What is the worst experience you have ever had at games workshop or local gaming store?

The worst thing that has ever happened to me was i had just bought a pro-painted mini off ebay and i was putting some
personal touches on it and i got up to go watch a big game going on at a table
and when i came back there was black paint spilled all over my model.
Hence i will never by a pro-painted mini ever again.


but that was the games workshop in Richmond VA,now i have to go to fairfax which is four hours away but it is a much better store(even though it has the same owner.)

jetjetex wrote:Hence i will never by a pro-painted mini ever again.

This reminds me of my friend who ate a rare-cooked burger, got food poisoning, and blamed it on the lettuce instead of the bloody chunk of half-raw meat. The lesson I would draw from this is, "don't leave pro-painted minis unattended on a painting table in a store where there are sweaty nerds bumping into each other.

My first and only visit. My friend and I travelled 45 minutes to the closest store. We were pretty psyched up for what was supposed to be a good trip. According to the white Dwarf they would allow free help and painting. Well when we got there the paints were put away.Ok, no big deal. So we decided to play a game, it worked out alright. It was when the new IG codex was out. They wouldn't let me see the store copy, the red shirt let his friend see the codex. Then to top it off the Red Shirt was eating nachos, I brought a little snack bag of popcorn and was told "no." Suffice to say it was horrible. We called up the Customer Service and told them the whole thing. Last time I checked that man no longer worked at the Games Workshop.

I had a pretty miserable experience a few months ago. I've just started playing small tourneys and events for WHFB, and I was psyched for the "North American Tournament" and talked to the local GW manager about it. We talked several times since there are a few stores in the area that I could play at. We only had 3 of us signed up for the local store, so he called a friend earlier in the week to be an opponent for me, and it was all set.

Three of us showed up with well painted armies... the friend had an army that was falling apart and with some unpainted models. It was skaven, and some units he just piled onto a movement tray. His trays were larger than needed, so he often moved them saying that he "meant for them to be here". He got upset when I charged the flank of a unit, saying I should have warned him when he moved it.

He also mopped the floor with my army (figuratively speaking), only I found out on the last turn that he took an illeagal list.

I was bummed because I'd been talking to the manager about it for a few weeks, and would have much rather played the game at another store than have him line up this opponent for me...

I haven't been back to the store since then, although I think it's been long enough that I might give it another try. I don't know, I'd rather go to a store that plans out their events and pulls them off well.

By contrast, my best gaming experience so far has been the tournament at mikhaila's store. Aces all the way! I'll definitely be attending more events there in the future, despite the drive.

I myself am just not fond of the GW retailers. They are not personal enough, half of them know little about the hobby. I mean they know the basics. The painting and modeling, Forget about it. Im well acquainted to the owners at 3 of the independent retailers here and i just go there. There i can at least discuss things outside of the new releases.

I was a Blackshirt for two years. *shudder*

WITCH......Burn him!

I have not really had any bad experiences at any of the local GW/gaming stores, except maybe for the one time a sweaty Michael Moore lookalike neckbearded behemoth walked in without a shirt on.

I haven't had bad experiences in mi city's GWS. But I had one with my FLGS: they closed :(

My Games Workshop is awesome. The manager knows a lot about Warhammer 40k, same with any of the three red shirts you see there. They even sometimes come into the store when they aren't working to play games. One of the redshirts is even going to play a game with me and my dad soon. They are great at painting, and to top it off, there is one guy who goes there who knows a lot about tactics.

once a 6 foot 4 inch tall man who prolly weighed atlest 370 lbs, had a ratty neck beard and was missing teeth approached me and said "I just bought new ogres for my list! game? game? game?"

it was one of the funniest/scariest things i had ever seen...

TBD wrote:I have not really had any bad experiences at any of the local GW/gaming stores, except maybe for the one time a sweaty Michael Moore lookalike neckbearded behemoth walked in without a shirt on.

SwanCo wrote:once a 6 foot 4 inch tall man who prolly weighed atlest 370 lbs, had a ratty neck beard and was missing teeth approached me and said "I just bought new ogres for my list! game? game? game?"

it was one of the funniest/scariest things i had ever seen...

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA

I have the fortune to say the negative experiences are very much outweighed by the postive experiences. I've enjoyed many years of happy gaming. But there are a few experiences in stores i've not enjoyed.

GW Cherry Hill~ I previously had a 75% converted 40K ork army including over 30 Mega Armored nobs converted from terminators. Each model was personalized and represented a space marine chapter he'd taken terminator armor from. I loved the models, took me a entire summer to convert them. I used all 30 1x in a mega battle. On a lunch break from the Mega battle I return to find that 15 were stolen off the table of the mega battle. To say I was pissed would be an under statement. I know that its on the gamers, not the store, but I was blown away that they'd be stolen as in the shop that day was all the regulars that i'd know for over 5 years. I packed up and left. I also never got the models back, but years later found out who took them. Was a 16 year old high school player who was a GT gamer who i'd help build his list for Gamesday.

I packed up and left. I also never got the models back, but years later found out who took them. Was a 16 year old high school player who was a GT gamer who i'd help build his list for Gamesday.

Ok, you have to tell me the name at some point, just so I can make sure if he ever comes in, I can have the inquisition watch him.

I've only been to two GW stores since I started collecting in '88. Neither were bad experiences, but both were let downs. I was psyched up to drive 3 hours to my Mecca (exagerate much?). I was all amped up as I walked into the mall and found the store front. Then I walked in and was let down by the fact that there was nothing in the store that I couldn't get off the shelf at my FLGS. I gave GW another GW a shot thinking one of the stores in NYC HAS to have a good inventory. I was let down again and have decided to NEVER use a GW retail outlet until they offer product that I can't get elsewhere (Direct/ Forgeworld).

My worse experience was when 5 of my Grey Knights were stolen from me. I had just finish painting them, left them at the store to get a quick drink since I knew almost everyone there. When I came back they were gone.

I had just picked up a box of Killa Kans, only to find once I got home that the box only contained "Empty Sprues", looked to have all the parts already clipped out & the bases and instuction sheet were missing too!

I immediatly went back there and got it switched for another "Complete" Killa Kan kit!

Balance restored!

Glendale, CA -

I tried to enter a LoTR painting contest when the first box of heroes came out.

Brought my figures and was ignored by the manager/ event coordinator until he had a chance to present the prizes to his friends. There was no way that he could have missed seeing what I was carrying or that I was there for the contest. Trying to be objective, I think I would have taken second place but never got the chance to enter them.

Alderwood Mall, WA -

I have called in twice now to ask if they had something. Once was for the new Space Hulk, once for the Tyranids codex. When I drove out there, I was told that the copy they had was the store copy and they had no more stock. Like I would have been asking to just come and see the things instead of wanting to buy them?

It's more the atmosphere when i go into the shops. One of my latest experiences, i was just running by for an ogre kingdoms codex.

First the guy took forever to ring me up trying to get my to buy the starter box for ogres, I told him i wasnt interested that i just wanted the codex and already had 2 fantasy armies at over 3000 points and was just getting the codex for now. He tried again saying that it was a great deal and explaining what was in it, i again told him no.

He then went off on a tangent asking if i played 40k, i said no that i wasnt really interested, and fantasy already took up most of my free time. He then said i should play a trial game with him to see if i liked the feel of it. Told him i wasnt interested and just wanted the codex. He said just let me show you how it works, you might like it.

Then i walked out of the store, without getting what i had came for.

I understand trying to get people into the game, but when someone walks in, goes straight to what they are after then straight to checkout, they obviously know what they want...

I played for awhile at LGS #1, and then I stopped because the people were obnoxious. Once I started getting back into the hobby, I go to LGS #2 which is run by a guy who, unbeknownst to me is in something just shy of a blood feud with the owner of LGS #1.

I walk into LGS #2 for the first time and once it's made known that I used to play at LGS #1, the manager of the store accuses me of being a spy for LGS #1, and that I'm trying to steal his customers back to the other store.

The absolute most bizzare experience I ever had walking into a store of ANY sort, much less a gaming place.

Otherwise all of the rest of my worst experiences all involved other players being jerks, not anything in particular.

Ah, poor blue shirts. Upsell like crazy and face the disgust of the paying public... or lose your job.

I just roll with upselling. It takes no effort whatsoever to say no thanks and said firmly enough, should bring their efforts to a swift close.

Kudos to the blue shirt in GW Oxford Street today. He asked what I was in for. I said I was killing time. We talked Skaven for a bit (discussing the merits or otherwise of Grey Seers without a Bell) and then he left me alone to browse through the Beastmen army book which I hadn't read yet.

I've never really had a bad experience in GW and I've been going for 30 odd years. I've never played or modelled there though. Maybe this is where the problems start?

EDIT - 20 odd years, not 30

I haven't had a bad experience in my GW (glasgow), I dont go often but everytime I go in the boys are friendly and helpful, they usually shout hello to you when you come in.

There is one guy who I love, I asked him about the new Dark elves around the time they where set to come out and he talked to me for ages about them, showed me his copy of the new codex, some of the new model figures. It was how a staff member should be.

When I was younger, about 16 I entered a small competition and got slaughtered off everyone. But they where real helpful, a fellow dark elf player even showed me tactics and strategies to use. Only negative thing was how badly I lost to wood elves, 1 guy 40 shots, another guy and everyone gets 5+ ward save...oh the times when they where broken.

So i was working at my Flgs, and a customer came in and wanted something.

Worst experience ever: The Screaming SMurf Kid of Terror
Being a kid myself, I may not be the most mature, but I can keep my cool ESCPECIALLY when I'm playing a game. Not this kid.
We play a scenario where we have about 10+ people bring down 500 pts of whatever and kill the crap out of eachother (love that phrase)
I bring down 10 Vanguard with as many power weapon guys as I can and put it in heroic intervention.
He brings a dev squad with a captain. O.o
I proceed to drop them down within murdering range of his devs and he begins throwing a giant fit and ends up with one of my vanguard being hurled at me and his mom dragging him to the car.
yeah that was probably the worst experience, although I have to say it was my only bad one.
Sighs,
Mr. Self Destruct

The most bizarre experience I ever had at a GW store was when they still did the anniversary 24 or 48 hour events. They were always interesting around 6 AM when people gt tired and start loosing their brain to mouth filters. Some stupid jokes are made (IE, Canadian shock troops, taliban desert raiders), when suddenly, out of nowhere, a redshirt starts ranting at length about how awesome porn with space wolves and sisters of battle would be. That was strange.

I dont have an local GW stores. But both of my FLGS stores are very kick ass. The worst is a group of about 30 D&D players who show up once a month, take most of the tables, all the chairs, and stink/heat up the gaming room all day.

I did have a pack of dice stolen from me at an ard boyz. And a rulebook when I started, but I think that was an accident. Overall our store is good about stuff. I have no problems leaving my armies around while going to go get lunch and expecting to see them back there.

Once a month? How inconsiderate.

Howard A Treesong wrote:Once a month? How inconsiderate.

Lol nice one.
But yeah man surely you can give up your tables for the poor fellas, once a month and you still want to ruin there fun.

I played for awhile at LGS #1, and then I stopped because the people were obnoxious. Once I started getting back into the hobby, I go to LGS #2 which is run by a guy who, unbeknownst to me is in something just shy of a blood feud with the owner of LGS #1.

I walk into LGS #2 for the first time and once it's made known that I used to play at LGS #1, the manager of the store accuses me of being a spy for LGS #1, and that I'm trying to steal his customers back to the other store.

The absolute most bizzare experience I ever had walking into a store of ANY sort, much less a gaming place.

Otherwise all of the rest of my worst experiences all involved other players being jerks, not anything in particular.

I have to say, I've been to several GW stores, and the only bad experience I've ever had was at the now gone store that used to be in the Potomac Mills mall in Woodbridge, VA (which is just south of DC). I went in there, talked to the manager, and when I mentioned I played BFG, before I could even ask, he tells me flat-out that they don't allow it in the store since they don't sell the game on the shelves. This is actually the only GW where I've had that experience, but it was pretty disconcerting for me to find out that my favorite game was treated like the plague!

Otherwise, it has been pretty positive. I had a blast playing at the Seattle battle bunker, and the store here in Springfield, VA seems nice enough.

syanticraven wrote:

Howard A Treesong wrote:Once a month? How inconsiderate.

Lol nice one.
But yeah man surely you can give up your tables for the poor fellas, once a month and you still want to ruin there fun.

