me_in_japan wrote:There's a long way and a short way to say this, so I'm going with short:
I have a lot of 40k stuff. I'd like to use it. I don't want to sell it. I enjoy playing games of 40k against all y'all. I also don't particularly want to have to re-learn an ever-so-slightly different ruleset for those who are suggesting using Nth edition*. Can we not just continue to play the current edition? We don't need to pay anything to do so (just ask BranStark) and just because there are uber killy formations doesn't need to change how we play at all.
GW are not actually stealing money from our pockets or forcing us at gunpoint to play a certain way. We choose what we spend and how we play. So why not just get on with it and enjoy it? In short, GW's antics can be safely ignored while we get on with playing 40k.
Definitely. Definitely.
Just be honest with what kind of game you are looking for. Takes away some of the mystery and surprise which in some ways makes for a more exciting game, but that is more and more necessary
to avoid a game that is not entertaining for both players. I have heard more and more of this kind of talk before games as the years have gone on, such as 'Hey, did you bring any flyers?', or 'So, what allies do you have?' or 'Wow, that is a lot of shooting?', 'Ok, so what does that unit do now?', 'I'm not sure I have anything that can hurt that.'...etc
Not saying that this didn't exit in the past, as I have only really played 40k since 6th edition, but I have definitely seen it increasing of late.
One thing that is a shame is the balance issue, which is always a swinging pendulum of course. But as Lovejoy said, if we get too many extremes and then request players not to use certain units or not to use certain rules etc, then things can become a wee...I don't know...difficult, sad, a pain in the bum, or whatever word best describes everyone's feeling