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There aren't enough threads about this right now. People aren't freaking out about December enough right now. People are wisely not waiting for Tyranids and other things to release.

I thought we needed yet another thread on the subject of tournament ban lists.

Here's what we're banning ... though this may change by January.

Tyranid Pyrovores
Ork Shokk Attack Guns
Flash Gits
Rough Riders
Codex: Dark Angels
Hades Autocannons
Digital Weapons

Added by player suggestions:
Forging narratives
Ogryns
Bloodletters
Vanguard Veterans
Nick Nanavati
Really really really big display boards
Grot squads larger than 10 man plus a single herder
vespid
howling banshees
ratlings
Old One Eye
Inquisitor Valeria
Nork Deddog
warptalons
"the tau flier thing"
Cryx
Any SW IC that is not a Rune Priest; Njal allowed with advance permission
Nick Nanavati drinking alcohol.
Any model or box set costing more than $40 GW MSRP.
Squats.
INAT FAQ.
Plastic Thunderhawks
"That autocannon leman russ"
Bretonnians
Corbulo is not banned, but his FNP only works on a 4+
Ratlings
Grenade Launchers/Sniper Rifles in C:IG units
Vendettas without the full Lascannon loadout
Valkyries
Yarrick
Waffen SS
Special Weapon teams
Banewolves
Heavy Bolter/ML HWT
Heavy Bolter Devastators
Heavy Bolters besides on vehicles
Land Raiders in general
Regular Terminators
Legendary Pokemon
Baneblades
Creed
Deathstrike Missile Launchers
Australian Players
Kanye
Pyromancy
Mandrakes
Daemonhosts
Powers from the Pyromancy Discipline (the other one)
Eversor Assasin
Brotherhood Champions
Brother Captian Stern
Blood ClawsTzeentch Chariot
Flayed ones
Triarch Praetorians
Looted Wagons
Axe hair products
Rippers
Sky-Slashers
Blood Angel captains
Harpies
Venomthropes
Shrikes
Churchy bluegrass
World of Warcraft
Using the skip level secret pipe cheat on super mario brothers
John Parsons, for adding an actually serious post about Tyranid psychic powers to this thread
GT Entry Fees (losing money is apt penance for making changes to the game)
Ban this guy
Dice
Tournament Organizers
Time clocks
Your opponent
Comfortable footwear
Misspelling peoples' names
"Competative"
Sarge's upcoming double revenant titan list
Any possible game update where a sober Pajamapants is possible
Deathwing launchers
Personal hygiene
Women

More TBD

I was thinking of putting up a poll also.

I would like to add to this list:
Orgyns
Bloodletters
Vanguard Veterans

Exalted!

I think the reign of terror Orks has enacted upon the tournament scene needs to be stopped.

Fine I wasn't going anyway! I'm too cool!

How about these?


Grot squads larger than 10 man plus a single herder
vespid
howling banshees
ratlings
Old One Eye
Inquisitor Valeria
Nork Deddog
warptalons

How am I doing?

I would like to also pledge support to this idea, I think the community has went about banning to fix the game all wrong, let's ban all of the things that suck to ensure that players must bring a reasonably good list.

Hand holding for the future!

thanatos67 wrote:
How about these?


Grot squads larger than 10 man plus a single herder
vespid
howling banshees
ratlings
Old One Eye
Inquisitor Valeria
Nork Deddog
warptalons

How am I doing?

These are all excellent suggestions I'm not sure how my internal playtest group missed them. Added.

thanatos67 wrote:
How about these?


Grot squads larger than 10 man plus a single herder
vespid
howling banshees
ratlings
Old One Eye
Inquisitor Valeria
Nork Deddog
warptalons

How am I doing?

Awful, Valeria is not in the new supplement, she doesn't even exist anymore!

Is this serous or sarcasm?

 Frazzled wrote:
Is this serous or sarcasm?

These bans will affect the NOVA Open 2014 (Labor Day 2014) until the end of December 2013. Especially the ban of Nick Nanavati and Cryx.

I have to give credit where credit is due. Quite a funny.

Here's some additional suggested bans.

Nick Nanavati drinking alcohol. (DAMN - someone beat me too it.)
Any model or box set costing more than $40 GW MSRP.
Squats.
INAT FAQ.

It is long overdue. I'm so sick of being blasted off the table by those spammy Vespid builds.

Why Tau players won't play the fluffy Riptide centric builds is beyond me.

 Inquisitor_Malice wrote:
I have to give credit where credit is due. Quite a funny.

Here's some additional suggested bans.

Nick Nanavati drinking alcohol.
Any model or box set costing more than $40 GW MSRP.
Squats.
INAT FAQ.

I forgot about that alternate Nick Nanavati build. Edits added. I mean we forgot. We being my massive group of awesome playtesters.

What GW supplement is Nick Nanavati from? More importantly, how much will the digital download cost?

 Inquisitor_Malice wrote:
I have to give credit where credit is due. Quite a funny.