I wouldnt care much, except for the fact that they take up most of the gaming space, and take all the tables. Plus D&D is not something like 40k where games are over in an hour and a half tops, it takes all day.

Everytime someone says anything in the store at my local GW, the manager will always take the opposite side and start arguing.

I almost punched him one day he was annoying me so much.

Back in the day, I was running Mekton Zeta (mecha-based roleplaying game). I was looking for miniatures to use as mecha for my players. They needed to have about one-inch bases to fit on the hex map, and they needed to look like robots.

Not knowing what Games Workshop was aside from the name, I walked in and decided to see what they had in their minis aisles. They had some good stuff, but none of them really fit the aesthetic I needed. I had just put the box back on the shelf when an employee walked up to me, grinning broadly, and said, "So, did you decide which Chaos unit you wanted to buy?"

He then went off on a ten minute speech about how such and such a unit was really great and I should buy it instead of such and such a different unit because that one wasn't so good, slinging around numbers and acronyms and such. He seemed so excited that I just nodded sagely and when he was done, said I'd come back later.

I dunno, I guess I looked like I knew what I was doing, instead of a clueless newbie.

I sometimes wonder what would have happened if he'd realized I had no idea what this game was at the time.

I miss my old workshop now :( .I thought having a one in my town would be good and all . The guy doesnt help you with games or anything unless your a new guy . Really annoyings me.

Well my bad experiences are at the till when he says,

"Ok, that will be ..." the rest is fuzzy because i'm normally having a mini financial fit

But in all seriousness mine isn't so bad when it's not filled with the 12 year olds screaming

One time, back when I was a seriously big newbie, a year or so ago. Infact, this was probably halfway through 2007 or something... anyways.. I was at my (then) closest GW, and while sheepishly browsing SM products overheard the manager there talking to two people (a woman and a man, presumably a couple) about the products and game. They were probably in early thirties or mid/late twenties. They came over and looked at the SM products. I just started to suggest they buy the battle for macragge set, as it was for beginners (not that I would now! O.O), and the manager starts having a go at me. What, you don't want me to help you get £40 and hopefully satisfy two of your customers?

Also, a time before at a newbie gaming/painting day, a bunch of us were painting sm's (admittedly, very badly - one model each). The guy who was showing us what to do said one of us would get his model that he was painting at the end. Everyone else just bugged him the whole time about the procedure. About halfway through, I asked him, "so who d'you think's going to get your model?" And he said; "Well, probably you because you haven't asked any questions yet."

I lol'd so much.

quick edit: I've had more bad experiences at home when I've been a good host to 3-4 "friends" and one or two of them steal/break models, WD's, computer games and DVD's of mine, all the while argueing the rules, telling me I can't use the sternguard metal sergeant as a normal sergeant, and eating my food. Jerks.

Hmmm, worst day was probably when as a regional manager I was at a store with no manager, we had about 14 people playing games on 6 tables, we had sold over $2000 worth of stuff by 4pm, the average transaction was over $50 and had lots of people signed up for events and classes that we were supposed to promote and had an area manager and trainer show up and say that the store was dirty and since the calendar wasn't up to date that everything was a mess and it would be better for the store to be closed.

Every metric that was being used at the time was being surpassed and we got crapped on. Then I was told to fire the one employee doing the best job.

well,that just sucks.

another thing that this reminded of was my local games workshop closed(when i say local i mean 2 hours away) now my "local" games workshop is 4 hours away.
it sucks also.

My worst experience was when I went to a LOTR battle at my local GW, the day before i had bought and painted the kazard guard set with balin. So the battle went well, my side won, but at the end of the game i noticed that 1 of my kazard guard was missing and started to accuse the staff of stealing my model, then accussing everybody else of stealing it and making a big scene. (I was 14 at the time, I think). the staff helped me look for it when i realised i forgot to bring the final model, when the other gamers found out they laughed at me. I was so embarised I didn't go back to the local GW for 2 years, instead going out of my way to FLGS that were not local.

1. I was playing at my local GW, people brought in anything no point limit and some other players got to use store models, well anyway we were playing I used a chaos squad of my own, the battle goes then a sudden outburst of crying a kid couldn't deep strike his 'nids so in the end the guy who was running the game just put them on the table.

2. Something funny, a kid went to roll his dice and pulled his hand up really fast as he let go and smashed a building of the table and it smashed.


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1. Something werid happened to me: Deep strike 'nids fail


Well I was playing at my local GW, there was no point limit and store models were aloud to be used, well anyway we were playing and every turn this kid tried to deep strike his 'nids but was not working for him so he cried, after a while the guy who was running the game just put the 'nids on the table

2. Unnecessary violence.

Something funny happened this guy rolled his dice, but pulled his hand back a bit to fast and he smashed a building over the edge of the table.

1. I was playing at my local GW, people brought in anything no point limit and some other players got to use store models, well anyway we were playing I used a chaos squad of my own, the battle goes then a sudden outburst of crying a kid couldn't deep strike his 'nids so in the end the guy who was running the game just put them on the table.

2. Something funny, a kid went to roll his dice and pulled his hand up really fast as he let go and smashed a building of the table and it smashed.

Worst expieriance, got to be "the walkers go to war" apocalypse game. A chaos guy brought laong a rever titan, 2 bloodslaughterers, around 10 chaos dreadnoughts and a unit of plague terminators. This was augmented by 2 baneblades and a few other random things of other players. Because walkers were free he managed to field all this in a 1000 pt limit. Our side was stuck with only a baneblade and a stormlord as out only superheavies and they were store models. In short, we had nothing to dent them and we were overun by the dread horde.

Sorry to say lads, but those in America seem to have a worse service in their gws. Canada seems much better, but us in the UK are given the best service, with the exception of GW Stockholm which is uberuber.

othr then my previous listed experience i actually love my GW. its not that far of a drive (20 ish minutes) and they stuaff are helpful yet they dont pester. also the manager there is my biology teacher's husband so as long as i atay on her good side...

The best GW I've ever gone to is over 100 miles away... meh...


Yeah, so one time I went to GW St. Albans, and they were just closing up, the guy was literally on the inside locking the door. He shook his head and shrugged his arms, and I couldn't give him the £50 in my pocket. Just wanted that damned battleforce.

Never got it anyway.

well one of the best gws i have been to is in new york city


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SwanCo wrote:othr then my previous listed experience i actually love my GW. its not that far of a drive (20 ish minutes) and they stuaff are helpful yet they dont pester. also the manager there is my biology teacher's husband so as long as i atay on her good side...

dude thats awsome,i wish my science teacher's husband ran a gw.

it is pretty awesome. and he likes me even more because i bought a renegade strike force from him (220 ish $) so we get along well

i've never had a realy bad experience but at my local gw theres a guy whos always pestering me and other gamers , poking them during games , makign stupuid noises and "sound effects" he plays demons which are stupidly badly painted , im talking base coat and gold , worst of all hes in hi 30s , im 14 most ,people dislike him and hes been banned a few times im on the brink of complaining

Ah, poor blue shirts. Upsell like crazy and face the disgust of the paying public... or lose your job.

I just roll with upselling. It takes no effort whatsoever to say no thanks and said firmly enough, should bring their efforts to a swift close.

Kudos to the blue shirt in GW Oxford Street today. He asked what I was in for. I said I was killing time. We talked Skaven for a bit (discussing the merits or otherwise of Grey Seers without a Bell) and then he left me alone to browse through the Beastmen army book which I hadn't read yet.

I've never really had a bad experience in GW and I've been going for 30 odd years. I've never played or modelled there though. Maybe this is where the problems start?

While that is very true, companies, I think, need to understand that employees need flexibility to sell well, instead of looking simply at the numbers/total items sold per transaction/etc, because it can be a real pain to have someone trying to sell you something even after you say no. I dont have any bad GW experiences, really its just a matter of having the employees feel they need to give me a 10 minute description of whats new and cool and what I like. Not that it isnt friendly, just unncessary. Another game store I was at, the guy just asked me if I need any help, I said I was browsing, and he left me be! It was heaven.

Prolly my worst game store experiences was when I was at another store trying to find paints. The store (and 2 guys working) reeked of BO. Im hoping it was just a busy few days? But wow was it bad! And when i did get my paints, they asked what I was painting and at the time I was intending to paint some Salamander Space Marines (among other things). But when I said "Space Marines" the guys just kinda smirked with that whole "ugh another SM guy?" attitude. Very very very irritating.

Worst experience..... Going to a GW Store for a job interview and watching the managers eyes glaze over when he heard I play Squats.

Mine happened the last time I was in a GW store (odd eh?)

Anywho it was way back when I still played chaos. My brother and I walked in there to look around, and the guy asked the usual questions, I told him I play a home brew CSM army. So he asks me about it and such, and I got about 10 seconds into it and he cut me off to try and sell me some random crap. I mean he literally said "Yea well that sounds GRRRReat (tony tiger style)" BUY DIS!!!! DUUURRRRR

It was incredibly rude.

My GW is really good actually - most of the guys leave you alone. I think it has a lot to do with attitude - I used to work in high-pressure sales (the highest!) and if someone isn't giving you the 'buying signals' it's not worth wasting your time trying give them the hard sell. You learn to identify the 'buyers', IMO. That's not to say you should ignore people who don't give off the right vibes - try to get them interested - but if a person knows what he/she wants (as I so often do on the rare occasions I visit a GW) then trying to change his/her mind is a waste of time and effort when you could be speaking to someone who appears undecided. There have been a few occasions when a GW staffer has asked me if I need any paints/brushes etc. and I've suddenly remembered I needed some Devlan Mud!

The only real problem I have encountered in a GW is BO. That's a real turn-off for me. I wouldn't play someone who stank. If I know I'm going to a place like that for a few hours, where there will be other people in close proximity, I make sure I pay extra-close attention to my personal grooming - shower, shave, anti-perspirant, cologne, trim my nails, 'product' in my hair, ironed clothes - it's almost like going on a date! To me it's just good manners.

Albatross wrote:My GW is really good actually - most of the guys leave you alone. I think it has a lot to do with attitude - I used to work in high-pressure sales (the highest!) and if someone isn't giving you the 'buying signals' it's not worth wasting your time trying give them the hard sell. You learn to identify the 'buyers', IMO. That's not to say you should ignore people who don't give off the right vibes - try to get them interested - but if a person knows what he/she wants (as I so often do on the rare occasions I visit a GW) then trying to change his/her mind is a waste of time and effort when you could be speaking to someone who appears undecided. There have been a few occasions when a GW staffer has asked me if I need any paints/brushes etc. and I've suddenly remembered I needed some Devlan Mud!

The only real problem I have encountered in a GW is BO. That's a real turn-off for me. I wouldn't play someone who stank. If I know I'm going to a place like that for a few hours, where there will be other people in close proximity, I make sure I pay extra-close attention to my personal grooming - shower, shave, anti-perspirant, cologne, trim my nails, 'product' in my hair, ironed clothes - it's almost like going on a date! To me it's just good manners.

This made me laugh. I actually saw you combing your mustache

But I agree on most of that, I dont get all dressed up but deffinetly showered and cleaned up. I make sure Im not wearing my pants I spent the entire night before fixing a car in a non air conditioned garage.

KingCracker wrote:

Albatross wrote:My GW is really good actually - most of the guys leave you alone. I think it has a lot to do with attitude - I used to work in high-pressure sales (the highest!) and if someone isn't giving you the 'buying signals' it's not worth wasting your time trying give them the hard sell. You learn to identify the 'buyers', IMO. That's not to say you should ignore people who don't give off the right vibes - try to get them interested - but if a person knows what he/she wants (as I so often do on the rare occasions I visit a GW) then trying to change his/her mind is a waste of time and effort when you could be speaking to someone who appears undecided. There have been a few occasions when a GW staffer has asked me if I need any paints/brushes etc. and I've suddenly remembered I needed some Devlan Mud!

The only real problem I have encountered in a GW is BO. That's a real turn-off for me. I wouldn't play someone who stank. If I know I'm going to a place like that for a few hours, where there will be other people in close proximity, I make sure I pay extra-close attention to my personal grooming - shower, shave, anti-perspirant, cologne, trim my nails, 'product' in my hair, ironed clothes - it's almost like going on a date! To me it's just good manners.

This made me laugh. I actually saw you combing your mustache

That's not me in my avatar pic - I don't have a muzzy, and I'm not black. Or Little Richard.



