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This out to get some interesting answers. Even though there's a few things some people do that tempt me go reach out and smack um, I'm gonna add my biggest and see if anyone else has my pet peeves.


For me, I detest when some insists you measure the distance from a weapon that obviously has range. I could see it the model was 40" away and the weapon has a 48 inch range. But when the target is 8 inches away and your asking if I'm sure that my las-cannon has range.,....that tics me off

I hate it when players betray the Emperor by siding with foul xenos. Bloody heretics.

 TheCustomLime wrote:
I hate it when players betray the Emperor by siding with foul xenos. Bloody heretics.

I hate it when people play Imperium armies and complain they don't have enough stuff. It also bug me when people play the Imperium.

Two pet peeves:

1. Dice shennanigans, which I do not tolerate.
2. Pouting when anything goes wrong for my opponent in a game, which I keep my mouth shut on.

1. Ask what army you're playing before writing up an army list...
If you *really* need to stroke your tiny little man dollies penis that much, go ahead and just take the win. I don't waste my time with an opponent who can only have a "good game" when they're allowed to list tailor.

2. Don't roll up/remove baggy clothing...
I'll admit that I'm a tiny wee lass and wear men's size M or L shirts. However, I do always try as best as possible to keep long sleeves rolled up or else tuck in my shirt to ensure my clothing won't cause any accidents.
Nothing's more frustrating when your up against an opponent who loves to lean across the table while wearing a portable tent and constantly causes models to tip over. Especially when you've got large models such as flyers or MC's near table edges!

3. The Greaseball...
When I can ring the grease out of an opponent's hair & clothes and fill the deep fryer at the nearby McDonald's, even I will gag and say 'dude, don't you dare touch my models or else!'

Players bringing unpainted models to games week after week really bugs me. I get that it's time consuming and expensive and whatever, but put some effort into the hobby. I'd like to see some progress over the course of a month.

I have a tendency to pull my tape measure out and let it go while thinking sometimes, that and completely forget things that had happened from before,even if they had just occured since I am thinking about 100 things at once, like dice rolls which seem cheaty and mundane rules. It doesn't help that I play foot guard. The guys at my store don't comment on it, now that i look back I see that it could have bothered them.

Now I have no opponents, and what bothers me is that I have none to play with. Get a lot of snickers about how I wasted so much money on this........

Most annoying thing to me, honestly, is not knowing rules, or thinking you know them, but you're wrong. Like, back in 6th edition, I was watching my friend play a League game. He was Orks, fighting against Eldar. The girl who was playing Eldar had the tip of her Wraithknight and Wraithlord's base touching a ruin, and said that she had a 4+ cover save. And, she wanted to argue to the bitter end that she was right.

Or like when Dave from Miniwargaming rolls for Dangerous Terrain for Bel'akor...like, really?

Experiment 626 wrote:
1. Ask what army you're playing before writing up an army list...

As an off-shoot from that one, I've never understood why people show up for a game without already having an army list written up.

If I am going somewhere for a game and don't have something pre-arranged, I'll have a few lists in my bag written up for the commonly played points limits. There's nothing worse than lining up a game and then having to sit around for half an hour waiting for the other guy to write a list.

Insaniak - Same here.
I have my pre-built list printed and with me.

Worsed case, i'll bring another unit or 2, but thats only to cover me if someone wants a slightly bigger game.

And even then i'll have a spare list for that.

 Dudecrap wrote:
I have a tendency to pull my tape measure out and let it go while thinking sometimes, that and completely forget things that had happened from before,even if they had just occured since I am thinking about 100 things at once, like dice rolls which seem cheaty and mundane rules. It doesn't help that I play foot guard. The guys at my store don't comment on it, now that i look back I see that it could have bothered them.

Now I have no opponents, and what bothers me is that I have none to play with. Get a lot of snickers about how I wasted so much money on this........

Wasted money to them maybe. But have you had fun with the hobby? Do you enjoy how your army looks? I don't get many games anymore due to life picking up for most players in the area, but I'm still slowly finishing up or improving my Orks. I get enjoyment out of em even without playing.


