Still Alive?

[Myrmidon]

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 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 prices of the Minis I just couldn't find the the return on the effort invested to be worth it. Anyone played the 8th / latest edition 40K rules, and are they decently 'enjoyable' without excessive 'flavor of the month' malarkey or is that still the case with 8th as well? I can't even say I'm really interested in the 'New' Necromunda since I haven't seen anything truly revolutionary there either.

Myr -WTF are the Grammar Nazis now?!?- midon

[rgmw.l...@googlemail.com]

coincidentally I'm currently painting my first GW models in I don't know how long :- a new partworks magazine launched last week in the UK and I picked up 10 "chainrasps" and 3 sequiutors for age of sigmar for £2.99 (about 3.50 usd) which seemed to good to miss.(never done any AOS previously).
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 :-) !
Still check in here once a week though, been here so long it's rediculous!
Cheers
Dave
[Rgmw]largie

[Seamus]

On January 11th, 2020 Myrmidon <nagin...@gmail.com> popped his head in
and asked:

> Hello!

Hi, Myr! Been a while!

> Curious if any / how many of the old 'Regs' are still here?

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'll get round to sorting out my Orks at some point.

I've got a few non-GW projects in thhe wings, but I've mentioned them
before (Konflikt '47 and Kings of War, primarily).

--
"Did you just replace my sergeant's internal organs with a bloody screaming
grot?"
-Attributed to Commissar Velt of the XLIII Steel Legion,
Second War for Armageddon

[Glassboy]

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.

[Tim Albers]

Am 11.01.2020 um 21:16 schrieb Myrmidon:
> WTF are the Grammar Nazis now

Here!

--
SunDancer
All your squigs are belongz to me!
[TAG] Fairy & [POLL]-Enforcer
https://blog.der-boese-metaller.de

[Myrmidon]

On Sunday, January 12, 2020 at 7:05:11 AM UTC-5, rgmw.l...@googlemail.com wrote:
> coincidentally I'm currently painting my first GW models in I don't know how long

The only thing I've even considered picking up is some of the Necromunda stuff and an Ambull model and I haven't done either.

> 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"

Nice. While I like WWII war games - on that front I've mainly been playing 'Heroes of Normandie' by Devil Pig Games - it's got great graphics of top down units and I don't have to paint a damn thing.

> 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" .

I have way to damn many board games (like 200+ and a lot of expansions for said games).

> 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? ;)

[Myrmidon]

On Sunday, January 12, 2020 at 3:15:20 PM UTC-5, Seamus wrote:
> 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.

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?

[Myrmidon]

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!

[Myrmidon]

On Sunday, January 12, 2020 at 3:21:36 PM UTC-5, Glassboy wrote:
> 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 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.

[Tim Albers]

Nein! Impossibru!

[Glassboy]

Dragon Rampant is written by Dan Mersey and is published by Osprey and is part of a family of games that include Dragon Rampant, Lion Rampant, Pikeman's Lament and The Men Who Would Be Kings. You can basically play from ancients through to WWI as well as fantasy.

If you like to have a bottle or wine (or two) and laugh with your friends while getting to use any miniature in your collection, Dragon Rampant is the game for you. If you get a chance to have a game, don't let your opponent convince you to change the activation mechanism or the 3" unit separation rules. They're there for a reason and there are solid reasons (tactical) for them.

I haven't had a chance to play Gates of Antares yet, but it seems it and Warlords of Erehwon and Bolt Action are fundamentally sound games. Alessio Cavatore and Rick Priestley know what they're doing. I've talked to a few people who have played a lot and the problem doesn't seem to be the games or the minis but the fact that too many people have played 40K or WFB and are now essentially retarded (you see this with Dragon Rampant).

Mostly my problem is that I have four kids with the little one just about to turn two, so it's hard to coordinate a time with my mates when we can give a new game the attention it deserves. Plus we started two D&D 5e campaigns.