I DO like to keep myself nice when I go to my FLGS - hey, you never know! There could be hot chicks there! Or curious and vulnerable 17-year old boys....

JOKE! JOKE!!! THAT LAST BIT WAS JOKE!

Heh. You know me - I like to 'sail close to the wind', as it were.

My worst experience was back in 92 or so.

I was a pretty normal 13-14 year old, who got into the hobby side of things due to an artistic bent, liked the challenge of working on something so small. So an issue or 2 of white dwarf introduced me to GW, and on my next visit back to England (am half british) I went to the store.

Now, it bears mentioning that I did not advertise my hobby, I played guitar, soccer and was a popular enough guy. I didnt hang out with anyone who was interested in that kind of thing, and I had no desire to deal with the stigma of being a dungeons and dragons nerd. Let's face it, if someone caught you holding a lead soldier, that's what you were lol.

So I walk in the store in Newcastle, the old one that was streetfront before they opened the metro-center one, and it was a wonderland of fantasticly painted pieces sitting in the cases, my first time seeing them in real life. I was entranced by both the amount present, and the quality, just admiring the craftsmanship.

This was interupted by an extremely obese blond 14 or so year old kid playing spacehulk suddenly screaming 'DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA!!!!' at the top of his lungs behind me.

I turned around wondering what the fak was that lol. He picked up the dice, and in morbid fascination I watched as he threw the dice, and any chance he had of ever touching a girl, and screamed 'DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA!!!' again, bits of oreo flecking his teeth and flying out helter skelter as he did so.

I wanted to wedgie him right there.

I looked around for expected support from the others in the store, thinking they would already be stalking towards him with a mixture of feral glee and nerd crushing purpose glinting in their eyes.

No one even noticed.

I felt alone, and alienated, and walked out of the store lol.

Am I a closeted nerd hypocrite? Maybe. In my old age I have become more tolerant of that kind of thing, but hey, I always think that this hobby could actually be kind of cool or at least 'normal' if it wasnt for a few prize specimens like the screaming fat oreo kid ruining it for the rest of us who wanted otherwise normal lives lol.

petty3 wrote:We called up the Customer Service and told them the whole thing. Last time I checked that man no longer worked at the Games Workshop.

Dont you mess with petty3, one step over that line and he'll... F YOU UP!

MajorTom11 wrote:My worst experience was back in 92 or so.

I was a pretty normal 13-14 year old, who got into the hobby side of things due to an artistic bent, liked the challenge of working on something so small. So an issue or 2 of white dwarf introduced me to GW, and on my next visit back to England (am half british) I went to the store.

Now, it bears mentioning that I did not advertise my hobby, I played guitar, soccer and was a popular enough guy. I didnt hang out with anyone who was interested in that kind of thing, and I had no desire to deal with the stigma of being a dungeons and dragons nerd. Let's face it, if someone caught you holding a lead soldier, that's what you were lol.

So I walk in the store in Newcastle, the old one that was streetfront before they opened the metro-center one, and it was a wonderland of fantasticly painted pieces sitting in the cases, my first time seeing them in real life. I was entranced by both the amount present, and the quality, just admiring the craftsmanship.

This was interupted by an extremely obese blond 14 or so year old kid playing spacehulk suddenly screaming 'DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA!!!!' at the top of his lungs behind me.

I turned around wondering what the fak was that lol. He picked up the dice, and in morbid fascination I watched as he threw the dice, and any chance he had of ever touching a girl, and screamed 'DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA!!!' again, bits of oreo flecking his teeth and flying out helter skelter as he did so.

I wanted to wedgie him right there.

I looked around for expected support from the others in the store, thinking they would already be stalking towards him with a mixture of feral glee and nerd crushing purpose glinting in their eyes.

No one even noticed.

I felt alone, and alienated, and walked out of the store lol.

Am I a closeted nerd hypocrite? Maybe. In my old age I have become more tolerant of that kind of thing, but hey, I always think that this hobby could actually be kind of cool or at least 'normal' if it wasnt for a few prize specimens like the screaming fat oreo kid ruining it for the rest of us who wanted otherwise normal lives lol.

I know the feeling. The trick is to act sane around the crazy people and hope you rub off on them. Also, act crazy around the sane people and see if you can't crack them a bit.

Unfortunately you're not going to change people's minds that you're not just playing with 'toy soldiers' or 'action figures.' It's culture. Bleh. At least video games became somewhat cool. Maybe there's hope. Everyone built model airplanes when they were kids right?

Luckily for me, no horror stories yet. I'm a relative newbie to the hobby and to my local FLGS.

i had a bad day when i played against someone who is 2 years older than me. i beat him with my imperial guard 4 times in a row, and he started crying and going hysterical, and screaming like " I 'll never play this stupid game again!". that was a year ago, and we never saw him again... (wooohooo!)

MajorTom11 wrote:My worst experience was back in 92 or so.

I was a pretty normal 13-14 year old, who got into the hobby side of things due to an artistic bent, liked the challenge of working on something so small. So an issue or 2 of white dwarf introduced me to GW, and on my next visit back to England (am half british) I went to the store.

Now, it bears mentioning that I did not advertise my hobby, I played guitar, soccer and was a popular enough guy. I didnt hang out with anyone who was interested in that kind of thing, and I had no desire to deal with the stigma of being a dungeons and dragons nerd. Let's face it, if someone caught you holding a lead soldier, that's what you were lol.

So I walk in the store in Newcastle, the old one that was streetfront before they opened the metro-center one, and it was a wonderland of fantasticly painted pieces sitting in the cases, my first time seeing them in real life. I was entranced by both the amount present, and the quality, just admiring the craftsmanship.

This was interupted by an extremely obese blond 14 or so year old kid playing spacehulk suddenly screaming 'DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA!!!!' at the top of his lungs behind me.

I turned around wondering what the fak was that lol. He picked up the dice, and in morbid fascination I watched as he threw the dice, and any chance he had of ever touching a girl, and screamed 'DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA!!!' again, bits of oreo flecking his teeth and flying out helter skelter as he did so.

I wanted to wedgie him right there.

I looked around for expected support from the others in the store, thinking they would already be stalking towards him with a mixture of feral glee and nerd crushing purpose glinting in their eyes.

No one even noticed.

I felt alone, and alienated, and walked out of the store lol.

Am I a closeted nerd hypocrite? Maybe. In my old age I have become more tolerant of that kind of thing, but hey, I always think that this hobby could actually be kind of cool or at least 'normal' if it wasnt for a few prize specimens like the screaming fat oreo kid ruining it for the rest of us who wanted otherwise normal lives lol.

Oh, this. This this this 1000 times this.

I know exactly what you mean. I find other gamers to be the most embarrasing aspect of this hobby. Certain types, anyway.

My worst experience has to be at my FLGS. It's also recurring, but fortunately not often enough to put me off the hobby. The guys in our group are all really cool. We hang out a lot and grab a beer every now and then. Even the guys who aren't in our group are very friendly.

BUT...there is this one guy. It's just awful. He smells. He blows on his dice (with saliva and everything). He makes "KABOOOOMMM" noises when he wrecks a vehicle. He shouts, no, screams "YEEEEEEEESSSSSSSS!" when he wins a game. He fondles other peoples miniatures without asking. He also doesn't know the rules very well.

Albatross wrote:

KingCracker wrote:

Albatross wrote:My GW is really good actually - most of the guys leave you alone. I think it has a lot to do with attitude - I used to work in high-pressure sales (the highest!) and if someone isn't giving you the 'buying signals' it's not worth wasting your time trying give them the hard sell. You learn to identify the 'buyers', IMO. That's not to say you should ignore people who don't give off the right vibes - try to get them interested - but if a person knows what he/she wants (as I so often do on the rare occasions I visit a GW) then trying to change his/her mind is a waste of time and effort when you could be speaking to someone who appears undecided. There have been a few occasions when a GW staffer has asked me if I need any paints/brushes etc. and I've suddenly remembered I needed some Devlan Mud!

The only real problem I have encountered in a GW is BO. That's a real turn-off for me. I wouldn't play someone who stank. If I know I'm going to a place like that for a few hours, where there will be other people in close proximity, I make sure I pay extra-close attention to my personal grooming - shower, shave, anti-perspirant, cologne, trim my nails, 'product' in my hair, ironed clothes - it's almost like going on a date! To me it's just good manners.

This made me laugh. I actually saw you combing your mustache

That's not me in my avatar pic - I don't have a muzzy, and I'm not black. Or Little Richard.



I DO like to keep myself nice when I go to my FLGS - hey, you never know! There could be hot chicks there! Or curious and vulnerable 17-year old boys....

JOKE! JOKE!!! THAT LAST BIT WAS JOKE!

Heh. You know me - I like to 'sail close to the wind', as it were.

No he meant your Black Bart handlebar moustache, you know the one you twirl while quietly cackling 'muahahah'...

I was at my local GW Philly (back when it was in Franklin Mills) and my gf was with, as we share a car. She buys me a Land Raider, Drop pod, and some paint for my birthday, then sits in the corner and quietly reads a book while I start to get my Apoc on. Not 5 minutes after she dropped almost $100, I hear the redshirt kicking my girl out because she wasnt doing anything "related to the hobby". I almost swung at him. Haven't been back since, looking for a closer FLGS

Frazzled wrote:

Albatross wrote:

KingCracker wrote:

Albatross wrote:My GW is really good actually - most of the guys leave you alone. I think it has a lot to do with attitude - I used to work in high-pressure sales (the highest!) and if someone isn't giving you the 'buying signals' it's not worth wasting your time trying give them the hard sell. You learn to identify the 'buyers', IMO. That's not to say you should ignore people who don't give off the right vibes - try to get them interested - but if a person knows what he/she wants (as I so often do on the rare occasions I visit a GW) then trying to change his/her mind is a waste of time and effort when you could be speaking to someone who appears undecided. There have been a few occasions when a GW staffer has asked me if I need any paints/brushes etc. and I've suddenly remembered I needed some Devlan Mud!

The only real problem I have encountered in a GW is BO. That's a real turn-off for me. I wouldn't play someone who stank. If I know I'm going to a place like that for a few hours, where there will be other people in close proximity, I make sure I pay extra-close attention to my personal grooming - shower, shave, anti-perspirant, cologne, trim my nails, 'product' in my hair, ironed clothes - it's almost like going on a date! To me it's just good manners.

This made me laugh. I actually saw you combing your mustache

That's not me in my avatar pic - I don't have a muzzy, and I'm not black. Or Little Richard.



I DO like to keep myself nice when I go to my FLGS - hey, you never know! There could be hot chicks there! Or curious and vulnerable 17-year old boys....

JOKE! JOKE!!! THAT LAST BIT WAS JOKE!

Heh. You know me - I like to 'sail close to the wind', as it were.

No he meant your Black Bart handlebar moustache, you know the one you twirl while quietly cackling 'muahahah'...

Fine, it's a fair cop!

THIS is what I actually look like:


"Hello? Evil Genius Hotline, how can I help?"

jetjetex wrote:

butthat wa the games workshop in richmond VA,now i have to go to fairfax which is four hours away but it is a much beter store(even though it has the same owner.)

?? And skip right past all the stores between Richmond and Fairfax?

My worst experience? Hmmmm, probably when I stopped in at the GW Potomac Mills to pick up a special order. A brand new employee that I had had some rather over-the-top discussions (yes, that means hellacious arguments) with before he was hired walks over to me (after I paid, of course) and told me I had been banned from the store due to my attitude last time I was there (months previous, and coinciding with one of those discussions). He even went so far as to say that the regional manbager was the one who banned me.
So, I just walked out, pulled out my cell phone, called the regional manager (yes, his number was in my phone) and asked him WTF?! He said it wasn't true, so yeah, I made another trip later on and both the manager and employee were quite apologetic.
Now to give that same store kudos. When the store closed, I dropped by on the last day, figured I'd 'recruit' for our local club at the FLGS right across the street. And lo and behold, the manager had posted a flyer about the FLGS.

I've never had a truely bad experience at a hobby store. I did once show up at a GW store for a "make and take" event, only to find that it meant buy something there, paint it, wait all day to be judged. It seemed to me that "make and take" had been formerly the term for showup, build something from a pile of bits in a limited amount of time, and we'll judge it right there, but I guess times must be tough for GW.

Still that's only a minor annoyance.

