Personally i'm fond of all of them in their own little ways;
Necrons: for being ... mummy robots
Space marines: The classic
Orks: The stupidly adorable race, who will kill you as soon as look at you.
Dark Eldar: For reminding me of the reavers from firefly.
... ok so those are the ones i like, your turn!

Necrons FTW!
...or Tyranids. They're kick ass too

My favourite would be the Grey Knights. They are like Space Marines plus 20 in awesomeness (and points unfortunately). They are also pretty original and look the best on the battlefield. Battle Sister are good too because of their originality compared to the other armies, although they lack in the awesomeness factor.

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Fire Daemon:
My favourite would be the Grey Knights. They are like Space Marines plus 20 in awesomeness (and points unfortunately). They are also pretty original and look the best on the battlefield. Battle Sister are good too because of their originality compared to the other armies, although they lack in the awesomeness factor.

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depends on your definiton of gaming i guess. But your prolly right.

SQUATS

Ultrajoe:
The Best, The Biggest, The Baddest...

The Bugs...

Tyranids rule, a powerhouse on the board and a whole bunch of fun to paint and collect.

Oh, and they eat entire galaxies. Just as a footnote.

That said, them not making it into any video games is a giant bitch.

sweet pic, ya tyranids are like zerg on crack

I'm boring, i just play as the Space Marines.

Tyranids FTW!

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Ultrajoe:
The Best, The Biggest, The Baddest...

The Bugs...

Tyranids rule, a powerhouse on the board and a whole bunch of fun to paint and collect.

Oh, and they eat entire galaxies. Just as a footnote.

That said, them not making it into any video games is a giant bitch.

btw, the nids will be in DOW2 its been confirmed and everything.

I'd have to say my favorate faction is Imperial Guard as tanks are awesome

I happen to love Imperial Guard because of the fact that they have the toughest job in the universe, fodder.

Lord Harrab:
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Ultrajoe:
The Best, The Biggest, The Baddest...

The Bugs...

Tyranids rule, a powerhouse on the board and a whole bunch of fun to paint and collect.

Oh, and they eat entire galaxies. Just as a footnote.

That said, them not making it into any video games is a giant bitch.

btw, the nids will be in DOW2 its been confirmed and everything.

I'd have to say my favorate faction is Imperial Guard as tanks are awesome

SWEET!

Eldar... They are Eldar for crying out loud, what more is there to say!?

Tau - For the greater good

Space Marine's for me.

Altho Necron's are awesome.

ragvaror:
Space Marine's for me.

Altho Necron's are awesome.

ya, and necrons get that whole "most likely not to die" thing (when they die they have 20 percent chance of getting back up or somethign like that

Going to have to be marines. Dark angels in particular.

Ultrajoe:
In DoW 2?

Well, i cant see my favorite bug-lizards fitting with the character driven story or gameplay... but im not complaining. What kind of story can what is basically a single character have? If they break canon and give them individual thought... oh i will be pissed so much i will hurt people.

however, its time to prepare myself...

I have bought a gigantic fucking hammer... for the beating of every starcraft-sucking nooblet (i like starcraft however) who says they are Zerg imitations.

We have seniority asshats, get in line and feel the hive-mind.

Well technically Hive Tyrants can safely be considered individuals, although still controlled by the hive mind. But yeah i'm interested in that too, however the screenshots (and the extended version of the trailer, which includes the 'nids) are totally badass.

As for the Zerg, originally the game that became StarCraft was based on 40K's IP, GW pulled out of the deal and Blizzard reworked it to what it is today. So the Zerg were Tyranids originally. Tyranids have seniority in every possible way.

As to my favorite faction, i'd have to say Tyranids or Daemons. Both world-devourers, if for different reasons and quite awesome.

Im really boring ULTRAMARINES FTW simply because marneus calgar is way overpowered. Although im interested in collecting either orks or IG for a while. I've been toying with idea of converting cadians into a planetary defense force for macragge and counting them as scouts.

also ive heard that the gaming engine for DOW 2 is going to be the same one as the one for COH is this true?

Space Marines for sheer awesome/books where they are more than killing machine number 1 (i like the universe and enjoy watching the board game but i can't afford/paint for shit, and can't be fucked with the rules)

Imperial guard, just for trying to kill everything and being the semi-crappest.

Singular chapters i'd go with ultramarines for dedication, imperial guard tanith, read the books if you have time/want something good to read.

Edit: they should also put something random in, like if you finish the campaign completely you can redo the game as pokemon or something, could be good.

Waaaaaaaagh!!!! Orks, Orks, Orks, Orks, Orks.

I awlays picked chaos...mainly cause i could use the same minatures from 40k and fantasy warhammer LOL.... also demons are just awsome :D to bad i never got to use Abaddon the Despoiler with his Drach'nyen, mainly cause if i brought him out, people would say "sorry no spiecal characters this battle" >.<

Imperial Guard because they get a ridiculous number of awesome tanks (Baneblade, anybody?) and the feeling of hefting 80 dice in the shooting phase is beaten only by the knowledge that I have every OTHER unit left to do their shooting still to go.

That said with each turn you do rather feel the loss of dice most keenly.

IG. So lovable and so very varied.

Saskwach:
IG. So lovable and so very varied.

Whenever i think of impereal guards i can't help but think of a poster i saw somewhere "He can't kill all of us right?". Their hero units remind me of Rambo.

In DoW 2?

Well, i cant see my favorite bug-lizards fitting with the character driven story or gameplay... but im not complaining. What kind of story can what is basically a single character have? If they break canon and give them individual thought... oh i will be pissed so much i will hurt people.

Well, story wise it won't matter, as only the Space Marines have a campaign story anyway, so the 'nids can just be their usual selves (Standard Apocalyptic Threat Mk. 2). Gameplay wise in multiplayer, it sounds like you only have direct control over Synapse creatures, and you use those to set general behaviour rules for the lesser swarm creatures around them, so as a race they should feel "in character".

Anyway, my favourite (mostly taken from Epic 40K) is the Imperial Guard. Why yes, I would like a company of ten Leman Russ tanks. No, no other army can line up that much firepower. And that's without the Artilliery Company behind the hill. Mmmmm. 18BP barrage, half an army dead and the rest covered in blast markers.

Still really need to learn how to work them in Dawn of War though, can win maps in campaign, but need to get that 3:1 kill ratio, and you do feel the weakness of the individual guardsman hard before you get rolling.

Eldar and Orkz, opposite ends of the spectrum.
Skilled and high tech Vs POINTY STIKKAZ AND CRAP GRAMMAR SKILLZ...

Eyclonus:
Eldar and Orkz, opposite ends of the spectrum.
Skilled and high tech Vs POINTY STIKKAZ AND CRAP GRAMMAR SKILLZ...

lol if only the two would team up

The Space Mrines have to be my favorites (and my first), although Tau have to come a close second.

Favorite enemies have to be Tyraids (wave upon wave of men...I mean aliens,)or failing that the Orks (ASBOs in space!).

Cab00se206:
Imperial Guard because they get a ridiculous number of awesome tanks (Baneblade, anybody?) and the feeling of hefting 80 dice in the shooting phase is beaten only by the knowledge that I have every OTHER unit left to do their shooting still to go.

That said with each turn you do rather feel the loss of dice most keenly.

You sir, win the Comisssiar hat of awesomeness for stating exactly how i feel about the "poor bloody infantry."

one lasgun is a joke, but 300 of them rapid firing? the jokes on you!

Space Marines - The awe inspiring badasses
Deamon Space Marines - Demented Psychopaths
Necrons - Emotionless killers