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 bubz wrote:
Players bringing unpainted models to games week after week really bugs me. I get that it's time consuming and expensive and whatever, but put some effort into the hobby. I'd like to see some progress over the course of a month.

I have a fellow at my game shop who has an entire Marine army that isn't painted. His reasoning is so his Marines can be whatever chapter he wants them to be each and every game. He played against my Orks and chose Crimson Fists I believe, then the next game he was running Iron Hands against another Marine player. Its cheesy and shows a lack of commitment to the hobby. One could argue he is allowed to do this, but if so, then why not just paint them a unique color scheme that isn't directly correlated to a specific chapter, that way you can say they are a sub chapter of whatever during every new game, and no one would care. Otherwise, it comes off as 'that guy'.

 insaniak wrote:

Experiment 626 wrote:
1. Ask what army you're playing before writing up an army list...

As an off-shoot from that one, I've never understood why people show up for a game without already having an army list written up.

If I am going somewhere for a game and don't have something pre-arranged, I'll have a few lists in my bag written up for the commonly played points limits. There's nothing worse than lining up a game and then having to sit around for half an hour waiting for the other guy to write a list.

Also had this happen to me countless times. It leaves a bad taste in my mouth. 40K games go on longer than I'd like at times. And having to wait even longer due to an opponent who isn't prepared is annoying. At least now I've got Smash 4 to busy me until he/she finishes making a list.

I have one opponent who always rolls the dice in a dice box at about chest level. He makes noises and faces as he rolls and then tells you how many hits he got. I Know longer tolerate that sort of thing, dice should be rolled in the open, with out any fast hands.

Amended my previous post

insaniak, my problem, is that I never know how many points I'm going to be playing nor what army I'm playing. When I can be playing anywhere from 500-2000 points of two different armies, and not knowing whether or not someone wants to play a competitive list or a casual list.

I've walked in where I've been asked to play a 500 point Tyranid list against someone just starting and then right after being asked to play an 1850 competitive Eldar list for a veteran wanting to get in practice prior to the tourney. I find it more practical to write the list on the spot then bring 32 different army lists to cover every possible scenario.

Of course, YMMV.

To answer the OP however:

 Ailaros wrote:
You know what really bugs me? When my opponent, before they show up at the FLGS smears themselves in peanut butter and then makes blood sacrifices to Ashterai by slitting the throat of three male chickens and then smears the spatter pattern into the peanut butter to engrave sacred symbols into their chest and upper arms.

I have a peanut allergy. It's really inconsiderate.

Actually one other guy really ticked me off. He was continuessly reaching down his pants to scratch his nuts. He reached over to hand me some models that were being removed, In asked him not to....I don't want my minis smelling like balls

Experiment 626 wrote:
1. Ask what army you're playing before writing up an army list...
If you *really* need to stroke your tiny little man dollies penis that much, go ahead and just take the win. I don't waste my time with an opponent who can only have a "good game" when they're allowed to list tailor.

2. Don't roll up/remove baggy clothing...
I'll admit that I'm a tiny wee lass and wear men's size M or L shirts. However, I do always try as best as possible to keep long sleeves rolled up or else tuck in my shirt to ensure my clothing won't cause any accidents.
Nothing's more frustrating when your up against an opponent who loves to lean across the table while wearing a portable tent and constantly causes models to tip over. Especially when you've got large models such as flyers or MC's near table edges!

3. The Greaseball...
When I can ring the grease out of an opponent's hair & clothes and fill the deep fryer at the nearby McDonald's, even I will gag and say 'dude, don't you dare touch my models or else!'

just gonna touch on this.

1) for list tailoring you can ask what an army is before a game and NOT tailor against them. unless ofcourse youd rather stomp them with a tank regiment cos they didnt bring AT guns. or they bring a melta list and run into orks. that kind of thing.

2) i am a big bloke, i ahh wear a portable tent as a shirt. its a knee length dress on my GF haha. i think your second complaint should be more directed at those who just dont take care of other peoples stuff..