MajorTom11 wrote:MyAm I a closeted nerd hypocrite? Maybe. In my old age I have become more tolerant of that kind of thing, but hey, I always think that this hobby could actually be kind of cool or at least 'normal' if it wasnt for a few prize specimens like the screaming fat oreo kid ruining it for the rest of us who wanted otherwise normal lives lol.

I very much relate to this. My wife hates 40k, and her main objection is that having seen the crowd at the Chicago Battle Bunker, she doesn't like to think of me as being "one of those". Intellectually, she will admit that it's the oddities that attract the attention and most of the customers (and most of the people I game with) are regular folk, but I can't deny that our hobby does tend to attract a disproprtionate number of folks who are undeniably "different".

Wow, lots of flak at Potomac Mills. Although I must admit my one bad experince was there also. Sam Ross practially chased me out trying to up sell me while I was just running in real quick to see what was going on while the family cruised the mall. That store was moved to Fair Oaks Mall, although Don(the manager) has taken a job in Memphis, Sean is the manager of the Sugerland store, and Sam has left the company. It's just Dav running the store in Fair Oaks(although I'm not sure if he was there during the days the store was in Potomac).

The store in Springfield Plaza, VA is awesome though. Great community and excellent staff.

Sam's gone, huh? Guess who it was that told me I was banned.................? Did he leave or was he asked to leave?

And yes, Bing and the guys at Spfld are great.

Re: BO in gaming stores: Anime Expo has a tabletop gaming room. Every hour or so, a "Febreze Girl" goes through the entire room and sprays air freshener all over. She always gets cheers and applause.

I sometimes wish FLGS's would do the same.

themocaw wrote:Re: BO in gaming stores: Anime Expo has a tabletop gaming room. Every hour or so, a "Febreze Girl" goes through the entire room and sprays air freshener all over. She always gets cheers and applause.

I sometimes wish FLGS's would do the same.

Maybe make a "donations for deo" box.

two things not too bad I think.

A friend of mine a huge ork player was playing a game on a different table at 'ard boyz and when he calls his Waagh, he calls it for real. My opponent who was all of about 14, must been frightened so bad that when he was rolling his ld test the two big apoc dice flew across the board knockin a shield drone about 5 foot away, and the other knocking my coffee off the table as well, it was almost empty.

Same ork player, this past friday. I took my small daemon army out for the first time. And while the 9th/10th painted unit of bloodletters were slaughtering the weak down the right flank. My teammate the ork player's gut smacked Skulltaker to the floor, breaking into 5 parts(magnets included) Guilt trip is ongoing.

My worst experience was also my last (of 3 visits total). I went in to pick up Snikrot and the new Nobz, since they were very cool kits and all. I see some people painting by the table, and wander by to see if I can learn any new techniques or ideas (although I saw nothing I could not surpass, even at that point). I end up talking about my orkz, and how I planned to make a fairly limited force of 100 orkz (I stopped at 35...). Immediatly, one of the people at the table with thick-rimmed glasses held together with masking tape, unkempt hair, a dirty shirt, and a voice that only the most stereotypical of nerd archetypes could pull off, turns to me, and scoffs "ONLY 100? THAT'S NOTHING?" as he begins to laugh at my supposed ineptitude.

Now, I wasn't so much offended by his actions. There are dicks abound the entire planet. What strikes me is that he, and his small group of friends painting at the gamesworkshop table (worth noting that this was a tuesday that I had off from school, a working day, and these people were well into their twenties) were pretty much the exact kind of people that epitomized everything I hate about hobbies: The complete obssession with them. Wanting to dissassociate myself with those kind of people as much as possible (and it doesn't just include nerdy hobbies either, any small facet of life that people take up as their identity annoys me), I decided never to return to that place again, rather choosing the greener pastures of the hobbyshop downtown.

When I occasionally visit the GW in Milton Keynes, which is usually at weekends, they have vast numbers of 10-13 year olds that have been dumped there while their parents go out shopping.

I am only 16, and even so I am usually almost the oldest there other than the staff.

I mainly just stand around and chat with Neil, who transferred to Milton Keynes from my local GW (Bedford), this is because I dare not venture near the back of the store, not only because I will be crushed to death due to the lack of space, but because of the "Participation Games".

I have mentioned that the store is mainly populated by 10-14 year olds, they scream, but they are actively encouraged to shout in these participation games by one of the staff members, who tells them to shout "Waaagh!!!" and "Boooom!!" whenever the kiddies shoot, he then tells them to do it louder, akin to a stage performer.

That is why I do not like GW Milton Keynes particularly, because I will lose my hearing there, one of these days.

Disgusting bathrooms. Why do so many store owners never clean very well?

How come so many gamers have such poor bathroom etiquette.

Yick

Ugh. People who actually shout 'Waaaagh!'.

Tragic.

Augustus wrote:Disgusting bathrooms. Why do so many store owners never clean very well?

How come so many gamers have such poor bathroom etiquette.

Yick

The FLGS that is about 10 minutes down the road has this problem but only two days a week. On Friday and Saturday when we have FNM and the Yu-Gi-OH! tournaments the kids that play (youngest being maybe 10) have horrendous bathroom etiquette. The store always has a clean bathroom though before then, they clean it every night before closing. Ohh and one of the Yu-Ggi-Oh! judges likes the idea of bringing in his children (7, 5 and 3) to go to the bathroom before or after their dance class and the girls piss all over the floor.

I've usually had nothing but good experiences in game stores. The worst I'd ever run into was some guy who hadn't showered in a few too many days. This past week was awful though.

My buddies and I were playing our 40k game, when halfway through about 8 people came in. They were there to play the Naruto CCG. They unplugged the store owner's iPod to plug in their own mp3 player, which was full of pop-punk and really bad J-rock. A few of them had headphones on too, which were loud enough to be heard from across the room. On top of this, all of them were whooping and hollering and making as much noise as humanly possible. Naturally, they were sharing the gaming area with us, which is about as big as the average airplane bathroom. It was pretty hard to maintain composure after an hour of that.

Albatross wrote:Ugh. People who actually shout 'Waaaagh!'.

Tragic.

Waaagh isn't so bad when it's done right. At least the first time. At Adepticon there was a nasally perfect stereotype nerd who tried it every time, and every time I came out sounding like something from Alvin and the Chipmunks. It demeans us all as gamers.

At my LFGS every beginner battle one of the guys used to make each side shout Waaagh to figure out who would go first.

Then we had a guy who sounded like he was commenting on horse racing when the Waaagh guy left to be a manager, now he's left and all we have is an amazing painter, another guy and the manager to my knowledge.... O_o

worst expienrence.... FLGS runs a good mix of anything game related. including yugio...or whatever it is. was playing a game with a buddy, a rule question came up so we had to locate one of our rulebooks, wich we had both forgotten in our cases (located in other room) we both went to grab em, when we returned the yugio kids had removed all our models, dumped them onto a side table and had begun playing a game of thier cards or whatever. when we confronted them they reacted like a 5 year old kid who had his candy taken away. it wasent worth the headache and inevitable face punching so we just collected and left to grab lunch. to this day the yugio kids are not allowed in that area, and whfb/409k gamers are advised not to show up on yugio day. its sorta like a science vrs religion restraining order thing.

Wife went to local GW to pick up a gift for me. I made sure to give a list of things I needed. She was confronted by a rather pushy redshirt who told her I didn't really need what was on my list, but rather several alternatives (which were all more expensive of course). In the end I got some stuff I didn't really want and my wife won't step foot in the store again.

Thanks to the operater of my FLGS (not a GW store actaully) My wife now goes with me when i do friday night game nights.

She stopped by to drop me off some dinner on her way home from dinner with the parents. I was playing warhammer with someone just finishing up the game (think we had 2 turns left).

She was about to leave and he was like we are breaking out some board games (which we do after warhammer time) and asked her to join us. She gave it a shot and loved it. So now she goes with me, i play a game of warhammer or two and she watches (and rolls the dice, she likes doing that till she miscasts or something lol). She rolls , goes "is that good" then either cheers or pouts.

Then we have board game time, which is really why she comes.

Luckily most of us are already married and there isnt the inherent OMG A GIRL danger of going into this shop.

Acardia wrote:two things not too bad I think.

A friend of mine a huge ork player was playing a game on a different table at 'ard boyz and when he calls his Waagh, he calls it for real. My opponent who was all of about 14, must been frightened so bad that when he was rolling his ld test the two big apoc dice flew across the board knockin a shield drone about 5 foot away, and the other knocking my coffee off the table as well, it was almost empty.

Same ork player, this past friday. I took my small daemon army out for the first time. And while the 9th/10th painted unit of bloodletters were slaughtering the weak down the right flank. My teammate the ork player's gut smacked Skulltaker to the floor, breaking into 5 parts(magnets included) Guilt trip is ongoing.

What could you magnetize on Skulltaker besides his feet?

My worst. Had to be this time I went to Kamloops a town like 6 hours from me to see my mom. I travel light so I figured I could bring my 40k army.

Anyways I had a game with a very nice fellow and his Tau. I fired a Demolisher shell at a squadron of tau speeder bikes. And when we were discussing how it would damage them. Some asshat grabed the model and said.

"ITS DEAD!!! AND THE OTHERS ARE PENETRATED" I then smacked his hand and told him to piss off.

Got me kicked out, but then me and the guy i played hung out at the Mcdonalds at the other side of the street.

daedalus wrote:

Albatross wrote:Ugh. People who actually shout 'Waaaagh!'.

Tragic.

Waaagh isn't so bad when it's done seldomly.

FYP. Try working 4 days at Gencon next to the Warhammer Online booth where it's happening every 20 minutes.

You where at Gencon. Did you expect people to be quiet ?

syanticraven wrote:You where at Gencon. Did you expect people to be quiet ?

No, but I didn't expect Waaaaghs either because I thought only GW(who don't go to GenCon) themselves had people do that, not Mythic, too.

Cannerus_The_Unbearable wrote:

Acardia wrote:two things not too bad I think.

A friend of mine a huge ork player was playing a game on a different table at 'ard boyz and when he calls his Waagh, he calls it for real. My opponent who was all of about 14, must been frightened so bad that when he was rolling his ld test the two big apoc dice flew across the board knockin a shield drone about 5 foot away, and the other knocking my coffee off the table as well, it was almost empty.

Same ork player, this past friday. I took my small daemon army out for the first time. And while the 9th/10th painted unit of bloodletters were slaughtering the weak down the right flank. My teammate the ork player's gut smacked Skulltaker to the floor, breaking into 5 parts(magnets included) Guilt trip is ongoing.

What could you magnetize on Skulltaker besides his feet?

His right foot to the pile of skulls. And the small square base for wfb that sits on his 40k base. I'm trying to do one model for all the ways he can be used: wfb, 40k, chariot, juggy.

Acardia wrote:My teammate the ork player's gut smacked Skulltaker to the floor, breaking into 5 parts(magnets included) Guilt trip is ongoing.

Corpulence knocking models off the table is one of my top TFG peeves. Thankfully I've only had that happen like once or twice, and I was playing with someone else's minis.

Now that my brains are back together....
The other time that I can recall is when this guy I played against knocked over my Orc Wyvern with his jacket.
Normally this would not piss me off...but it was the reaction.
He just looks up and goes "....uh.....oh."

Giggles,
Mr. Self Destruct

c34r34lk1ll3r wrote:

The FLGS that is about 10 minutes down the road has this problem but only two days a week. On Friday and Saturday when we have FNM and the Yu-Gi-OH! tournaments the kids that play (youngest being maybe 10) have horrendous bathroom etiquette. The store always has a clean bathroom though before then, they clean it every night before closing. Ohh and one of the Yu-Ggi-Oh! judges likes the idea of bringing in his children (7, 5 and 3) to go to the bathroom before or after their dance class and the girls piss all over the floor.

OT, but I find it ironic your icon is wearing a gas mask while you discuss bathrooms.

Acardia wrote:

Cannerus_The_Unbearable wrote:

Acardia wrote:two things not too bad I think.

A friend of mine a huge ork player was playing a game on a different table at 'ard boyz and when he calls his Waagh, he calls it for real. My opponent who was all of about 14, must been frightened so bad that when he was rolling his ld test the two big apoc dice flew across the board knockin a shield drone about 5 foot away, and the other knocking my coffee off the table as well, it was almost empty.

Same ork player, this past friday. I took my small daemon army out for the first time. And while the 9th/10th painted unit of bloodletters were slaughtering the weak down the right flank. My teammate the ork player's gut smacked Skulltaker to the floor, breaking into 5 parts(magnets included) Guilt trip is ongoing.

