Why does every 40k game focus on the imperium?

[Mordeth Kai]

So the imperium is the posterboy for the game, they are also the factions that interest me the least. This is coming from someone who plays the tabletop game, but for me, I'd only be interested in the game if I could play tau, necrons, eldar or any other faction but boring humans. Not to rain on peoples parade, it just annoys me that games are always about the imperium.

[Astartes_XVI_Legion]

The IMPERIUM is not a "faction" you degenerate xenos loving piece of filth........

......the IMPERIUM IS EVERYTHING!

[Darth Revan]

you never will be able to play with differen races because this game is all about to be a inquisitor but there is a fps game released in 2003 called fire warrior in wich you play a tau.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warhammer_40,000:_Fire_Warrior

[Poor Yurik]

Originally posted by Mordeth Kai:

So the imperium is the posterboy for the game, they are also the factions that interest me the least. This is coming from someone who plays the tabletop game, but for me, I'd only be interested in the game if I could play tau, necrons, eldar or any other faction but boring humans. Not to rain on peoples parade, it just annoys me that games are always about the imperium.

Perhaps partly a self-fulfilling cycle, but the Imperium is by far the most popular race in 40k, and also the most instantly relateable to any non-40k fan (i.e. a future potential 40k fan that we all started as).

[microwine]

not true! i had a game on ps2 called fire warrior back in the day.. the player was a tau fire warrior.

[Syfher]

So you are interested in Xenos... Heretic. I'm calling an Exterminatus on your world as we speak.

[Sarblade]

Because most kids wanna play Spacesmurfs.

[Aric The Mad Doktor]

Orks are the only xeno's that should be playable, necron have that problem with only their necron lords are sentient, tau would get violated if the game had melee, and eldar are even bigger douches than the inquistors, but the orks, the orks are green and mean, and full of waaagh! so they deserve a chance to be a games star. but this song probably explains why choose your fellow human over the xeno's. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1CQ7Vwz8Eo&index=5&list=PLyB2CJBQQM2EwYzH8X3B8EkcdTR0zbIfT

[L4Z4RVS]

Someone must purge this heretic thread! FOR THE EMPEROR!

[Master Tang]

Because games like Fire Warrior on the ps2 exists.

[Big Boom Boom]

Why no love for Chaos, specifically Sons of Malice? They hate both Chaos and Imperial.

[Kelgana]

Because most 40k fans like boring factions that can't do anything but grunt. The Imperium as a faction is about as interesting as gray paste. Pick up a Horus Heresy book and white out all the names of space marine characters and I guarantee you won't be able to tell who is talking because every space marine sounds the same. But hey, its made by British people who live in a cold wet wasteland and have a national cuisine that tastes like it came out of a protein processor (seriously guys, maybe add some flavor to your food?) so you can't really blame them for making a boring human faction. At least the Tau are cool, and Orcs are pretty fun.

[Kalenath]

Originally posted by Mordeth Kai:

So the imperium is the posterboy for the game, they are also the factions that interest me the least. This is coming from someone who plays the tabletop game, but for me, I'd only be interested in the game if I could play tau, necrons, eldar or any other faction but boring humans. Not to rain on peoples parade, it just annoys me that games are always about the imperium.

There was a dubious experiment with a xenos race once.

It did not end well.

I am still trying to forget a Tau ship captain ordering 'Away Boarders!' to attack an Imperium Emperor class battleship in glorious boarding combat.

I think I am scarred for life even though I did fight for the Greater Good on Tabletop. There were limits and THAT abomination passed them.

Perhaps 'Gladius-Relics of War' will be different. perhaps not. We shall see.

As for why everything focuses on the Imperium? Because it is the single largest and most powerful force in the galaxy of 40K, that is why.

Also... Necro posting is icky.

[Seemonster]

Thats not true, all DoW games let you play as Xenos.
In Battlefleet Gothic Armada you can play as Xenos
In Sanctus Reach you can play as Xenos
In Warhammer Armageddon you can play as Xenos
In Eternal Crusade you can play as Xenos

[Pain Weasel]

It is a shame that they haven't included a Chaos campaign in this game as well, fighting against the Inquisition, Space Marines and Imperial Guard. Most of the assets are already in place and with a few tweaks Plague Marines, Sorcerors and whatever the Chaos equivalent of an assassin is could be stinking up the place. Replace the skill tree with chaos favors, toss in some new weapons and start spreading the filth of Grandfather Nurgle.

Oh well, a heretic can always dream.

[BaronZen]

I want to play da big badass ork and squeeze some of those hummie can called marines! Call the WAAAAAAGH!!!