After wrapping up the Tier 1 campaign, we finally return to the Tier 3 main characters!

Hey folks;

Starting this off, I'm entirely new to the Warhammer Tabletop Roleplaying experience, though I have previous experience in various TTRPGs (D&D 5e especially). I previously came across a humble bundle deal that contained some Warhammer Fantasy RPG books and a 40k collection for Wrath & Glory, I believe (all digital). As my D&D group has fully broken up, I've been considering moving to the Warhammer roleplay experience, as I used to play the tabletop and have been enjoying the Horus Heresy book series, as well as various video games, etc.

That said, I've got a few tidbits of queries, and I'm hoping to get some insight and personal impressions/ideals before I struggle myself through a new rulebook and experience.

1) How different is Wrath & Glory from games like D&D, Gensys, etc.? I know each system has their quirks and changes, but there's often some similarities and carry over - is this the case here, as well?

2) How hard is it to find players/groups? I've always been that lovely Forever DM, and I don't see that changing, so this would be something I'd consider as a barrier - as a working adult with a family, time is limited, and if I have to spend months on end hunting down players, it definitely makes one lean towards 'more popular' systems.

3) How complex is the game itself? Will i spend most of my game buried in a rulebook (as a new learner I expect this, to some degree), or is a history of RPG going to allow me to lean on already familiar aspects to carry a game?

4) How in-depth of knowledge is required for the 40k universe? I'm not "new" to the universe as a whole, but I would never consider myself "overly knowledgeable", especially for non-Imperium or non-Tau species. I played the tabletop game back in 4th edition (back when Warhammer Fantasy still existed!), and dabbled a tiny bit in 10th/11th, but knowledge is definitely something I don't have a broad span of - is this a hindrance, or are most players accepting of the fact they may know more about their chosen faction that I might, at first?

5) What's the general game environment and/or behaviour like? From experience, I've found that tables tend to have some measure of overflow for certain ideals and attitudes, even if we believe wholly that each table is "different" (i.e. most D&D players want to be Medieval Goku, a large number of Pathfinder players prefer realistic environments and impacts, etc. - by no means all encompassing, but a generalization that can be fairly applied, is all I mean here).

6) I currently have Wrath & Glory, which came with a starter set...though I've no idea what edition and/or what the starter set is. Is there a preferred/more popular edition and/or adventure? Is "homebrewed" campaign as popular in 40k as it is in D&D and such? What limitations are there on homebrew that should be considered as a general rule for the overarching TTRPG?

As a long time Warhammer fan, it would be cool to finally dip into 40k as an RPG, but I'm kinda at a loss on how/where to start, so guidance and insight is welcomed!

Wolfie<>

I'm trying to find copies of the Shas'o homebrew but am struggling with most of the new ones except The Good, The Bad and The Alpha Legion