[rgmw.l...@googlemail.com]

<snip>

>> 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 !" :-) .

[Seamus]

On Monday, January 13, 2020 at 9:20:21AM, Myrmidon wrote:
> If you ever get them done / posted let me know. I haven't checked 8th
> Edition out, but 6th & 7th were a dumpster fire.

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).

> > 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?

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.

--
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

[Seamus]

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! :)]

[Desert Lurker]

On Saturday, January 11, 2020 at 3:17:01 PM UTC-5, Myrmidon wrote:
> Hello!
<snip>
I've played more 8th than any other edition evar! There are good parts and bad parts. Kill team is an amazing game, to me the best version of the 8th rules. But I can see it being hard to implement at 100 modles a side. They decided that weapon arcs are boring so you can shoot all your guns from you taillight.
Characters can't be targeted unless closest. This one is all about aura bubbles.

FAQs are quarterly and codex updates are 6 weeks after release.(oi! we didn't know this obviously broken thing is broken.)

Conflict 47 is a tiny 28mm intimation of DUST 1947 1/48 scale..
USA is getting the conquest partworks thing, I'll get them for my store in April. (If my store is still open)

There is also Gundamhammer 40K which is 1/144 Gunpla and 40K8
Also playing D&D. The new Marvel minis game. Trying to get back into Dropzone and Robotech.

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.

I follow along from google groups. It's so dead that the spam bots don't even bother.

Joe (Joes Garage Games and comics suwanee GA) Boster

[Blackheart]

So yeah. I'm (unfortunately) still around and living.

I still play current GW stuff and find it mostly enjoyable. It is, like all hobby stuff, what you make of it and dependent on who you keep around. I've remodeled my basement into a full club basement with my hobby table set up in one part and the back half as a dedicated game room with two full tables.

I also game with an "Oldhammer" group that plays Rogue Trader, lots of board games (someone just backed the Kickstarter for Return To The Dark Tower), Specialist Games and whatever. We're having a weekend party at a friends big ass place later this month.

New Necromunda is pretty true to the old game, but they have managed to not break it yet will the bullshit that was "Outlanders". I have it. It's fine.

Just finished painting several Blood Bowl teams.

War Cry is nice.

I've painted a ton of Epic scale Orks.

40K is as flavor of the month as you let it be. Chaos Marines are actually almost playable now. Almost.

On Saturday, January 11, 2020 at 3:17:01 PM UTC-5, Myrmidon wrote:

[Glassboy]

On Thursday, 16 January 2020 06:02:44 UTC+13, Desert Lurker wrote:
> 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.

Why use your iPhone. There are patreons producing space marines so sexy that even I feel an urge to paint them, and I don't think there's anything I hate painting more than a GW space marine.

[Erik Setzer]

On Saturday, January 11, 2020 at 3:17:01 PM UTC-5, Myrmidon wrote:
> Hello!

<snippy snip>

Hola! I suppose even as more of a "villain" role (at least for some time), I'm still kind of an "old reg."

Currently moved on to other hobbies. It's not that the game systems are bad, more the economic model feels more exploitative than ever, especially as I see things like them doing multiple book "campaigns" that require $150 for a few extra rules and some bad fluff, or pushing Space Marines to all be larger so they can phase out their most popular army. Still annoyed about them blowing up WFB, which of course they walked back after seeing how many people are succeeding with the IP and proving it can make money when you're not expecting an investment of hundreds of dollars just to get into it.

A GW store opened up really close to me, walking distance of the place I was renting for a few years but still very close to where I live now (no longer renting, because a mortgage and condo association are actually cheaper). Met a lot of cool folks there. Ended up getting into other games with them. Had a weekly RPG campaign (D&D and Call of Cthulhu rotating) at my place for a good long time, dried up temporarily at the end of December as one guy moved up north and another got deployed to Japan for a while. So we're on the lookout for new players. But we all kind of moved on from GW to cheaper tabletop games (except the guy who moved on to reenacting and turning that into a career working at local parks). Still, I have fond memories of closing up the shop and heading over to a restaurant to spend hours drinking and talking.