Here's some additional suggested bans.

Nick Nanavati drinking alcohol.
Any model or box set costing more than $40 GW MSRP.
Squats.
INAT FAQ.

Well by banning nick we covered all possible situations that may arise.

We test our rules, unlike some designers..

Added: Plastic Thunderhawks

 Kirasu wrote:
What GW supplement is Nick Nanavati from? More importantly, how much will the digital download cost?

The digital download will be free, except for the impending jail time because it covers artwork from his 2008-2012 tournament seasons, which will land you in the lock up for its illicit underage content.

 Kirasu wrote:
What GW supplement is Nick Nanavati from? More importantly, how much will the digital download cost?

He is a brown boy that is the destroyer of Targets models, and usually the most drunk person at every gt

May I make a few suggestions?

Ratlings
Grenade Launchers/Sniper Rifles in C:IG units
Vendettas without the full Lascannon loadout
Valkyries
Yarrick
Waffen SS
Special Weapon teams
Banewolves
Heavy Bolter/ML HWT
Heavy Bolter Devastators
Heavy Bolters besides on vehicles
Land Raiders in general
Regular Terminators
Legendary Pokemon
Baneblades
Creed
Deathstrike Missile Launchers
Australian Players

Best thread ever.

 TheCustomLime wrote:
May I make a few suggestions?

Ratlings
Grenade Launchers/Sniper Rifles in C:IG units
Vendettas without the full Lascannon loadout
Valkyries
Yarrick
Waffen SS
Special Weapon teams
Banewolves
Heavy Bolter/ML HWT
Heavy Bolter Devastators
Heavy Bolters besides on vehicles
Land Raiders in general
Regular Terminators
Legendary Pokemon
Baneblades
Creed
Deathstrike Missile Launchers
Australian Players

While some of these are already banned, thus showing me you need to learn how to read (I recommend: http://www.amazon.com/Great-books-children-learning-read/lm/R31CHUA67G7D9I), your other suggestions are pretty amazing.

I am going to add these to the master list, and I don't think the duplication is going to hurt anybody.

 TheCustomLime wrote:
May I make a few suggestions?

Ratlings
Grenade Launchers/Sniper Rifles in C:IG units
Vendettas without the full Lascannon loadout
Valkyries
Yarrick
Waffen SS
Special Weapon teams
Banewolves
Heavy Bolter/ML HWT
Heavy Bolter Devastators
Heavy Bolters besides on vehicles
Land Raiders in general
Regular Terminators
Legendary Pokemon
Baneblades
Creed
Deathstrike Missile Launchers
Australian Players

I hate when people use legendarys in battles and think they are awsome, thats just like using sleep...go home

 pretre wrote:
Best thread ever.

I am glad you like our comp system Petre. It was long overdue. I want you all to know though it appears many of these are being added on the whims of individuals they are all being extensively playtested before I add them to the main post.

Mandrakes
Daemonhosts
Powers from the Pyromancy Discipline
Eversor Assasin
Brotherhood Champions
Brother Captian Stern
Blood ClawsTzeentch Chariot
Flayed ones
Triarch Praetorians
Looted Wagons

Self Painted armies -pro painted only please

MVBrandt wrote:

 pretre wrote:
Best thread ever.

I am glad you like our comp system Petre. It was long overdue.

I hate to say it but comp only moves the target. Now all the players who were bringing Pyro-star are just going to have to play Horm-Star and there won't be the counter of Rough Riders to stop them. You're only making it worse!!!

Why dont i see Mandrakes on this list?

 pretre wrote:

MVBrandt wrote:

 pretre wrote:
Best thread ever.

I am glad you like our comp system Petre. It was long overdue.

I hate to say it but comp only moves the target. Now all the players who were bringing Pyro-star are just going to have to play Horm-Star and there won't be the counter of Rough Riders to stop them. You're only making it worse!!!

That is ridiculous. I banned rough riders too already. I mean we banned them, these have been playtested and talked about by lots and lots of people so you know they're perfect.

 krootman. wrote:

 TheCustomLime wrote:
May I make a few suggestions?

Ratlings
Grenade Launchers/Sniper Rifles in C:IG units
Vendettas without the full Lascannon loadout
Valkyries
Yarrick
Waffen SS
Special Weapon teams
Banewolves
Heavy Bolter/ML HWT
Heavy Bolter Devastators
Heavy Bolters besides on vehicles
Land Raiders in general
Regular Terminators
Legendary Pokemon
Baneblades
Creed
Deathstrike Missile Launchers
Australian Players

I hate when people use legendarys in battles and think they are awsome, thats just like using sleep...go home

I know! I went up against a guy fielding Ho-Oh and Lugia together against my Vendetta spam army. My army was gone before deployment! Those units shouldn't even be allies of convienance!

NaterdaySaint wrote:
Why dont i see Mandrakes on this list?

YOU'RE RIGHT! HOW DID WE MISS IT? Edited.

Hey I suggested that alreay, they are way broken and need a nerf.