Welcome to Rage Against the Meta

Greetings and welcome everyone to Rage Against the Meta, a blog mostly dedicated to the Game Warhammer 40,000. That’s not to say I and eventually we will write about anything else gaming or hobby related. My name is Derek, I have been off and on in the 40k universe for over 20 years, I have written and maintained two other blogs, 40k Legions, and Anvil of War. Needless to say, I am no stranger to the blogging or 40k universes.

I wanted to continue where I left off in the previous chapter of my life, Anvil or War will reflect upon that. You have been warned there will be moments of young man angst and cringe worthy words. Alas, our past is what make us who we are today, so I have left that unedited and posted along with 40k legions. If you were a content contributor for either site and would like to continue writing please contact me! 

Reflecting back on who I was five years ago, I see a young competitive man who had no idea so many basic principles of games! Too many times would I be haunted by words I would say “My dice rolls suck” or “I shouldn’t say anything about my opponent’s strange habits, I’ll just save it for when I lose.” I was very focused on winning, but I had not put in the time to become a winner. To me it was all in good fun, but deep down if I lost I would stew over it and find a way to not lose again. Only to be met with defeat again and again, always changing list and finding a new thing to blame it on. Ultimately this would spew over into my own personal world. 

I packed up my life, put 40k on hold and moved to middle of nowhere Tennessee, to attend school and hopefully force myself to grow up. I focused on bettering myself not only as a gamer but as a person, forcing myself to learn new things and to become better at the things I already loved. I finished trade school with a certificate to fix giant industrial machinery, got me a big boy job, met the love of my life and was dropped eighth edition on my lap. Things have been great for me for the past 5 years.

Since 8th edition was released I have been revitalized both as a player and a hobbiest. I have grown to finally love painting and modeling, seriously if you don’t have a hobby pin and vice, get one and pin all the things! I will sprinkle all the painting and modeling I have done over the past year. However, I have not been playing as much as I would like to, but that will change as my cousin has gotten into the hobby and an overwhelming surge from Games Workshop. I can’t help but to feel that 40k is here, and it is here to stay forever boys and girls!

In conclusion, I am happy to be back doing something I love with a woman who loves it almost as she loves me. I am looking to post something on the blog at least once a day, it could be a in depth tactical article or just a simple look what I painted today, or a look I mowed my grass! A weekly post on specific days is something I am looking into doing, as always I am open to suggestions feel free to comment or email me! Again, thank you for reading and as always Stay Classy Wargamers!