I liked Warhammer Underworlds, but it's gotten to a point that they're already "rotating out" warbands, so you might find your investment obsolete. Sure, it's just $60 for a starter box and $35 for a warband, but still annoying to see it rendered obsolete (though MtG players know the feeling). If you have friends who don't care about that concept, though, all good. (It's also being turned into a computer game.) The Warhammer Quest games are nice, but not cheap.

But I've got a solid backlog of models to paint, especially now I'm getting into RPG models. And since my dad passed, I got handed all the stuff he had that was never assembled, so craploads more to work on.

Oh... not game-related, but the Contrast paints aren't bad. Have to be careful with them, but you can effectively paint models quickly with them. Very handy for large units, or for hordes of monsters in a board game or for an RPG.

> Myr -WTF are the Grammar Nazis now?!?- midon

Grammar Alt-Righters?

On to a more off-topic couple of notes (OT being a staple of RGMW, though I regret to inform no homopyronecrobestiality here)...

Few years ago I found a couple cats. Wanted to name them after Mass Effect characters. Thought they were girls, so went with Ash (Ashley) and Mir (Miranda). Turns out the one was a boy, so I changed Mir to Myr. I will neither confirm nor deny that the name was inspired by your handle.

On a more personal note, but related to the issue of old school RGMW and my place in it... Meeting those people at the local GW helped a lot. Back in ye olden days, I was a horrible little shit who parroted too much of his father's awful views, including homophobic bullshit. One of the gamers at the story felt safe enough around me to "come out" to me before the others, and I've had some interesting trips to the local LGBT club thanks to meeting him and another guy (who's pan). Helped show that I wasn't really that awful person I acted as, but I'm never going to pretend I didn't say awful things or excuse them. I'm just glad that the attempts at "conditioning" didn't stick. I suppose some credit also goes to some peeps here, especially the ones who showed tolerance over time (even if through a number of sighs and gritted teeth). I might have been raked over the coals a lot, but I probably deserved a lot of it, and I'm grateful that it was an experience that helped me learn.

And also, helped set my sense of humor so I'm a horrible person to play Cards Against Humanity with. Bless you all for being the right awful buggers you are, I love your sick and twisted attitudes.

- Erik

[Erik Setzer]

On Monday, January 13, 2020 at 9:20:21 AM UTC-5, Myrmidon wrote:
> 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 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 based on what they produce, which could make some old models obsolete. It's not helped by them going cheaper on model production by producing monopose models without options (and yet feeling that deserves a bump to $35-$40 for infantry character models).

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 the game 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

[Desert Lurker]

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 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.

GW expects the average customer to spend 60 bucks a month. So if that's not you, then you are not the target audience.

[rgmw.l...@googlemail.com]

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

[Myrmidon]

Nice. I have zero musical talent. A good friend of mine has several including a nice Fender and a Gibson.

Myr -They call me "Butter-fingers" on the base- midon

[Myrmidon]

On Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at 7:02:47 PM UTC-5, Seamus wrote:
> 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).
>

That was a long time ago my friend. And I do miss those days.

> 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).
>

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. I'm creating my own setting for the rules, and trying to keep a
> moderate collection between Undead, Humans, Dwarves and Orcs.
>

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.

Myr -What is this 'Sig File' you speak of?- midon

[Myrmidon]

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.

Myr -Who me old? Never! (Ok, maybe...)- midon

[Seamus]

On January 19th, 2020 at 10:18am EST Myrmidon <nagin...@gmail.com>

wrote:

>> 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.

It was, indeed. It surprised me to see they've added a Community section
to their website these 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.

