Hello!playing a ton of board games since I've amassed a sizeable collection. Anyone still painting / playing GW stuff or have you all moved on to other hobbies. Between the 'Meh to downright awful' tier rules for 40K 6th & 7th and the absolutely bonkers
Curious if any / how many of the old 'Regs' are still here? I haven't played a game of 40K since 5th edition (i.e. in nearly a decade,) so all my stuff is in storage. Mostly these days I'm running a campaign of the 'Mutant: Year Zero' RPG and
Myr -WTF are the Grammar Nazis now?!?- midon
Hello!
Curious if any / how many of the old 'Regs' are still here?
WTF are the Grammar Nazis now
I'm still checking this group from time to time, and on the GW front I'm
just getting back round to my modified 40K 4th Edition rules (twin-linked works as it did in 2nd, grenades are thrown weapons), and writing
background on a Raven Guard successor chapter.
I've got a few non-GW projects in thhe wings, but I've mentioned them
before (Konflikt '47 and Kings of War, primarily).
coincidentally I'm currently painting my first GW models in I don't know how long
Other than that, modelling wise I'm gradually finishing a selection of 1/72 battle of Britain aircraft and some 15mm Flames of War / "Tanks Modern Age"
Boardgame wise I run an occasional night after work where we're playing quite a bit of " Concordia " and if I can get the numbers "Shadows over Camelot" .
Mainly though, I picked a Gibson SG for a stupidly cheap price on a black Friday deal which I put through a 15w Laney valve amp which cheers me up no end :-) !
Here!
I'm playing Dragon Rampant with my Fantasy Battle miniatures, and trying to get more RT miniatures - which are 28mm - to use for Gates of Antares.
On Monday, January 13, 2020 at 12:36:35 AM UTC-5, Tim Albers wrote:
Here!
I don't want to alarm you, but someone has hacked your blog and redone the entire thing... (pause for Germanic effect) IN GERMAN! There's even <gasp!> a picture of Munchkin 40K with a bunch of German text. The Horror!
On Sunday, January 12, 2020 at 3:21:36 PM UTC-5, Glassboy wrote:thing I've even considered is 'Gaslands' and 'Gaslands Refueled' by Osprey Games which is sort of a Mad Max / Post Apocalypse style car wars game using any sort of small toy car and terrain.
I'm playing Dragon Rampant with my Fantasy Battle miniatures, and trying to get more RT miniatures - which are 28mm - to use for Gates of Antares.
Not familiar with Dragon Rampart - who makes / publishes that rules set? And how is Gates of Antares? I haven't seen much of it since its initial release, but I haven't really been doing much research into minis games in quite a while. Most recent
Mainly though, I picked a Gibson SG for a stupidly cheap price on a black Friday deal which I put through a 15w Laney valve amp which cheers me up no end :-) !
Nice! Does your guitar gently weep? ;)
If you ever get them done / posted let me know. I haven't checked 8th Edition out, but 6th & 7th were a dumpster fire.
I've got a few non-GW projects in thhe wings, but I've mentioned them before (Konflikt '47 and Kings of War, primarily).
How are those? And is FFG still supporting Kings of War?
14,000 POINTS?!? Holy Jebus! They don't have 'Gifts of Chaos',
they've got the entire 'Bloomingdales of Chaos'. -rec.games.miniatures.warhammer Outtakes, circa August 2009
Hello!<snip>
Plastic Sisters of battle exisit! the end is Nigh! Dup'ing minis has gone to the next lever with sub 200USD resin printers and iPhone as your 3d scanner.
Hello!playing a ton of board games since I've amassed a sizeable collection. Anyone still painting / playing GW stuff or have you all moved on to other hobbies. Between the 'Meh to downright awful' tier rules for 40K 6th & 7th and the absolutely bonkers
Curious if any / how many of the old 'Regs' are still here? I haven't played a game of 40K since 5th edition (i.e. in nearly a decade,) so all my stuff is in storage. Mostly these days I'm running a campaign of the 'Mutant: Year Zero' RPG and
Myr -WTF are the Grammar Nazis now?!?- midon
Hello!