What could you magnetize on Skulltaker besides his feet?

His right foot to the pile of skulls. And the small square base for wfb that sits on his 40k base. I'm trying to do one model for all the ways he can be used: wfb, 40k, chariot, juggy.

Ahh, okay. I didn't know if special characters could take magic gear in fantasy or something.

See http://www.cracked.com/funny-1085-irony/ .

And Worst thing I get is when people pick up your models without asking and then break them.
Sure if I said yes and you broke it, it is my fault for saying yes. But I don't like people touching my stuff without notifying me, that's how things get stolen.

Inquisitor Lord Bane wrote:I was at my local GW Philly (back when it was in Franklin Mills) and my gf was with, as we share a car. She buys me a Land Raider, Drop pod, and some paint for my birthday, then sits in the corner and quietly reads a book while I start to get my Apoc on. Not 5 minutes after she dropped almost $100, I hear the redshirt kicking my girl out because she wasnt doing anything "related to the hobby". I almost swung at him. Haven't been back since, looking for a closer FLGS

This

Back when I lost contact with the hobby three years ago it was due to this, they got a new manager in and he wouldn't allow us to even stay and watch a friend's game because we weren't doing anything. I hated that guy so much, didn't care a thing for any of the regulars, only about new sales.

Went back recently and the guy is there no more, so can only assume wasn't cut out for the job So may give it another chance now.

syanticraven wrote:See http://www.cracked.com/funny-1085-irony/ .

And Worst thing I get is when people pick up your models without asking and then break them.
Sure if I said yes and you broke it, it is my fault for saying yes. But I don't like people touching my stuff without notifying me, that's how people get fething battered.

Fixed
Seriously, I hate this. It boils my piss. If it's a kid it's a little more understandable - I'll just give them a stern word about touching things that don't belong to them. I'm actually a really relaxed and friendly guy when it comes to wargaming - if someone asks, sure open my case, take a look, pick up whatever you want.

But if an adult does it without asking? That I can't tolerate. It's my property and you are a stranger. I would have no problem smacking someone over that.

My worst experiance was only last week. I went down to my GW to play a game of 'munda with one of the staff. Anyways we started playing, and all was well, then, i go off to have lunch, and when we got back, my kroot hounds, and my brand new krootox were missing. Aswell as the staffs entire gang. We spent ages looking for them, hoping desperately that one of the staff had moved them accidently, but too no avail. eventually, it turned out that one of the regulars saw a sweaty kid fiddling with them, before leaving fast....

Sad times i have to say, and the staff there WERE very apologetic. T'was sad times though.

There's a local game store where the owner seems to be something of a serial liar.

For one thing he likes to overuse the term "limited edition". Over the years he's told me a number of different items are limited edition when they weren't. And, in fact, he's even sent out email newsletters falsely labeling certain items as limited edition.

A couple times I've gone there looking for a specific product, and when they don't have it in stock the owner has tried to tell me it was "out of print." And then, of course, it turns out not to be true. He apparently just doesn't want me to go to any of his competitors to buy anything.

I think the most blatantly deceptive thing he ever did was when I went in and bought a couple new Rackham products. Rackham is a French company. I was the only one in the store, so I had his attention, and he was in a chatty mood. He told me he had accidentally priced the new Rackham items in Euros -- or something like that -- because the price list he got with the order was messed up. He said he had fixed all the prices. I get up to the register to buy a couple of the new Rackham items. He talks and talk and talks. I didn't realized what he was doing until after I left because he was distracting me with conversation, but while he was talking to me he took out his price gun and (while hidden from my view behind the counter) he re-priced the two items I'd just handed to him, and then sold them to me at the higher price. (I realized at the time he was pricing *something*, I just assumed it was some unrelated product...) Supposedly, that was the correct U.S. price. I wouldn't have had a problem with it if he'd told me about it, but secretly changing the price tags after I handed them to him? Wow.

So, obviously, I don't buy much there anymore. I've gone back a few times lately and his stocking plan just seems strange. He has a ton of certain high price items (he just got a big stack of Baneblades and big stack of Ork Stompas,) but he had no black primer and next to nothing for certain armies....

Sorry... this isn't actually a "worst experience." Feels good to rant, though.

I tend to very rarely visit GW stores. I have never really had a bad experience with them. When I was younger I loved them, don't get me wrong I was never there for any long periods of time nor did I participate in any store events, it was just the attitude of the staff. They wanted you to be there, and they had real passion/interest in their job. Seeing peoples models was great, I was a polite/quiet kid so it really just was seeing.

The closest to a bad experience I have had was probably a discussion with one of the staff (I was about 12 at the time) and he asked me. "Why I had picked Tau (Over Marines)", to which I replied "They look much more advanced and the battle suits are pretty cool". Awkwardness ensued as the guy shook his head and tried to explain why an alien race that had anti-gravity tech was less advanced than track based tech. Implying I was an idiot for making that assumption. So it wasn't much of a discussion, more of this chap being an ass. I still bought the Tau codex, so HA!

The first store I was talking about was the Glasgow one, before it moved. Anybody know what the new one is like? I have been in a few times but not for years though. The last time I passed the store was packed (Usually is when I stroll by) so I choose to avoid the loud goings on within. Any of the original staff from the store still there or...?

I wish I could truly participate in this thread, but alas, I have no real horror stories to tell about my FLGS... because I have never known one.

Instead, I had an ULGS, briefly. This place was small, poorly lit, and grubby. Everything in it was ancient, and overpriced (Lootas for $45). The staff, such as it was, made sure to go out of their way to make you feel you were interrupting their game of solitaire or World of Warcraft if, after passing that gauntlet, you wanted to pay for your stuff. This was the only place around me that sold 40k stuff, so I felt I had to go a time or two, but after the second time of this I realized that this was garbage and didn't go again... until my wife drove by one day and saw that they were (perhaps inevitably) going out of business and having a 75% off sale. She went by pretty often so I was there within a day or two of this happening.

I went in that day, and there were two weird things - they had removed every 40k related item. That part of the store was literally bare wall. Not a paint pot nor a brush, let alone a mini remained.

The other odd thing was that when I went in, there was a girl sitting at the counter, as soon as you walked in, with her feet up at the counter wearing a really short skirt and reading a comic book. Now, I know from the way it sounds, you think I'm some typical nerd gamer/ lecherous jerk sneaking a peek. I assure you that, although i am a lecherous jerk, that would not be a valid explanation of the situation - This was really, really weird. I mean, when you walked into the store, two steps in you're essentially in the front seat of a gynecological examination - her feet are right by the register, 4 feet apart, like you're supposed to put the money in there or something.

What the hell. I'm 3 feet in and my wife was immediately shooting me eye-daggers from the parking lot, as she already refused to step foot in the store after the first time she went in and dared ask about a game and interrupt someone's adventures in Warcraft.

ghosty wrote:My worst experiance was only last week. I went down to my GW to play a game of 'munda with one of the staff. Anyways we started playing, and all was well, then, i go off to have lunch, and when we got back, my kroot hounds, and my brand new krootox were missing. Aswell as the staffs entire gang. We spent ages looking for them, hoping desperately that one of the staff had moved them accidently, but too no avail. eventually, it turned out that one of the regulars saw a sweaty kid fiddling with them, before leaving fast....

A staff member of my local gw suffered the same fate, he was painting up a new Gimli model for the lotr intro table, after a while he left to grab a new paint pot in the storage room for someone. and when he returned the Gimli was stolen. He was very angry that day.

Albatross wrote:Ugh. People who actually shout 'Waaaagh!'.

Tragic.

I always encourage the Ork players to yell Waaaagh when they Waaaagh. I would never do it myself mind you, I do have some level of self respect.

Aduro wrote:

Albatross wrote:Ugh. People who actually shout 'Waaaagh!'.

Tragic.

I always encourage the Ork players to yell Waaaagh when they Waaaagh. I would never do it myself mind you, I do have some level of self respect.

i shout it when the store does it as a group.the last time it happend they video taped it.

Funnily enough, I AM an Ork player!

Aduro wrote:

Albatross wrote:Ugh. People who actually shout 'Waaaagh!'.

Tragic.

I always encourage the Ork players to yell Waaaagh when they Waaaagh. I would never do it myself mind you, I do have some level of self respect.

A true Waaaagh starts in the stomach and by the time anyone works out what your declaring it they should be rolling on the floor holding their ears... mine isn't that good so I keep it in

If anyone I am playing yells waaaaagh at me as loud as some of these stories suggest, the game is over. I want nothing to do with this awkwardness.

^ Bit of a kill joy. Understandable, but you could just tell them how dumb they look.

ChrisCP wrote:

Aduro wrote:

Albatross wrote:Ugh. People who actually shout 'Waaaagh!'.

Tragic.

I always encourage the Ork players to yell Waaaagh when they Waaaagh. I would never do it myself mind you, I do have some level of self respect.

A true Waaaagh starts in the stomach and by the time anyone works out what your declaring it they should be rolling on the floor holding their ears... mine isn't that good so I keep it in

Please tell me this is something only early teenagers do? What is this frigging kindergarten?

Frazzled wrote:

ChrisCP wrote:

Aduro wrote:

Albatross wrote:Ugh. People who actually shout 'Waaaagh!'.

Tragic.

I always encourage the Ork players to yell Waaaagh when they Waaaagh. I would never do it myself mind you, I do have some level of self respect.

A true Waaaagh starts in the stomach and by the time anyone works out what your declaring it they should be rolling on the floor holding their ears... mine isn't that good so I keep it in

Please tell me this is something only early teenagers do? What is this frigging kindergarten?

Sadly no, I have seen 40 year old players partake in this foolishness.......

Waaaaarghhhhh!

Some people take themselves too seriously.

UltraPrime wrote:Waaaaarghhhhh!

Some people take themselves too seriously.

For a lot of gamers its more like.


WWAAAAAAAAAGG HACK cough cough pant pant pant cough sits down

It depends on the situation it is said in. Sure shouting things here and there can be real fun. I know a lot that scream for the emperor.

Or What is our profession followed by 3 large cheers (Taken from the movie 300, yes.) But in certain situations or with certain people that just isnt right.

For example with friends if you beat them you can stand up scream in your face then both laugh. Not with a stranger they will take it as if you truly mean it.

Yell Wagggh at a store full of strangers and people new to the hobby? never.

At home while my wife is on the phone with her parents? Everytime.

kronk wrote:At home while my wife is on the phone with her parents? Everytime.

Lol

Best experience I had at at GW Store was one about 3-4 hours away from me. Me and my buddy decided to take a trip there on new years day it was out first trip to a GW store we were excited as all heck, talking 40k the ENTIRE way up there. I was ecstatic to be getting the new ork minis that were out ( battlewagon storm boys ect). When we get there we discover that the minis dont realease for another week or two. After talking to the manager, he was nice enough to hook me up with the minis before hand. He also gave me so HUGE painting tips despite me still being a terrible painter.

Worst experience is at my FLGS Non GW, everytime I go in there the employee who is a typical gamer 500 lbs smelly bad teeth hair that looks like it was dipped in a frialator, Takes for ever to ring you up he always sighs when you make him get up from "his chair" he also always F's up the special orders I have order a certain item on 3 occasions... each af ew weeks apart and when asked about it neither the owner nor the blob have any idea about it...then suddenly all three come in at once and when they informed me about it...I told them I already got it direct order.

Also the owner of said store while a pretty decent guy has a really annoying kid who i have been told by several people he is why they dont play there...and the owner will also taunt you while you are getting your face planted in games of 40k/warhammer. When he openly admits he doesnt play becuase he doesnt like being hassled when loosing. IF there was a store closer i would go there instead...but there isnt...

kronk wrote:Yell Wagggh at a store full of strangers and people new to the hobby? never.

At home while my wife is on the phone with her parents? Everytime.

Win!

kronk wrote:Yell Wagggh at a store full of strangers and people new to the hobby? never.

At home while my wife is on the phone with her parents? Everytime.

This should be quoted into eternity.

I've been known to say "WAAAGH!" during a turn here and there, but I'm not bellowing it. Just saying it around speaking volume; the same volume I'd use to make gun shooting noise and tank vroom vrooms. Unfortunately the group of whooping hollering Naruto players showed up again today. From what I've heard they were kicked out of another semi local hobby shop so they meet up at my store now. When they put on Cookie Monster death metal, I had to tell them to turn it down. I got out of there pretty quickly since their playlist managed to fall onto Fall Out Boy. I'm surprised people in their 20s listen to that terrible band.