3) i dont get this? who has clothes "dripping" in grease so that you could wring it out and fill a deep fryer? greasy hair happens but still....

my only gripes are:
those that dont wash enough and just smell... we all have encountered one.
and secondly as i did say above. people who take no care of other peoples models. as mine are all rather nicely painted i dont want someone who wipes a unit out to just scoop them up in a hand, i dont mind if people touch them, but take some serious care of it.

1. People bragging they beat someone over the head with their cheese list. Yeah, I'm all for friendly jabbing, but when you bring five fliers and he has no AA, did you really win?

2. People who roll dice out of sight. I try not to do this because I know how frustrating it is.

3.People who get upset anytime their model dies or they miss a shot. Yeah, he died, gak happens

 Happyjew wrote:
insaniak, my problem, is that I never know how many points I'm going to be playing nor what army I'm playing. When I can be playing anywhere from 500-2000 points of two different armies, and not knowing whether or not someone wants to play a competitive list or a casual list.

I've walked in where I've been asked to play a 500 point Tyranid list against someone just starting and then right after being asked to play an 1850 competitive Eldar list for a veteran wanting to get in practice prior to the tourney. I find it more practical to write the list on the spot then bring 32 different army lists to cover every possible scenario.

How often do you change your armies?

I used to carry a 750, 1500, 1750 and 2000 point list. If anyone wanted to play something different to that, it's a fairly quick affair to just hack a few points off one of those lists.

jreilly, Regarding number 3. Back in 5th edition, a buddy of mine was playing against an Ork player we kinda had to hang out with (we were friends with his then girlfriend). They were playing Planet Strike. Ork player was attacking, rolled Preliminary Bombardment (or whatever the feth it's called), did no damage to the bastions, and rage quit.

 insaniak wrote:

 Happyjew wrote:
insaniak, my problem, is that I never know how many points I'm going to be playing nor what army I'm playing. When I can be playing anywhere from 500-2000 points of two different armies, and not knowing whether or not someone wants to play a competitive list or a casual list.

I've walked in where I've been asked to play a 500 point Tyranid list against someone just starting and then right after being asked to play an 1850 competitive Eldar list for a veteran wanting to get in practice prior to the tourney. I find it more practical to write the list on the spot then bring 32 different army lists to cover every possible scenario.

How often do you change your armies?

I used to carry a 750, 1500, 1750 and 2000 point list. If anyone wanted to play something different to that, it's a fairly quick affair to just hack a few points off one of those lists.

i can say i dont think iv played the same list twice. but thats more because i have soooo many choices

Melevolence wrote:

 Dudecrap wrote:
I have a tendency to pull my tape measure out and let it go while thinking sometimes, that and completely forget things that had happened from before,even if they had just occured since I am thinking about 100 things at once, like dice rolls which seem cheaty and mundane rules. It doesn't help that I play foot guard. The guys at my store don't comment on it, now that i look back I see that it could have bothered them.

Now I have no opponents, and what bothers me is that I have none to play with. Get a lot of snickers about how I wasted so much money on this........

Wasted money to them maybe. But have you had fun with the hobby? Do you enjoy how your army looks? I don't get many games anymore due to life picking up for most players in the area, but I'm still slowly finishing up or improving my Orks. I get enjoyment out of em even without playing.

I've had fun, but i just dont have the motivation to paint anymore. It feels like I spend hours painting for nothing. Nobody plays around here and my FLGS is 20 min drive away, which me not driving yet is a great hassle to bug my parents to take me at least once or twice a month on their warhammer saturdays. I stick to video game because its what my friends play, but it just gets so dry and boring after so much of the same thing. I try to get friends in, but its just too damn expensive for our age group..........

Reading this thread made me realized I have probably annoyed a few guys, without evening knowing i was doing so......

 TheCustomLime wrote:
I hate it when players betray the Emperor by siding with foul xenos. Bloody heretics.