Myr -WTF are the Grammar Nazis now?!?- midon
I haven't checked 8th Edition out, but 6th & 7th were a dumpster fire.
On Monday, January 13, 2020 at 9:20:21 AM UTC-5, Myrmidon wrote:carrying a library or having to buy updated books than in prior editions. Made a little worse by their modern insistence on only producing rules for things they make models for, so some units disappeared, and some models and units have different options
I haven't checked 8th Edition out, but 6th & 7th were a dumpster fire.
As a core rule set, 8th Edition isn't bad. Its main problem is that they're already redoing codices, and keep releasing mini-updates for armies in campaign books (where one "campaign" might have three or more books), so it's becoming a worse mess of
But, like with much of the hobby, it depends on who you play with. Some folks will be fine using proxies, or using older versions of books, or rolling with downloaded copies (especially as the annual Chapter Approved tends to act as a "patch" for thegame with points changes for balance... a nice concept, but having to pay for said "patch" each year and carry it around is a bit odd).
- Erik
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Mainly though, I picked a Gibson SG for a stupidly cheap price on a black Friday deal which I put through a 15w Laney valve amp which cheers me up no end :-) !
Nice! Does your guitar gently weep? ;)
She weeps, screams, murmurs, burbles, but the bottom line is, "ain't nuthin' rocks like an SG !" :-) .
Yeah, looking back I thought the end of 3rd and 4th editions were decent (when the GW site still maintained hobby support and the Black Gobbo).
Konflikt '47 is a dieselpunk WW2 setting based on Bolt Action rules, and it looks great. I'm collecting Germans and Brits, with a small Soviet force (counterintuitive to Stalin's doctrine, sure).
Kings of War is from Mantic, and they've just released the 3rd Edition rules. I'm creating my own setting for the rules, and trying to keep a moderate collection between Undead, Humans, Dwarves and Orcs.
On Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at 7:02:47PM UTC-5, Seamus flubbed:
14,000 POINTS?!? Holy Jebus! They don't have 'Gifts of Chaos',
they've got the entire 'Bloomingdales of Chaos'. -rec.games.miniatures.warhammer Outtakes, circa August 2009
[Scratch that- this was December 2006- and it was yours, Myr! :)]
Yeah, looking back I thought the end of 3rd and 4th editions were
decent
That was a long time ago my friend. And I do miss those days.
Bolt Action definitely has some following in my area. Sadly any of
the FLGS that carry that sort of thing are 45 minutes to an hour drive
time away. And I've long since stopped encouraging any of my friends
to play games that involve collecting - particularly minis.
Kings of War is from Mantic, and they've just released the 3rd
Edition rules.
Oh, I knew that was going to be the end of FFG's relation with GW when
that hit the market. Which is a shame because I like FFG's 'Forbidden
Stars' board game based on 40K and really wanted the expansion with
the Nids, IG, and others that was in the works but killed when they
parted ways with GW. FFG did a really nice job with the various 40K
based RPGs as well. The books were well laid out, had well designed
rules (which ruled out retards like Gav Fuckin' Thorpe and Cruddace)
and were made of quality materials. It's a wonder that GW allowed
that to go one for as long as it did considering it demonstrated what
was possible if people with competence and skill got involved with the
GW I.P.
[Scratch that- this was December 2006- and it was yours, Myr! :)]
I'll have to dig through and see if I can still find my old collection
of out-takes...
It's hard to believe we've been knocking around this place for the
better part of 2 decades. I have to admit, I do wonder what folks
like Big Al, D, RTM, Fog, Incrdble, Daniel, and some of the others are
up to these days.
2002 ? You noob !!!!!! I've been here since it was "Deja news" when we
were still playing 40k second edition.
Think my first posting was offering to buy a load of 1st edition orks off "Asmodeus" who went on to become Big Al.