Hmm... have only had recurring 'annoying' experiences that involve the manager.

Great guy, although he gets in these weird moods. Sometimes he's your best friend and can have a chat about anything (and I mean anything not just hobby-related) and other times he clams up and looks at you like you like you're a freak. The rest of the staff are good (actually all the staff are what I'd call 'mature')

Has been a crazy amount of 'awkwardness' in the store though. I rarely go in now unless I'm walking past at the mall (and even then the store has to be empty). Everything from the typical nerds screaming waaaaghs to a 140kg white guy reading the new SW codex, looking rather pale, and almost toppling one of the gaming tables as he passes out and hits the deck. When asked if he was okay after waking up 2 seconds later, he says it's probably his diet of '15 cups of coffee' a day. I remember when he fell in this sort of quasi-slow motion there was only myself, a friend and the staff and we all looked at each other thinking "Did... did that just ACTUALLY happen here?"

There was also the behaviour at the city store, where I walked in with a friend (2nd time ever after getting back into the hobby after 10yrs) and the 'kid' managing the store is literally screaming profanity at the top of his lungs on the phone to a helpdesk as the store pc won't boot up or something.

Also anytime my girlfriend walks into the store, there is the a-typical "OMG a girrrrl!"

...

I remember the first thing I said to the manager at my local store...

"Are there any local clubs that play maturely? Or have mature gamers at least?" He discreetly passed me an invite to their veteran nights (which I know are not THAT mature) but at least the rules to get into this night are 1) you have to know the basic rules AND your codex rules and 2) you're army MUST be painted to tabletop standard... so it sort of weeds out the younger crowd to an extent...

Brother SRM wrote: Unfortunately the group of whooping hollering Naruto players showed up again today. From what I've heard they were kicked out of another semi local hobby shop so they meet up at my store now. When they put on Cookie Monster death metal, I had to tell them to turn it down. I got out of there pretty quickly since their playlist managed to fall onto Fall Out Boy. I'm surprised people in their 20s listen to that terrible band.

I hadn't had a bad experience yet till my game with SRM yesterday, which of course was a blast as always. We made the best of it and held strong to our corner of the room. It was pretty stressful watching TCG people all jacked up on cellophane bumping into the battle mat almost pulling models off the table every few minutes though. Also I knew we were in trouble when they asked how long till we were done ~ turn 2.

Far from the pleasant sanctuary we normally get in the back room.

Brother SRM wrote:

kronk wrote:Yell Wagggh at a store full of strangers and people new to the hobby? never.

At home while my wife is on the phone with her parents? Everytime.

This should be quoted into eternity.

I've been known to say "WAAAGH!" during a turn here and there, but I'm not bellowing it. Just saying it around speaking volume; the same volume I'd use to make gun shooting noise and tank vroom vrooms. Unfortunately the group of whooping hollering Naruto players showed up again today. From what I've heard they were kicked out of another semi local hobby shop so they meet up at my store now. When they put on Cookie Monster death metal, I had to tell them to turn it down. I got out of there pretty quickly since their playlist managed to fall onto Fall Out Boy. I'm surprised people in their 20s listen to that terrible band.

OMG we had a group of naruto kids come in to our FLGS once cause they needed a new spot... They were annoying as feth so when one went to the bathroom he took off his "naruto armguards" so we hid them...

OMG most epic nerdrage ever. He was threatening to sue us and said his dad was a lawyer and all sorts of other crap if we didnt give them back...

His mom eventually came in and complained and said that this shop wouldnt be getting their business anymore. VICTORY!

So far nothing terrible about my nearest GW.

Only thing that happened at my nearest retailer was the woman asked my gf not to touch some of the stuff on the shelves unless she was buying it. Which seemed a bit stupid......and really pissed gf off.

Ever since gf has been anti WH in all forms. can't think why.....

Hoping nothing ever happens in my FLGS to make me thing "oh god I hate this"

ShivanAngel wrote:

OMG we had a group of naruto kids come in to our FLGS once cause they needed a new spot... They were annoying as feth so when one went to the bathroom he took off his "naruto armguards" so we hid them...

OMG most epic nerdrage ever. He was threatening to sue us and said his dad was a lawyer and all sorts of other crap if we didnt give them back...

His mom eventually came in and complained and said that this shop wouldnt be getting their business anymore. VICTORY!

I bet your parents are proud of you. How old are you? 12?

My local GW seems friendly enough the last time I was there, though they can get a little excitable. Like one employee will always do epic narrations of any battle he's hosting. And it will always drown out any other sort of conversation trying to be had in the store.

ShivanAngel wrote:
OMG we had a group of naruto kids come in to our FLGS once cause they needed a new spot... They were annoying as feth so when one went to the bathroom he took off his "naruto armguards" so we hid them...

OMG most epic nerdrage ever. He was threatening to sue us and said his dad was a lawyer and all sorts of other crap if we didnt give them back...

His mom eventually came in and complained and said that this shop wouldnt be getting their business anymore. VICTORY!

I'm guessing since his mom picked him up he was a kid or teenager. These people are in their 20s.

There was one guy at a store I used to frequent who literally had no indoor voice. I never played Warhammer with him, but I could always hear him. He insisted we get some stereos down there and play music, but everyone said things were loud enough as is.

Basically I just hate people who are too loud for the given situation.

Brother SRM wrote:

ShivanAngel wrote:
OMG we had a group of naruto kids come in to our FLGS once cause they needed a new spot... They were annoying as feth so when one went to the bathroom he took off his "naruto armguards" so we hid them...

OMG most epic nerdrage ever. He was threatening to sue us and said his dad was a lawyer and all sorts of other crap if we didnt give them back...

His mom eventually came in and complained and said that this shop wouldnt be getting their business anymore. VICTORY!

I'm guessing since his mom picked him up he was a kid or teenager. These people are in their 20s.

There was one guy at a store I used to frequent who literally had no indoor voice. I never played Warhammer with him, but I could always hear him. He insisted we get some stereos down there and play music, but everyone said things were loud enough as is.

Basically I just hate people who are too loud for the given situation.

WHAT! YO HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE TALK WITHOUT AN INSIDE VOICE!?!?!11!/?

I remember this time where I was playing this rather enjoyable game with a nice opponent, there was some soft music on and plenty of refreshments. No sign of annoying kids or fat smelly loud guys either and my minis were busy slaughtering his minis instead of breaking or getting stolen.

Wait, come to think of it, that was in my own basement...
I knew there was a reason I just came to stores to buy stuff!

I hate fat, no, I mean FAT. LARGE, MONSTERS of a human being. The kind of people who's frame's have to tell people to move out of the lane between the table and the shelves of the GW store so he can get past.

Mother of god, I hate that we have like 4 of them at my store.

themocaw wrote:
This reminds me of my friend who ate a rare-cooked burger, got food poisoning, and blamed it on the lettuce instead of the bloody chunk of half-raw meat. The lesson I would draw from this is, "don't leave pro-painted minis unattended on a painting table in a store where there are sweaty nerds bumping into each other.

Why? Do you expect someone to pour black paint all over your minis when your back is turned? Who does that?

This is from today.

I bought a new IG codex last week because someone stole my old one, and it was in perfect condition. So perfect that a redshirt came and asked me to see the receipt, I said I didn't have it, he took it away. After talking to him, he gave it back, but I was pissed.

Other than that, it's been good.

That's why I always deface my books with a sharpie as soon as I buy them.

Exception being my Imperial Armour ones.

Kanluwen wrote:That's why I always deface my books with a sharpie as soon as I buy them.

Exception being my Imperial Armour ones.

I've had my Codex for my Spehss Mahreenz for over 4 months, and it's still in pristine condition. I read it a lot too...
Is this bad?

Well no, it can be in pristine condition.

I just write my surname along the side of the book opposite of the spine, so that it's clearly visible.

A bit off-topic, but my Space Marine codex is my oldest codex, and I used to handle and read it A LOT, but it has always stayed in the best condition.

I just don't know why.

TBD wrote:I have not really had any bad experiences at any of the local GW/gaming stores, except maybe for the one time a sweaty Michael Moore lookalike neckbearded behemoth walked in without a shirt on.

I'm going to have nightterrors thinking of this.

I have to say, GW stores are pretty awesome for wargaming. Its the local stores that really piss me off.

For example, I have seen one store charge 5$ an hour just for a single table.

I have seen store owners discourage almost every form of 40k besides the standard roll d6 missions.


But considering the the thread.... I would say the worst experience in a GW store for me would be during an event in which
it was probably 50+ guys (all large and sweaty) trying to crowd around a small table playing a massive apocayplse game.

I showered at home 3 times in a row after leaving that game on turn 3.

ShivanAngel wrote:

OMG we had a group of naruto kids come in to our FLGS once cause they needed a new spot... They were annoying as feth so when one went to the bathroom he took off his "naruto armguards" so we hid them...

OMG most epic nerdrage ever. He was threatening to sue us and said his dad was a lawyer and all sorts of other crap if we didnt give them back...

His mom eventually came in and complained and said that this shop wouldnt be getting their business anymore. VICTORY!

Wow did you tell your mum that story? How about Grandma?

some of these are pretty bad.
every time i go into a lgs,i always find empty boxes,i have even bought a box of tactical marines,and it had a note in it laughing that there was nothing in it.it was so stupid.

We were doing the Luck 13 mega battle and had already started and were well into the 2nd turn (that's like 4 hours right?). And of course since it's GW any little kids who walks in and wants to play his Space Marines HAS to be let in (no list required! ). Normally I'm a good sport about stuff but now the teams are all unbalanced and the forces of Destruction are getting kinda fethed. So to be fair the Manager breaks out the stores Stompa and says it comes in from reserves. Now it's a real fluster cluck. And as if things could get worse some dude walks in with his ENTIRE Ork army and slams down his "Kustom" vehicles (made out of cardboard and all that fun stuff). So now they have 4 Stompas (one with drawn on arms no less) some unrecognizable pile of cardboard and a ton of pissed of players.

The game is over within 10 mintues of the Ork dude setting up. Everyone packed up and left. Good times ;P

ok - so yesterday the douchebag behind the counter told me (just after i returned some FW to the Chicago Bunk) that i should be more aware of what i am ordering from fw since they dont REALLY take returns.

(Disclaimer- This guy was obviously new, i've spent thousands on fw there. I know what i am doing.)

The guy was cordial however, The Bits i purchased were not what was in the FW catalog, which was right there. He certainly didnt need to make the comment like i was unaware of what i was purchasing. I think they should regularly stock FW at least so their own employees know what they are supposed to be selling.

I like playing 40k games against people i can relate to,ex. talk about the simpsons episode, quote similar movies have fun. poke fun at some people(matt. k). I hate games where the people i am playing against are straight nerds, and its all about 40k. And you really want the game to end.

i have really never had any bad experiences at my local gaming store i am the youngest one there, and the league is divided. but i am liked by both groups of people. and no one is too bad except one guy, who just walks in on your game. And says woah you better watch out those railguns can kill your rhino.

Lets see,

Worst experience to date was my friends and I hosting a doubles tourney at the LGS that brought in 14 people or so, then as were ending the tournament the store owner berates us for the "storyline" of the event not being fluffy enough, and not giving him enough "control" over the event. All the while he's doing this while the players are in his store! amazing...

granted, the store owner has not put forth the effort to host any 40k event in about three years so what can you do...

Arrange a tournament at a club or a different store.....

Just this week I was reminded why i shop online:

i wanted to pick up the latest WD for the Spearhead rules.

One store I called and they said their order would be in that day. I figured that was cool, and if they ran out the other store which is near the first would most likely have it.

So I drive to the store and they tell me they refused their order and won't have it for x number of days. No problem, I head to the other store only to find they don't have it either, and can't tell me when they will order more...



Both local stores are over 35 minutes from me. I spent 1.5 hours and gas money to come home empty handed...

The WD doesn't actually have the spearhead rules in it anyway... just gives you a taste and a battle report, and points you on the road to the GW website to download it.

The Batrep sucked anyways.