I agree. I dislike seeing the fluff contradicted, too much of a nerd.. Also dislike when people play to serious, it is all about having a good time!

Melevolence wrote:


I have a fellow at my game shop who has an entire Marine army that isn't painted. His reasoning is so his Marines can be whatever chapter he wants them to be each and every game. He played against my Orks and chose Crimson Fists I believe, then the next game he was running Iron Hands against another Marine player. Its cheesy and shows a lack of commitment to the hobby. One could argue he is allowed to do this, but if so, then why not just paint them a unique color scheme that isn't directly correlated to a specific chapter, that way you can say they are a sub chapter of whatever during every new game, and no one would care. Otherwise, it comes off as 'that guy'.

So he is "cheesy" because he doesn't paint his models, not because he chooses to play different chapters with the same models?

 jreilly89 wrote:

2. People who roll dice out of sight. I try not to do this because I know how frustrating it is.

A dice roll that the other player didn't see didn't happen!

Players who diss on others paint jobs, or insult others because they don't enjoy painting as much as they do.

Steelmage99 wrote:

Melevolence wrote:


I have a fellow at my game shop who has an entire Marine army that isn't painted. His reasoning is so his Marines can be whatever chapter he wants them to be each and every game. He played against my Orks and chose Crimson Fists I believe, then the next game he was running Iron Hands against another Marine player. Its cheesy and shows a lack of commitment to the hobby. One could argue he is allowed to do this, but if so, then why not just paint them a unique color scheme that isn't directly correlated to a specific chapter, that way you can say they are a sub chapter of whatever during every new game, and no one would care. Otherwise, it comes off as 'that guy'.

So he is "cheesy" because he doesn't paint his models, not because he chooses to play different chapters with the same models?

It's cheesy because he refuses to paint his models in order to gain advantages where he needs them. And I'm more than certain he changed Chapters from when we began to about halfway through the match. Though that is due to his gakky inability to write his list down proper so I know for certain what I'm facing. But he does that often, not just against me.

So, again. Cheesy for blatantly seeking to play the chapter that happens to have an edge over whatever enemy he might be facing that day, and refusing to pain for that sole reason. Again, he could paint them hot pink and they could be any chapter at any time. In this case, it goes hand in hand. But his reason for not painting is obvious bs and he is TFG.

I'm not calling every player doesn't paint cheesy. I'd be fine if he was just tinkering with different Chapters before he decided on what one to use. But considering he has been playing for years longer than I have. He's a douche for this.

 Happyjew wrote:
jreilly, Regarding number 3. Back in 5th edition, a buddy of mine was playing against an Ork player we kinda had to hang out with (we were friends with his then girlfriend). They were playing Planet Strike. Ork player was attacking, rolled Preliminary Bombardment (or whatever the feth it's called), did no damage to the bastions, and rage quit.

That's dumb. I feel like once you go through the trouble of setting up and deploying, rage quitting over one thing is silly.

Nothing says he can't paint them and still change chapters whenever.

 insaniak wrote:

Experiment 626 wrote:
1. Ask what army you're playing before writing up an army list...

As an off-shoot from that one, I've never understood why people show up for a game without already having an army list written up.

If I am going somewhere for a game and don't have something pre-arranged, I'll have a few lists in my bag written up for the commonly played points limits. There's nothing worse than lining up a game and then having to sit around for half an hour waiting for the other guy to write a list.

I have a binder with about 40 different lists for my Eldar. They range from 500 points all the way to 22,500 apocalypse lists.

My pet peeve is people who bring tournament netlists to every match. Sure I play Eldar but i have quite effective lists that have 0 wave serpents.

 pretre wrote:
Nothing says he can't paint them and still change chapters whenever.

and thats the truth of it.

i have on many occasions used thousand son cult troops as basic marines? is this against the rules? make the TFG for substituting one thing for another? or do they look a damn sight cooler than basic marines? i tend to think they do.

the color ones army is painted makes no difference on its rules. in the case of marines, as long as he doesnt have calgar leading anyone but ultramarines, etc etc then he is good.