By 2002 i think we had started a Counterstrike clan and planned a RGMW chapter of our own. :-)
Cheers
Dave
[Rgmw]largie
It's hard to believe we've been knocking around this place for the
better part of 2 decades. I have to admit, I do wonder what folks
like Big Al, D, RTM, Fog, Incrdble, Daniel, and some of the others are
up to these days.
I think my earliest post was from late 2002, and it took a while >before I >realized I could be considered a 'reg'- I think it was after I made >the >Outtakes list for the second time. :)
Donovan's still doing well, I miss the others; Sprange has his own
Wikipedia entry, but the last bit of news dates from 2011.
I'll have to dig through and see if I can still find my old collection of out-takes...
Definitely changed for the better Erik :- if you ever find yourself in South Wales I'd happily buy you a pint. :-)
Cheers
Dave
[RGMW]largie
To be fair, the patch, Chapter Approved, is something fans have been complaining about for decades. The response and tweaking of rules and point values and FAQs has never been faster. They Still can't right rules correctly the first time. But at leastthese days they try a harder. Also no book is Essential as all they rules are in battlescribe and the core rules are free In any case Chapter Appvved is 80% new missions and 20% points update/new rules.
GW expects the average customer to spend 60 bucks a month. So if that's not you, then you are not the target audience.
On Saturday, January 18, 2020 at 11:30:36 AM UTC-5, Desert Lurker wrote:least these days they try a harder. Also no book is Essential as all they rules are in battlescribe and the core rules are free In any case Chapter Appvved is 80% new missions and 20% points update/new rules.
To be fair, the patch, Chapter Approved, is something fans have been complaining about for decades. The response and tweaking of rules and point values and FAQs has never been faster. They Still can't right rules correctly the first time. But at
I appreciate the updated points and stuff, as it shows they're working to keep balance through the system as they add new stuff. I just wish that at least that part was a downloadable PDF. Heck, a master PDF with up-to-date points (no rules, justpoints) would be the best. You still have to buy the codex, but you can at least stay up-to-date without spending more.
The other stuff is usual CA stuff. I like that stuff. Wish there were a few more experimental things like ye olden days CA, but hey, at least it's something.except from competitors), I'd probably do it. But when that $60 can't even get you a squad and a character these days, things are just out of range.
GW expects the average customer to spend 60 bucks a month. So if that's not you, then you are not the target audience.
I stopped being the target audience because I couldn't find $60 worth of product that felt *worth* $60. Freaking base squad of Battle Sisters is now $60. Madness. If I could get two squads at $30 each still (not going to expect $20 squads anymore,
Maybe not a coincidence that I really cemented that feeling about the time I started paying a mortgage...
- Erik
HEY YOU GUYS!!!!!
On Monday, March 16, 2020 at 11:47:45 PM UTC-4, Insane Ranter wrote:
HEY YOU GUYS!!!!!
not dead yet!
Still alive. Used to go by George Worroll(and for a bit Captain
Farrell) back in the day, that was an entire gender ago. Way happier
these days.
As for 40k, I haven't played in years, every once in a while
I kick around the idea of starting up again and then I remember
how much it costs.
Short transcription: We're both old.
Are there any other games you've been collecting for. or playing?
Are there any other games you've been collecting for. or playing?
Just DnD 5e and Pathfinder, intermittently. Need a more regular group.
I do paint a few miniautres for those.
Hello!playing a ton of board games since I've amassed a sizeable collection. Anyone still painting / playing GW stuff or have you all moved on to other hobbies. Between the 'Meh to downright awful' tier rules for 40K 6th & 7th and the absolutely bonkers
Curious if any / how many of the old 'Regs' are still here? I haven't played a game of 40K since 5th edition (i.e. in nearly a decade,) so all my stuff is in storage. Mostly these days I'm running a campaign of the 'Mutant: Year Zero' RPG and
Myr -WTF are the Grammar Nazis now?!?- midon
On Saturday, January 11, 2020 at 3:17:01 PM UTC-5, Myrmidon wrote:playing a ton of board games since I've amassed a sizeable collection. Anyone still painting / playing GW stuff or have you all moved on to other hobbies. Between the 'Meh to downright awful' tier rules for 40K 6th & 7th and the absolutely bonkers
Hello!