I think my worst experience was this ten year old, Charlie, who was obsesed with his BA.
The first bad with Charlie was a game I had with him in the gaming area of my local GW. We had begun setting up and he finished before me, immediately he begun making rolls for all sort of Ba rules, like deep strikes and other stuff. And any time he killed one of my Sm, he did a victory dance. #face palm#

Two weeks later I popped in and begun painting my new models. Behind me Gw was doing some event to celebrate the release of something. A huge 40k game. Charlie was getting creamed. Every time a unit of his died, he whined and complained. At first I thought it was funny to see him lose. But ten minutes of this kid losing and him complaining was incredibly annoying. Finally the game ended and he begun painting. But it didn't end there. The next 2 hours was him whining and finding mistakes the other players made.

"Hey when you killed my assault squad you weren't in line of sight and the dice was cocked!"

When I was first getting into 40k, I was playing at the local GW. One of the people playing there in his mid 30's threw a tantrum screaming and swearing at everyone and the staff. That was the last time I played at a GW. I hadn't had good experiences before, but that was the breaking point.

Couple years later, played in a tournament. First person I played against, got creamed from some good rolls right off the bat, then decided to delay as long as possible during his turn to try and run out the clock so it wouldn't be counted as an anhilation against him. He would open the codex, and said he had to read about each of the units I had before he made each move. My friend was at the next table playing someone, who started crying because the loss he just took knocked him out of the top 3 and he wouldn't win any prizes.

For the most part we all stopped playing 40k after that moment, and when we do play miniature games it's just friendly games against each other.

Worst thing I ever had happen to me was when I offered to go nextdoor to the liquor store and by a case of beer, I even offered to share it with the guys who owned the place, hehehe.

Turns out that the liscensing agreement they signed to be able to run pokemon tournements had a no alchol in your store rule. Stupid pokemon.

Most of my experience with the nearby Lisburn store was bad, everytime I shopped there they were very pushy with their sales and not very friendly about it either, plus most of them wheren't into the game it was only a job to them. No wonder it had to close down. The Belfast store is different story great atmosphere with friendly staff who see you as more than just a potential payday. Props to those guys.

Some of those are pretty bad.
For those who have not had bad experiences,your lucky.

Darkvoidof40k wrote:The WD doesn't actually have the spearhead rules in it anyway... just gives you a taste and a battle report, and points you on the road to the GW website to download it.

The Batrep sucked anyways.

The download is the formations.

The WD has the rules: deployment scenarios, etc. does it not?

CT GAMER wrote:

Darkvoidof40k wrote:The WD doesn't actually have the spearhead rules in it anyway... just gives you a taste and a battle report, and points you on the road to the GW website to download it.

The Batrep sucked anyways.

The download is the formations.

The WD has the rules: deployment scenarios, etc. does it not?

Yeah. But as it doesn't have the full rules, it can't exactly be described as having 'the Rules'. Kinda. I'll shutup now so we can get back on topic.

Well, I now remember one time that was pretty hillarious and childish.

I was watching a game of Fantasy between a W.o.C army and a Dark Elves army. There was this kid, probably 12-13 years old watching as well. So the kid walks over to a different table and watches for about 30 seconds, and then asks a question to this guy that I would guess was in his mid to late 30's, he was a fatass as well.

The guy immediately throws a tantrum, something about how he doesn't like the kid at all and that they don't have a good history or some bs like that.

So the dark elves player yells at him and says "HEY, how old are you?"

The guy says it doesn't matter

The dark elves player says "Yeah, well right now, you look like your 10 years old. Grow up and act like an adult, you pig"

The fatass guy says "This is none of your business" and he continues his game.

Later, I saw the guy walking out of the store, so I yelled "Hey! Is your mom here to pick you up?"

The guy just scowls at me and left.

Honestly, its those guys who make us wargamers look bad. He made the kid cry, too, which was pretty sad. I even heard him talking bad about the kid behind his back later. What a piece of gak.

Pah. Good job, Karon. I 'spose looking at that dude would make you cry anyway - that or the smell.

Also, making a 12-13 year old cry and not even sticking up for himself? Fail.

I can't bring myself to write out the (fairly tragic) story again, so for those of you who remember:
Howling.
Griffons.
Fething.
Librarian.

If you don't know-this is the reason why I will never set foot in a non-GW store again.

Little lord Fauntleroy wrote:I can't bring myself to write out the (fairly tragic) story again, so for those of you who remember:
Howling.
Griffons.
Fething.
Librarian.

If you don't know-this is the reason why I will never set foot in a non-GW store again.

Inside jokes, always great to put up for everyone to wonder about.

No I'm being sarcastic. What's the story?

EDIT: Something went wrong with my refresh button and the first post I maed didn't show up. Hold on, I'll go and find the story.

I'm assuming his possibly very well painted Howling Griffons Librarian was stolen or ruined.

Besides, if you're painting a scheme like HG - do it right or don't do it at all. It'll come out either epic-win or epic-fail.

Pwease Faunt? Sit me down by the fire and tell me a fun story of the olden times. I'll just grab my milk, cookies, and blankie...

Darkvoidof40k wrote:I'm assuming his possibly very well painted Howling Griffons Librarian was stolen or ruined.

Besides, if you're painting a scheme like HG - do it right or don't do it at all. It'll come out either epic-win or epic-fail.

Ah, the Battenberg Marines.

^ ?

CrazyThang wrote:Pwease Faunt? Sit me down by the fire and tell me a fun story of the olden times. I'll just grab my milk, cookies, and blankie...

Here: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/210/258425.page#1070666. Scroll down a little if my post doesn't appear immeadiatly

And weep, for his like shall never walk the galaxy again.

Little lord Fauntleroy wrote:

CrazyThang wrote:Pwease Faunt? Sit me down by the fire and tell me a fun story of the olden times. I'll just grab my milk, cookies, and blankie...

Here: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/210/258425.page#1070666. Scroll down a little.

And weep, for his like shall never walk the galaxy again.

Wow. That sucks man. What a sore loser. Heck when I'm roflstomped I may be slightly angry but to actually destroy a piece and basically attack the winner? I would have claimed assault!

It's okay though: Later on I passed my force weapon psychic test, sooooo ...

And oddly enough, I never saw that kid again. And yes, I do still have that scar.

gak man, just read it as well. That basically wins this thread.... which really sucks for you.

Meh. If you ever see that kid please watch him have an "accident" for me. :Thumbsup:

Man, and I thought some of my "friends" were bad. O.O (as said in your thread, we really DO need a jaw-drop orkmoticon)

Howard A Treesong wrote:

Darkvoidof40k wrote:I'm assuming his possibly very well painted Howling Griffons Librarian was stolen or ruined.

Besides, if you're painting a scheme like HG - do it right or don't do it at all. It'll come out either epic-win or epic-fail.

Ah, the Battenberg Marines.

I just choked on my cuppa! Brilliant!



vs

This thread reminds me; where the hell is that Librarian? I know my sig says I've still got him, but I can't for the life of me think where he is.

And anyway, now you know why I'm such an antisocial and annoying little prick. Chaos did it .

EDIT: Oh god, that Battenburg thing is going to haunt me in my nightmares. Marines made of cake...*shudders*...

You're not antisocial or annoying as far as I know. And that guy, if he is to be put under the term "chaos" then he's definitely a spastic nurgling on crack.


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MeanGreenStompa wrote:

Howard A Treesong wrote:

Darkvoidof40k wrote:I'm assuming his possibly very well painted Howling Griffons Librarian was stolen or ruined.

Besides, if you're painting a scheme like HG - do it right or don't do it at all. It'll come out either epic-win or epic-fail.

Ah, the Battenberg Marines.

I just choked on my cuppa! Brilliant!



vs

Also,


Gotta love the win.

Little lord Fauntleroy wrote:

CrazyThang wrote:Pwease Faunt? Sit me down by the fire and tell me a fun story of the olden times. I'll just grab my milk, cookies, and blankie...

Here: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/210/258425.page#1070666. Scroll down a little if my post doesn't appear immeadiatly

And weep, for his like shall never walk the galaxy again.

WOW...That guy was a sore loser,just like when i duked out some guy in a soccer game,the guy came up to me and then stepped on my foot as hard as he could,then after the game i found out he had broken 3 of my toes,and part of my foot.

I'd peg him as more of a Khorne guy personally.

Look, as comforting as you are Dark, that's not what this thread is about. I am past the "emo" Fauntleroy stage where all I did was whine. Now, I'm just cliched and bad Painter Fauntleroy.

So come freinds! Tell us your tales of woe (wow, that sounded a LOT worse in real life than it did in my head)!

Damn, Fauntleroy...that's quite a story.

Little lord Fauntleroy wrote:Look, as comforting as you are Dark, that's not what this thread is about. I am past the "emo" Fauntleroy stage where all I did was whine. Now, I'm just cliched and bad Painter Fauntleroy.

So come freinds! Tell us your tales of woe (wow, that sounded a LOT worse in real life than it did in my head)!

Yeah fauntleroy,that did sound pretty weird when i just read it.

Yeah, it did

Eh, I was just kinda WTFing myself when I read that. But, as ya say, back on topic.

Wait, no this Hijack is a good thing! I finally get to use this image:



I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'll shut up now. Just go on without me, pretend I was never here .

Lol!

Roxerboxers wrote:I think my worst experience was this ten year old, Charlie, who was obsesed with his BA.
The first bad with Charlie was a game I had with him in the gaming area of my local GW. We had begun setting up and he finished before me, immediately he begun making rolls for all sort of Ba rules, like deep strikes and other stuff. And any time he killed one of my Sm, he did a victory dance. #face palm#

Two weeks later I popped in and begun painting my new models. Behind me Gw was doing some event to celebrate the release of something. A huge 40k game. Charlie was getting creamed. Every time a unit of his died, he whined and complained. At first I thought it was funny to see him lose. But ten minutes of this kid losing and him complaining was incredibly annoying. Finally the game ended and he begun painting. But it didn't end there. The next 2 hours was him whining and finding mistakes the other players made.

"Hey when you killed my assault squad you weren't in line of sight and the dice was cocked!"

I have a kid like this at my friendly local gaming Club. My Gods he is annoying. Doesn't know the rules and thinks killing half a unit of Empire Knights with A huge lance formation thing is a massive achievement. Said unit gets obliterated next turn by the Helbalster. Whines about how the warmachine is fair and how i shouldn't use it.
If he knew the rules it would be better that is the main gripe.

Just refuse to play him 'till he learns 'em. Or something.

Tbh, other than what little I've posted on this thread that's actually on-topic, the only complaints I can think of is the stupid prices and people who whine. Infact, last time I was at a GW it was a 4 player bash - dead fun - a kid on my team who looked a year or two older than me kept whining.

One point in the game, he shot 8 termies at abaddyboo + 5 man retinue.

He actually thought his termies would have a better chance of surviving if he DIDN'T charge them in (the two units were like 4" away.). Eventually we convinced him to. He did. Naturally, he didn't kill many of 'em and all but two of his termies were killed, and they ran from combat.

He also armed a chapter master with a lightning claw, power weapon and invisible hellfire round loaded boltgun - illegal and pointless

For some reason, the guy running the store pulled something up and said I couldn't assault with my chaplain and termies out of my LR into some nids. I shoulda asked him to proove it and show me the rule, but I didn't - assuming he knew it all. Ah well, after the game I realized there was no reason I couldn't have assaulted. But I'm not bothered, it was a fun game anyway and my termies still destroyed most of the stuff that charged 'em.

Best trip to GW I've ever had best GW I've ever had a trip to. Eh, so what some kid whines and the sole staff employee gets a rule wrong. It's all DFG

Well, that's my pointless two cents - back to the OT

I have four, all involving the same kid. BTW, me and my friends are 15.
1. Me and my friend were playing a game. This is when we were relatively new and someone had made him that old space marine assault cannon deathstar marine list. He was using marines and I was using orks. I only played them with the last codex, the new one is boring imo. Anyway, My decked out pimped out nob ride advances and does nothing. In fact my entire army shot at him an did nothing. My sluggas get one hit, one wound and he loses a marines. He then proceeds to accuse me of cheating destroys half of his models, calls his mom and tells her I was cheating and leaves the store. I know his mom and she knew I wasn't cheating (especially after I walked up there to their house and apologized and offered to buy the kid replacement models, even though i didn't break them) and said it was OK. I accept it and move on.

2. Not more then two months later I decide to play the kid again. So we begin to play and its orks v marines again. I lose one ork to a scout biker salvo. He then says all dice are rigged and he'd rather spend his days doing other things then playing a stupid soldier game a in a dark dank room full of smokers and packs up, leaves and accuses me of cheating. Funny thing is, its got strobe lights, the door is propped open and smoking is not permitted in the store.