That is perfectly understandable, given the inherent craft-addiction the
modelling portion of the hobby causes- with the tendency to hoard random
scraps that you just know you'll find a use for.

>> 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.

I agree that FFG did a great job with GW's IP, though the WHFRPG 3rd Ed
rules were... A mess?

It didn't diminish the quality of their 40K products.

--
Still, it's a good deal if you want to pay GBP 50 for a Steam Tank with
the firepower output of a really angry crossbowman.
-rec.games.miniatures.warhammer Outtakes, 2011 [OP not found]

[Seamus]

On Sunday, January 19th 2020 at 10:21am EST Myrmidon <nagin...@gmail.com>
wrote:

>> [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...

I've kept my archive on Google Docs for easy access.
Though sometimes when I try to find the original post for an outtake on
Google Groups I come up blank...

> 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 admit it, I've never really gotten over my 2nd ed autocannon fetish.
-rec.games.miniatures.warhammer Outtakes, Doctor Rock, 01/19/2010

[rgmw.l...@googlemail.com]

>> 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. :)

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

[Seamus]

On Sunday January 19th, 2020 at 2:17pm EST rgmw.l...@googlemail.com
whistfully replied:

>
> 2002 ? You noob !!!!!! I've been here since it was "Deja news" when we
> were still playing 40k second edition.

I remember perusing the group around '01 or so, and I've read posts as
early as '98 while scouring for older hobby info.

I was definitely around when Fat Bloke asked if perhaps we were in the
wrong hobby, and saw the ensuing firestorm.

> Think my first posting was offering to buy a load of 1st edition orks off
> "Asmodeus" who went on to become Big Al.

-Who then eventually became Doctor Rock, IIRC?

> By 2002 i think we had started a Counterstrike clan and planned a RGMW
> chapter of our own. :-)

That was definitely a thing. I also recall the rules for Aussies and the
like.

> Cheers
>
> Dave
> [Rgmw]largie

Cheers!

[rgmw.l...@googlemail.com]

Christ the whole "Wrong hobby" was possibly the worst thing a GW employee thing could have posted, fact it was the editor of White Dwarf made it even better :-) !

Hard to believe now just how busy the group was in the olden days !

Dave
[RGMw]largie

[Glassboy]

On Monday, 20 January 2020 04:21:43 UTC+13, Myrmidon wrote:
> I'll have to dig through and see if I can still find my old collection of out-takes...

https://rgmw.blogspot.com/

[Glassboy]

On Monday, 20 January 2020 05:34:11 UTC+13, Seamus wrote:

> Donovan's still doing well, I miss the others; Sprange has his own
> Wikipedia entry, but the last bit of news dates from 2011.

This is what Sprange has been up to https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/spqr

[Erik Setzer]

On Saturday, January 18, 2020 at 11:30:36 AM UTC-5, Desert Lurker wrote:

> 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 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.

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, just points) 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.

> 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, 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.

Maybe not a coincidence that I really cemented that feeling about the time I started paying a mortgage...

- Erik

[Erik Setzer]

I'll keep that in mind. I'm not as high on the idea of "traveling the world" as a lot of people I know, but I'd love to take a couple weeks or so to tour the isles on the other side of the pond. Which, of course, would have to end every night with a stop at a pub.

Incidentally, I have to say I did a great disservice to Guinness with how I once described it (albeit not as myself, but never mind that). I actually like it, though I'm not sure I could properly describe it. Stout's become a favorite of mine, though definitely not something you order at an American football match before December in this city. Stout does not go well with 90F+ temps and high humidity. Winter time, it's perfect. Also have to tip my hat to the mad lads who age stout in whiskey casks.

Lager's good, but real lager, not most of the American brands of piss water.

- Erik

[Desert Lurker]

Well at least the points are all off in thier own book. The points are always up to date on battle-scribe anyway.

Even as a stockist I find SOB prices a bit silly and it has hurt their sales. Plus some of the models are almost at the point of parody.