Curious if any / how many of the old 'Regs' are still here? I haven't played a game of 40K since 5th edition (i.e. in nearly a decade,) so all my stuff is in storage. Mostly these days I'm running a campaign of the 'Mutant: Year Zero' RPG and
Myr -WTF are the Grammar Nazis now?!?- midon
Covid19 chyeck in. I'm still nurgling free. But the Store Joes Garage is no more. Every where I turn i see more white dwarfs. Building Plasitc sisters. Which is expensive even at wholesale.
Joe -in case anyone cares- Boster
On Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 4:34:40 PM UTC-4, Annie Worroll wrote:
Are there any other games you've been collecting for. or playing?
and another got stationed in Japan for a while). But that's a way to look for other players... if you happen to have a GW store or FLGS near you, might help.Just DnD 5e and Pathfinder, intermittently. Need a more regular group.
I do paint a few miniautres for those.
Honestly what most of my GW figures are being used for these days, and what's determining what I get and paint. Mantic had a nice sale with 10% off Mega-Armies so snagged a couple at $135 each, but went with ones that would see use in RPGs.
There's a lot of online tools available to play remotely with people, so that might help you in finding a group. I try to remember not to take for granted that I got lucky when my fellow GW players turned into an RPG group (until one moved for college,
The name (well, old name) sounds familiar... but that might be my odd nostalgia for this group kicking in. If you're happier as who you are these days, that's all that matters. Fuck anyone who doesn't approve. Life's too short and stressful to dealwith judgmental pricks. (Yes, 18-21 year old twats who parrot their father's -phobic/-ist attitudes included.)
- Erik
On Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 6:54:14 PM UTC-4, Erik Setzer wrote:
On Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 4:34:40 PM UTC-4, Annie Worroll wrote:
Are there any other games you've been collecting for. or playing?
college, and another got stationed in Japan for a while). But that's a way to look for other players... if you happen to have a GW store or FLGS near you, might help.Just DnD 5e and Pathfinder, intermittently. Need a more regular group. I do paint a few miniautres for those.
Honestly what most of my GW figures are being used for these days, and what's determining what I get and paint. Mantic had a nice sale with 10% off Mega-Armies so snagged a couple at $135 each, but went with ones that would see use in RPGs.
There's a lot of online tools available to play remotely with people, so that might help you in finding a group. I try to remember not to take for granted that I got lucky when my fellow GW players turned into an RPG group (until one moved for
deal with judgmental pricks. (Yes, 18-21 year old twats who parrot their father's -phobic/-ist attitudes included.)The name (well, old name) sounds familiar... but that might be my odd nostalgia for this group kicking in. If you're happier as who you are these days, that's all that matters. Fuck anyone who doesn't approve. Life's too short and stressful to
- Erik
I just use my old WFB miniatures and play Saga: Age of Magic with them. Have all the rules I'll ever need and can mix and match miniatures lines if I want.
I'm 100% WFH and painting more stuff than ever while ignoring all of the dumbass rightwing idiots and their pro-plague rallies.
On Friday, May 1, 2020 at 2:48:44 PM UTC-4, Desert Lurker wrote:playing a ton of board games since I've amassed a sizeable collection. Anyone still painting / playing GW stuff or have you all moved on to other hobbies. Between the 'Meh to downright awful' tier rules for 40K 6th & 7th and the absolutely bonkers
On Saturday, January 11, 2020 at 3:17:01 PM UTC-5, Myrmidon wrote:
Hello!
Curious if any / how many of the old 'Regs' are still here? I haven't played a game of 40K since 5th edition (i.e. in nearly a decade,) so all my stuff is in storage. Mostly these days I'm running a campaign of the 'Mutant: Year Zero' RPG and
Myr -WTF are the Grammar Nazis now?!?- midon
Covid19 chyeck in. I'm still nurgling free. But the Store Joes Garage is no more. Every where I turn i see more white dwarfs. Building Plasitc sisters. Which is expensive even at wholesale.
