What is holding back your wargaming most?

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**legoburner**

What single thing holds back your wargaming more than anything else?

**LunaHound**

Location ... i havnt gamed much after my LGS closed down :<

**Iboshi2**

Money for sure at the moment. If I had more work, I'd have more money, but then I'd have less time for the hobby.

**darkprincewilson**

Combination of time and lack of money. This leads to lack of interest.

**Boss Salvage**

Time time time. I remember when it was money, but warhammer is actually small potatoes compared to other hobbies with faster payoffs ...

*points to motorcycle in garage, getting ready for Eternal Winter here in the Frozen North*

- Salvage

**Cryonicleech**

Cash, for now.

Normally I would tend to buy whatever I needed whenever I had money, but as I plan on starting a new army, I've been hoarding my greens like Khorne hoards his skulls.

**thegreatcow**

For me it'd be lack of painting skill. I get frustrated really easily and also impressed very easily. It drives me bonkers that my attempts at painting look pretty bad so I'm loathe to try again for a couple of weeks until I get the nerve to start again. That'd be the main thing affecting me I'd say.

**warpcrafter**

First, irritation with the rules and codexes that I've used armies for so far. Second, money.

**Major Malfunction**

Boss_Salvage wrote:Time time time. I remember when it was money, but warhammer is actually small potatoes compared to other hobbies with faster payoffs ...
*points to motorcycle in garage, getting ready for Eternal Winter here in the Frozen North*
- Salvage

Truth. My track bike hasn't seen the race track once this year and my street bike has only been out a handful of times, only once in the twisties.

Of course rainy days make for great 40K days so I've been doing more of that this year. Now if only I didn't have to work.

**Horst**

Money... college is sucking it all away from me!

that said, I haven't bought any models for like 9 months, and I have enough money squirreled away for 40k I can start a new army....

/looks at tau

**Dedrith**

Nothing is holding me back, I am free to pursue all of my Wargaming goals!

**Schmapdi**

It's complicated - lack of interest/people for actual gaming. But for painting (which I am interested in) it's lack of skill and to a lesser extent money.

**Tek**

Two of my main opponents just moved to London. It's not like they're a million miles away, but my IG buddy is in the army, so he's not back too often either.

My only other opponent plays Eldar so (for some reason) he's not keen fighting my army -which is also Eldar.
My plan is to build an IG army to ply him with, but money and space are real issues. Especially money; what with rent etc. going up and me taking a paycut at work, it's a bit of a drawback.

That said, I've got tons to paint but I just haven't been motivated lately.

**Deff Dread red Edition**

I would wargame more but I am held back by a few factors,the biggest being a lack of any other interested people,the closest game store is a 2 hour drive into Johburg and I can't take that much traffic.The second factor being,it is close to the end of the year,most people of very busy and don't have time to game.

**Dexy**

My hold back is time, what with girlfriend/work/friends and then cleaning of appartment and that, I have only been to my FLGS once in 3 months. This week I have only painted 4 marines to tabletop standard!

**Gorechild**

the fact i don't want hundreds of unpainted mini's..cuz i know what i'm like. its more fun to make somthing and play with it than spend a week solid painting to get it done

**iker**

Time, time, time... Where has my time gone?
First were the studies, then was the work and in between the social life, mixed with some years working in foreign countries and now the new (and hope for a long time) house.
So I started the hobby 10 years ago, left apart for a while, then came again, off again and I'm in the third strike which I hope will last forever.
All combined with friends that don't like the hobby and tempting me to other vices. At least my girlfriend thinks that minis are nice...

**Alkasyn**

@Iker: At least you can count on her

Location is holding me back - for the next couple of months I'll be on student exchange in a different country.

**Neith**

I'm currently unemployed, so money is the big issue for me. Finding work at the moment is really difficult, and is proving problematic. I do have money coming in, but I can't afford to blow it all on 40k, unfortunately.

**gretar**

I voted other , becouse there are miltiable things

4hours of school a day( along with1-2hours of homework) , i dont exaclty have all the money i need for more minis etc. , lack of shops and there is a lack of people(on my location that is , there are loads compared to how few live in this country)

So almost all options i guess

**Flashman**

Time!

Get married and the most precious resource of all just disappears. So far this week we have been to see two groups of her friends and one of mine, leaving me one evening where I managed to get some trimming done.

**Lint**

I'm working 60+ hours a week now, so about the only thing I have energy for is thinking about gaming and lurking dakka.

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that being said, working my ass off is better than standing in a bread line

**oni**

Time.

My time is not my own.

**Great Unclean One**

Money, hell, I wish I had more!

**zombie78**

Store. No stores around me any more since our LGS closed

**Warlord Imp**

I am about 30 mins away from a good hobby store where I can play and enjoy the people that hang out there. So, it is location. If there was one about 5-10 mins away, I would be there every night after work (wife allowing of course)...

**Freddie Gibbs**

the only GW store in the country im living in is in copenhagen and i live all the way in the other side of sjælland (i dont know the english name) and it takes around 2< hours to get there and theres a lack of LGS in denmark + it costs around 105 dkk/12,5 £/2,71 dollers.

denmark sucks then its come to GW.

Mu

People, I don't know any players and feel far too old to play at my local GW.

**ShadowAngel159**

Time is the biggest issue for me.... or lack of it.
Money's not a huge deal, but my parents limit my 40k spending.
And lack of people. all three lead to a lack of interest

**Grot Boss**

Money!I don't know about you but here in italy the minis costs some good money,like 30 euros for a box,and of course you need several boxews for a unit.It's the perfect crime!