Ok with seeing you spelling out your opinion very explicitly I probably shouldn’t have argued that much. Yeah the satire definitely still exists. I do disagree that it’s entirely effective or great satire -a lot of plot elements including the “recently” reintroduced Guilleman make it really difficult to peace apart. But I don’t think you would think it’s perfect either. And you’re right that chuds are basically always only coping by thinking the setting actually fully validates them. I just think the satire could be improved without dumbing it down, and obviously I believe the issue with why it hasn’t been improved in these more effective ways is because GW can’t really afford to make the cognitive dissonance of their (as you have pointed out relative minority) of miniatures-game players too great when they see the shiny tacticool man game box
I just think the satire could be improved without dumbing it down
I couldn’t agree more, that’s why I’m cautiously optimistic about the recent direction of the franchise, compared to pre-2017 I’ve noticed a more critical tinge to alot of the writing (which personally I believe is the result of Trump and the politics centered around him) even tho alot of the problematic and annoying aspects still remain
I mean they kinda did that with the Blood Gorgons who’s specialty is literally pulling off maoist revolts on imperial worlds, but it was only a single novel
The Blood Gorgons, who value their freedom and independence above all else, refuse to swear allegiance to any patron Chaos God, preferring to serve Chaos in general in the form of Chaos Undivided.
chaos undivided annoys both chaos nazis and the imperium nazis which is why it’s the best faction even when they do war crimes
Ok with seeing you spelling out your opinion very explicitly I probably shouldn’t have argued that much. Yeah the satire definitely still exists. I do disagree that it’s entirely effective or great satire -a lot of plot elements including the “recently” reintroduced Guilleman make it really difficult to peace apart. But I don’t think you would think it’s perfect either. And you’re right that chuds are basically always only coping by thinking the setting actually fully validates them. I just think the satire could be improved without dumbing it down, and obviously I believe the issue with why it hasn’t been improved in these more effective ways is because GW can’t really afford to make the cognitive dissonance of their (as you have pointed out relative minority) of miniatures-game players too great when they see the shiny tacticool man game box
I couldn’t agree more, that’s why I’m cautiously optimistic about the recent direction of the franchise, compared to pre-2017 I’ve noticed a more critical tinge to alot of the writing (which personally I believe is the result of Trump and the politics centered around him) even tho alot of the problematic and annoying aspects still remain
i think they should add sympathetic chaos-aligned factions, it would make the chuds actually start dropping dead from anger
I mean they kinda did that with the Blood Gorgons who’s specialty is literally pulling off maoist revolts on imperial worlds, but it was only a single novel