Total War: Warhammer 40,000 is real and not merely a figment of my imagination anymore. Though we don’t know exactly when it’ll come out, it’s safe to say it’ll be here soon, hopefully by the end of next year. With that in mind, a question arises: which factions should be in there?
Thus far, Creative Assembly has confirmed four main factions at launch: Space Marines, Aeldari, Astra Militarum, and Orks. Quite rudimentary, but also expected of any 40K game. It’s safe to assume that each of these umbrella factions will have at least two or more subfactions, with the likes of Ultramarines and Imperial Fists, for example, representing the Space Marine faction, and so on.
But what I would like you to tell me, in this bountiful time of zero information, is which factions you would love to see in the game?
After all, TW: Warhammer 40K seems to be aiming to represent the tabletop experience as best as it can, and if we’ve learned anything from Total War: Warhammer thus far, it’s that CA loves its infinite DLC potential, and will stop at nothing to include every single faction it can so it could sell it to you at a premium. It’s just how the cookie crumbles.
I, for one, would be ecstatic to see the Death Korps of Krieg in there. We saw one of them in some promotional art, likely as a subfaction within the Astra Militarum or Imperial Guard, so it’s safe to assume they will be in there, though the capacity of their appearance is still unknown.
Krieg, for me, would be the best way to experience that canned Total War: World War 1 game that was rumored over the past couple of years. It’s a pastiche of all the major World War 1 factions of our time, with many elements of their uniform and armament being a combination of English, French, and German militaries.
They have Howitzer artillery, semi-functional tanks, engage in trench warfare, and, primarily, follow the age-old Russian military tactic of throwing themselves at the enemy until they win. They’re gruesome, hard-fought, and battle-hardened people, who are so numerous that even the rest of the Imperium cannot explain how they keep coming for more, considering their whole world was nuked into oblivion and is now little more than an irradiated wasteland.
Conspiracy theories of Krieg-printing machines aside, this faction is truly one of the most amazing groups in all of 40K, who live, breathe, and die for the Emperor and his name (and out of shame for its ancestors’ misdeeds). Having them fleshed out and usable to the fullest would be a dream, but I will settle for a minor appearance, given that Krieg hasn’t appeared in a single 40K game ever.
So, what would you love to see? The Tau and their mystical long-ranged weaponry? Chaos? The Sisters of Battle and their unwavering faith in Big E? Do let me know, perhaps CA will take heed.
