Having seen the Fantasy formula, I’ve come up with a possible route for a 40k End Times to follow. Therefore, we speculate about how ideas might come about or what we’d do given control of a certain project. Of course, we as a community don’t have a line to GW HQ to tell them what to do or see what they’re up to. As a result, at least for the moment, I don’t envisage a 40k End Times series. I personally love the idea that my Astra Militarum army is the last line of defence for humanity against all the threats of the galaxy, and changing the fluff in any major way would put a few people off either getting into or staying in the hobby. Thirdly, and in my opinion most importantly, a lot of people like 40k because of the current background and setting. Personally I wouldn’t mind seeing a few races bite the dust, but I know there is still strong support for almost every faction and therefore vocal opposition to their destruction. Secondly, bringing about an ending for a galaxy is a lot harder than for a single world from a lore perspective, and the writers would have to tread carefully as a result. Despite all the doomsaying about player base dropping and a lack of fresh blood in the hobby, 40k is still far stronger than Fantasy has been for quite some time, meaning GW doesn’t need to “save” 40k or reboot it like Fantasy. Firstly, 40k isn’t in as bad shape as Fantasy was. On the other hand, there are reasons why I don’t believe we can expect a 40k End Times any time soon. Just like their counterparts in Fantasy, they would appeal to almost anyone in the community who played those factions, or even to those who simply want the best models for their collections.
Some of the greatest personalities in 40k could be brought to the table: the Silent King, Leman Russ and other Primarchs or a world-eating Tyranid biomorph to name but a few. All of these events will have to come to a head at some point, and I believe an End Times series would do this perfectly. the Great Waaagh! being built by Ghazghkull, the scale of the 13th Black Crusade and the innumerable number of Tyranids pouring in. Secondly, they’ve been hinting at a large escalation in conflict throughout various Codices e.g. A series like the End Times would give GW the chance to push the plot forward and update things a little. The last time anything major happened on a galactic scale was the coming of the Tyranids in 1993 when their first codex was released, and all the events since then haven’t been as major for the entire galaxy (the Black Crusades and the Wars for Armageddon are only localised to one little corner of space). So why would GW choose to do a 40k “End Times”? Well for starters, the universe and the lore behind it is starting to go a little bit like the Imperium: stagnant.
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