Joe -in case anyone cares- Boster
On Saturday, January 11, 2020 at 3:17:01 PM UTC-5, Myrmidon wrote:playing a ton of board games since I've amassed a sizeable collection. Anyone still painting / playing GW stuff or have you all moved on to other hobbies. Between the 'Meh to downright awful' tier rules for 40K 6th & 7th and the absolutely bonkers
Hello!
Curious if any / how many of the old 'Regs' are still here? I haven't played a game of 40K since 5th edition (i.e. in nearly a decade,) so all my stuff is in storage. Mostly these days I'm running a campaign of the 'Mutant: Year Zero' RPG and
Myr -WTF are the Grammar Nazis now?!?- midon
Covid19 chyeck in. I'm still nurgling free. But the Store Joes Garage is no more. Every where I turn i see more white dwarfs. Building Plasitc sisters. Which is expensive even at wholesale.
Joe -in case anyone cares- Boster
I'm 100% WFH and painting more stuff than ever while ignoring all of the dumbass rightwing idiots and their pro-plague rallies.
What? Painting your minis?!? Unpossible! I blame Tim Albers for being a horrible influence on you.
Have you checked out Frosthaven? I haven't tried it out myself, but I keep seeing it crop up when people are asking about good skirmish level minis games that don't cost an arm & a leg to get into.
Myr -that' old bastard- midon
Myr -I have so many unpainted minis I'll live forever!- midon
On Saturday, January 11, 2020 at 3:17:01 PM UTC-5, Myrmidon wrote:playing a ton of board games since I've amassed a sizeable collection. Anyone still painting / playing GW stuff or have you all moved on to other hobbies. Between the 'Meh to downright awful' tier rules for 40K 6th & 7th and the absolutely bonkers
Hello!
Curious if any / how many of the old 'Regs' are still here? I haven't played a game of 40K since 5th edition (i.e. in nearly a decade,) so all my stuff is in storage. Mostly these days I'm running a campaign of the 'Mutant: Year Zero' RPG and
Myr -WTF are the Grammar Nazis now?!?- midon
Covid19 chyeck in. I'm still nurgling free. But the Store Joes Garage is no more. Every where I turn i see more white dwarfs. Building Plasitc sisters. Which is expensive even at wholesale.
Joe -in case anyone cares- Boster
On Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 7:49:11 PM UTC-4, Insane Ranter wrote:
On Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 6:54:14 PM UTC-4, Erik Setzer wrote:
On Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 4:34:40 PM UTC-4, Annie Worroll wrote:
Are there any other games you've been collecting for. or playing?
college, and another got stationed in Japan for a while). But that's a way to look for other players... if you happen to have a GW store or FLGS near you, might help.Just DnD 5e and Pathfinder, intermittently. Need a more regular group.
I do paint a few miniautres for those.
Honestly what most of my GW figures are being used for these days, and what's determining what I get and paint. Mantic had a nice sale with 10% off Mega-Armies so snagged a couple at $135 each, but went with ones that would see use in RPGs.
There's a lot of online tools available to play remotely with people, so that might help you in finding a group. I try to remember not to take for granted that I got lucky when my fellow GW players turned into an RPG group (until one moved for
deal with judgmental pricks. (Yes, 18-21 year old twats who parrot their father's -phobic/-ist attitudes included.)The name (well, old name) sounds familiar... but that might be my odd nostalgia for this group kicking in. If you're happier as who you are these days, that's all that matters. Fuck anyone who doesn't approve. Life's too short and stressful to
- Erik
I just use my old WFB miniatures and play Saga: Age of Magic with them. Have all the rules I'll ever need and can mix and match miniatures lines if I want.
Have you checked out Frosthaven? I haven't tried it out myself, but I keep seeing it crop up when people are asking about good skirmish level minis games that don't cost an arm & a leg to get into.
Myr -that' old bastard- midon
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