away

as long as you do those things you can run your planet however you want.