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It's a social hobby.

I don't need to prove anything anymore, so I can just have fun in my "me" time..

It's all important, but painting is the nuts and bolts of it for me. I gotta paint.

I like going to the Hobby shop and getting to talk to people and playing the game's.

Other since its a combo of two. Painting and playing friendly fun games are both the best part of it for me. Painting is relaxing and good army theory time, and a fully painted army makes games more fun.

i like painting some of the models, i love gaming, but most of all, i like converting!

You missed the converting option lego
For me, i enjoy converting and sculpting models alot more than anything else, allthough, painting now seems to get annoying after so long (need a new colour scheme)

For me it would have to be a tie between painting and collecting. Both of which I often enjoy more than the game itself.

I love to get together with my friends and have a few games, we always have a good time no matter who wins.

Painting for me so.... there.

I was voter #666!

I voted other because I like converting more than anything else.

To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women!

I'd have to say that for me, as well as the group I play with, it's mostly the social aspect. Often times, we won't even finish the games we start due to the amount of alcohol that is ingested before/during the game.

Where's the 'All of the above' option? I love every aspect of gaming. That's why I do it. However, IMO, the most important part to me would be a tie between the social life and playing the actual game. Mainly just because the two go hand-in-hand.

Where's the 'All of the above' option? I love every aspect of gaming. That's why I do it. However, IMO, the most important part to me would be a tie between the social life and playing the actual game. Mainly just because the two go hand-in-hand.

Where's the 'All of the above' option? I love every aspect of gaming. That's why I do it. However, IMO, the most important part to me would be a tie between the social life and playing the actual game. Mainly just because the two go hand-in-hand.

I like all aspects of the hobby, but painting is the one that wins out.

I chose 'Social Life', as I really love that I can spend time Painting and Modelling alone, but it all pays off when I attend my Club. Usually, whenever you unpack something that people haven't spotted before, they show a positive interest and give you feedback, and praise, for the work you've put in! I love that aspect of Hobbying! I also enjoy generally having a laugh whilst Gaming; there's always a good discussion flying about the room - always!

I chose other, for me it's the time spent between games, surfing tacticas or making counter strategies to armies after games. that matters the most. I spend the large majority of my time (related to this hobby) just doing this. I also find it to be far more involving than the games themselves.(although I still love to play)

When I was younger, it was all about the games. Then it developed into the painting, but Now I just seem to be a plastic junkie, and need a fix of 1980s 1st gen eldar every so often.

Playing the game.
I actually dislike painting almost as much as I dislike playing with unpainted models.

The social part is obviously good as well, or we would not be here posting about it.

Its always been the gaming aspect for me. The game itself is what first attracted me. The social aspect is nice too as get to me people with similar interests. The painting modeling is just a necessary evil to me.

I'd probably go with "planning" as my write-in. I like painting, modeling, and scratchbuilding, but I have ten times as many projects slowly formulating into legitimate ideas as I do on my work table, and I there are half a dozen of those in various stages of completion (most of which have been in the same state for an embarrassingly long time). I like playing, but I have only a handful of games under my belt, while I have hours upon hours spent thinking "Man, it'll be awesome when it's a bit more convenient and I can actually get in at least a few games every month."

At the rate I go, if I didn't like the planning, I'd never really have picked up the hobby. Too many irons in the fire to devote myself 100% to 40K, but I somehow manage to feel involved, even if I don't touch anything related to it for a few weeks.

I enjoy the collecting and painting. I mostly tend to just buy models from different armies that look cool.

I am a collector by heart! But playing would be a close second

For me, its about getting together with my fellow gamers and enjoying the game together!
Playing the game and painting come in a close second!

I'm saying painting primarily because this year I've been in the middle of butt f- nowhere most of the time and painting helps keep me sane...ish.

For me it's having fun and making friends, as well as making cool models.

Other for me, I like the gaming and the background (making my own up as well as reading official stuff) and the modelling to an extent, but I abhore painting.

Its a toss up between playing and painting/modelling for me, but the latter wins. I have taken long breaks from playing but always come back because of the painting