MYR- Kings of war is Mantic not FFG. The 40K stuff at FFG wasn't selling anyway so when GW came in to extend the licence for more $$... Of course now the entire RPG section has been sacked over at FFG.

[Insane Ranter]

HEY YOU GUYS!!!!!

[Desert Lurker]

On Monday, March 16, 2020 at 11:47:45 PM UTC-4, Insane Ranter wrote:
> HEY YOU GUYS!!!!!

not dead yet!

[Insane Ranter]

LONG LIVE THE SQUATS!

[Annie Worroll]

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.

[Seamus]

Annie Worroll <anniet...@gmail.com> stepped through the door:

> 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.

Good on ya, Annie! I remember your deadname, I belive.

> 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.

Indeed, and if you've already got an army or two it's hard to say when the
particular theme you've buit is invalidated by the next update/edition.

Are there any other games you've been collecting for. or playing?

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[Annie Worroll]

> 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.

[Erik Setzer]

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, 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.

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 deal with judgmental pricks. (Yes, 18-21 year old twats who parrot their father's -phobic/-ist attitudes included.)

- Erik

[Desert Lurker]

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 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 prices of the Minis I just couldn't find the the return on the effort invested to be worth it. Anyone played the 8th / latest edition 40K rules, and are they decently 'enjoyable' without excessive 'flavor of the month' malarkey or is that still the case with 8th as well? I can't even say I'm really interested in the 'New' Necromunda since I haven't seen anything truly revolutionary there either.

>
> 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

[Blackheart]

I'm 100% WFH and painting more stuff than ever while ignoring all of the dumbass rightwing idiots and their pro-plague rallies.

[Insane Ranter]

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.

[Myrmidon]

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

[Myrmidon]

On Friday, May 1, 2020 at 2:48:44 PM UTC-4, Desert Lurker wrote:

Sorry to hear you've ended up closing up shop. But it's understandable under the present circumstances. You doing any gaming? I'm playing way to much Borderlands 3 and itching to get together with friends for more RPG / board games, but that doesn't seem likely any time soon sadly.

Myr -Buy muh shiz or I'll punch out your bird!- midon

[Myrmidon]

[Myrmidon]

On Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at 6:36:58 AM UTC-4, Blackheart wrote:

> 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.

Myr -I have so many unpainted minis I'll live forever!- midon

[Tim Albers]

Am 15.05.2020 um 03:20 schrieb Myrmidon:
> What? Painting your minis?!? Unpossible! I blame Tim Albers for being a horrible influence on you.

Hey, stop now... I've got used to be told WW II is my fault and as the
resident German here I'm ok with that but everybody does hobby on his
own! If you want to blame someone, blame GW. ;)

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[Erik Setzer]

On Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 9:20:13 PM UTC-4, Myrmidon wrote:

> Myr -I have so many unpainted minis I'll live forever!- midon

Between the ones I already had and inheriting all the stuff of my dad's that managed to survive the last house fire, I'm pretty sure I'll get to witness the sun overtaking the earth.

Honestly part of the reason I'm happy with Contrast is it gives me more incentive to do a lot of models I'd be less inclined to put serious effort into... but each batch I complete shaves time off my life.

- Erik

[Erik Setzer]

On Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 9:13:27 PM UTC-4, Myrmidon wrote:

> 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

I need to pull my copy off the shelf and give it a go. Looks interesting, feels like Mordheim kind of game, complete with campaigns. I think there's been a new edition but likely not much has changed. The core book is like $20-$25 or your local equivalent, and you can use any models you have that would fit, so pretty affordable, especially for people who already have solid collections.

- Erik

[Insane Ranter]

On Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 9:13:27 PM UTC-4, Myrmidon wrote:

Seems like just wizards?

[Insane Ranter]

On Friday, May 1, 2020 at 2:48:44 PM UTC-4, Desert Lurker wrote:

Closed closed? or just till it all blows over?