3.. This time I didn't play him, my other buddy did who now moved to Texas (even though I still keep in contact with him). I'll miss you David. . Anyway, Anger kid moves his TH/SS Terminators next to a building with one infantry squad in it. Passes turn because they were out of assault range. Infantry squad shoots the Terminators and kills two with lasguns! Well, needless to say, the kid picks up his terminators and stomps them into the ground and then annihilates the kids guardsmen. THEN, he picks up his Vindicator and throws it at the kids head and charges him. The kid upper cuts him and he left. I was there waiting while the kids mom came, dragged him out and said he deserved it.

4. Finally, this goes back to 4th edition. Same people as above were playing. Friend shoots a demolisher at anger kids land raider Crusader. It had Calgar and an inordinate amount of Honor Guard in there. Demolisher annihilates it and everyone inside died.......
He pulls out dual hobby knives and attempts to slit the kids throat as well as mine. (And at a time like this, I almost said you have 1 base plus one for two weapons and one for the charge. I also was going to ask if he had frag grenades because we were behind a table, but I figured it would be bad spirited.)
He misses (thank God) and we tackle him and remove the knives, which ended up sticking in our arms when we deflected them from our throats. He did this in front of the whole store. Stitches later, we realized the kid was permanently banned. I was never aware of the exact charges but oddly enough he was not to be seen for a while.

Guy, you could have threw such a terribly awesome lawsuit for assault on that kid and his family for assault. If it was true, some of that seems a bit far-fetched to me.

Say goodbye to any worries about money when you sue someone for assault, haha.

Man, when reading ImRightBehindYou's post, I really got a sense of de ja vu. I'm pretty sure it was that business with the Howling Griffons Libby - yeah, it was. :/ All this stuff about psycho MEQ players is starting to worry me...

"Never leave home without flak jacket and lasgun when foraging into the dangerous realm of Games Workshop"

Darkvoidof40k wrote:Man, when reading ImRightBehindYou's post, I really got a sense of de ja vu. I'm pretty sure it was that business with the Howling Griffons Libby - yeah, it was. :/ All this stuff about psycho MEQ players is starting to worry me...

"Never leave home without flak jacket and lasgun when foraging into the dangerous realm of Games Workshop"

'Chu sayin' 'bout MEQ players buddy?! I'LL SLICE YOU!!

CrazyThang wrote:

Darkvoidof40k wrote:Man, when reading ImRightBehindYou's post, I really got a sense of de ja vu. I'm pretty sure it was that business with the Howling Griffons Libby - yeah, it was. :/ All this stuff about psycho MEQ players is starting to worry me...

"Never leave home without flak jacket and lasgun when foraging into the dangerous realm of Games Workshop"

'Chu sayin' 'bout MEQ players buddy?! I'LL SLICE YOU!!

Seeing how defensive of MEQ players you are, would you really slice a fellow MEQ player? I'm only worried about the psycho ones... which means I may have to worry for myself...


Edit: Psycho MEQ players... you play MEQ... you're threatening to slice me... connection?

Darkvoidof40k wrote:

CrazyThang wrote:

Darkvoidof40k wrote:Man, when reading ImRightBehindYou's post, I really got a sense of de ja vu. I'm pretty sure it was that business with the Howling Griffons Libby - yeah, it was. :/ All this stuff about psycho MEQ players is starting to worry me...

"Never leave home without flak jacket and lasgun when foraging into the dangerous realm of Games Workshop"

'Chu sayin' 'bout MEQ players buddy?! I'LL SLICE YOU!!

Seeing how defensive of MEQ players you are, would you really slice a fellow MEQ player? I'm only worried about the psycho ones... which means I may have to worry for myself...


Edit: Psycho MEQ players... you play MEQ... you're threatening to slice me... connection?

*brain explodes*

Sounds 'bout right. And once again, the thread has gone off-topic due to my incoherrent and generally meaningless banter.

I worked for GW in retail back in the early 90's. When I started working for them it was great. Friendly, no management sales drives, and other companies products. Then the D&D shelves went away, the visits became regular, and about the time I quit they were trying to suggest that even OOP GW minis were not going to be allowed in store games. Not really an individual worst experience, just sad watching the heart of GW shrink 3 sizes.

Oh, and the highlight of the whole thing was a summer in the Oxford Street store and looking up to realize the next person in line was Robin Williams who was buying WFB stuff.

Citizensmith wrote:I worked for GW in retail back in the early 90's. When I started working for them it was great. Friendly, no management sales drives, and other companies products. Then the D&D shelves went away, the visits became regular, and about the time I quit they were trying to suggest that even OOP GW minis were not going to be allowed in store games. Not really an individual worst experience, just sad watching the heart of GW shrink 3 sizes.

Oh, and the highlight of the whole thing was a summer in the Oxford Street store and looking up to realize the next person in line was Robin Williams who was buying WFB stuff.

John Hurt popped into oxford street the other day

Oops, mis-post.

karimabuseer wrote:

Citizensmith wrote:I worked for GW in retail back in the early 90's. When I started working for them it was great. Friendly, no management sales drives, and other companies products. Then the D&D shelves went away, the visits became regular, and about the time I quit they were trying to suggest that even OOP GW minis were not going to be allowed in store games. Not really an individual worst experience, just sad watching the heart of GW shrink 3 sizes.

Oh, and the highlight of the whole thing was a summer in the Oxford Street store and looking up to realize the next person in line was Robin Williams who was buying WFB stuff.

John Hurt popped into oxford street the other day

Really? Would seem to make sense with his involvement in the movie. Williams it turns out is still a gamer geek so it probably wasn't that much of a big deal. More entertaining he only had one other person with him. Probably relies on not getting recognized quick enough.

The worst experience I've had was being blasted by the store manager for asking of there were any tables free to have a three-way game. It was a one-off though, the staff there are very pleasant usually. They're very persuasive, as someone once came into the shop asking for directions for a local comic store, within 10 minutes, he was sitting at a desk painting some Dwarfs. XD

Valk

It's the upselling for me. I generally get on with the guys in our local store, but you can't ask a question without them trying to make you spend more money. It kind of undermines their advice.
"Look, the new killa kan box set."
"I've got the metal ones, thanks."
"They look rubbish. Buy the new ones."
Repeat ad infinitum.

One member of staff scared my wife by talking loudly about how giants turned into ents. As if he was quoting history. And laughing in a shrill way.

This is at the GW in crawley, sussex

Me: so is there anyone to play against?

GW employee: did you bring anyone?

Me:no

GW employee: well you are ginger, so no surprise

Me: D_:

Odd, the problems I've had are never with the staff at my local store (the manager's worked there since forever, I swear) but some of the people. You know the type, the kind that insist their way of doing things is 100% correct and should not be argued with.

Had one guy try to persuade me that plasma guns are assault weapons, and even went as far as to try to stop me from reading the actual rulebook, saying it was a waste of time as he'd already told me.
You figure that one out.

Worst experience ever was playing a game that on the first turn my armored company (back when they had rules) demolished an Emperor's Children army in the 1st and 2nd turn of the game. I watched a 20-some year old cry in front of me. Never seen anything like it. Reason it was my worst gaming experiencing is because I felt damn awful for making someone cry due to a table top wargame.

Today had what could have been a bad experience. Took my kids to the FLGS. My youngest had spent his allowance on some Yu-Gi-Oh cards, and while we were sitting playing some other games one of the people who came by to see what we were playing decided to lift them. He was really sad as he was so happy he'd found these particular cards for his deck and had no allowance left.

The store made it up to him by letting him dig through one of the extras boxes and replace the cards he'd lost. Great store, but with great stores come the occasional dill weed customer who'd steal from an 8 year old.

EDIT> OK, I didn't type dill weed. I wondered if what I typed would get censored. Got to say I'm impressed that it was replaced by dill weed and not just **** **** or something like other forum oft do.

Citizensmith wrote:

karimabuseer wrote:

Citizensmith wrote:I worked for GW in retail back in the early 90's. When I started working for them it was great. Friendly, no management sales drives, and other companies products. Then the D&D shelves went away, the visits became regular, and about the time I quit they were trying to suggest that even OOP GW minis were not going to be allowed in store games. Not really an individual worst experience, just sad watching the heart of GW shrink 3 sizes.

Oh, and the highlight of the whole thing was a summer in the Oxford Street store and looking up to realize the next person in line was Robin Williams who was buying WFB stuff.

John Hurt popped into oxford street the other day

Really? Would seem to make sense with his involvement in the movie. Williams it turns out is still a gamer geek so it probably wasn't that much of a big deal. More entertaining he only had one other person with him. Probably relies on not getting recognized quick enough.

Wait, Robin Williams the actor?

Gorskar.da.Lost wrote:Odd, the problems I've had are never with the staff at my local store (the manager's worked there since forever, I swear) but some of the people. You know the type, the kind that insist their way of doing things is 100% correct and should not be argued with.

Had one guy try to persuade me that plasma guns are assault weapons, and even went as far as to try to stop me from reading the actual rulebook, saying it was a waste of time as he'd already told me.
You figure that one out.

That is funny some people are hard headed.

Hmm, I've already had an example where this 60 year old moaned at me because he didn't get a cover save from a Basilisk barrage, but a prime example I've had was a couple of weeks ago.

I was playing an Apoc game at GW as a way of celebrating the release of Spearhead. Now, I don't know why, but there had been a few major staff switches in the area, so there is only one guy running the shop for the day. As a result, he cannot referee the game as he is busy with selling etc, so he allows one of the players to referee the game. I thought he would allow a fair game, but from turn one, he ruined it. He immediatly broke the rules for the Stompas, allowing it to fire many more weapons than usual.

Anyway, about 30 minutes into the game, this little kid shows up with a small cardboard box containing some Marines. He says he had a Dreadnought, 5 Termies and a Razorback. The referee says to join my team, and to justify this kid joining the team, goes to the stores cabinet and places a new Stompa, a Hellhammer, and a Stormlord onto the battlefield, under his control.

That, and suddenly about 2000 points of Necrons suddenly appear (despite the fact that it was a 1000 point limit per player), strangely by chance, on his team was why I packed up as soon as the game ended. I didn't bother to stay for another game.

That guy is a total loser.


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templeorks wrote:

Gorskar.da.Lost wrote:Odd, the problems I've had are never with the staff at my local store (the manager's worked there since forever, I swear) but some of the people. You know the type, the kind that insist their way of doing things is 100% correct and should not be argued with.

Had one guy try to persuade me that plasma guns are assault weapons, and even went as far as to try to stop me from reading the actual rulebook, saying it was a waste of time as he'd already told me.
You figure that one out.

That is funny some people are hard headed.

there are a lot of hard headed people at my school,that i have tried to play warhammer with,it was a waste of time because they did not know how to play,and when i used a missile barrage they said that i was cheating and that it was not a rule.

jetjetex wrote:That guy is a total loser.


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templeorks wrote:

Gorskar.da.Lost wrote:Odd, the problems I've had are never with the staff at my local store (the manager's worked there since forever, I swear) but some of the people. You know the type, the kind that insist their way of doing things is 100% correct and should not be argued with.

Had one guy try to persuade me that plasma guns are assault weapons, and even went as far as to try to stop me from reading the actual rulebook, saying it was a waste of time as he'd already told me.
You figure that one out.

That is funny some people are hard headed.

there are a lot of hard headed people at my school,that i have tried to play warhammer with,it was a waste of time because they did not know how to play,and when i used a missile barrage they said that i was cheating and that it was not a rule.

I know how you feel when facing opponents such as this. In the old school club I used to attend, there was this kid there who would always play Tyranids, using only a Battleforce, nothing more, and claimed that he was a great player. Now, granted he was a special needs kid, but there are limits on how you should act during a game. By special needs, I mean he had anger management problems. When my Maugan Ra decapitated his Carnifex in CC, he almost blew up with rage. I swore he would have done something horrible to my models if the teacher hadn't calmed him down. He still plays 4th Edition Tyranids.

I eventually got my own back: During a ski trip last Feburary, we were ready to pack up to head back when we plotted to scare the gak out of him. I put my MCR hoodie (which has a slightly disturbing image on it) on and pulled the hood over my eyes and hid in the wardrobe of his room. My mates told him he has left his ski coat in the wardrobe, and he opens it, at which point I jump out onto him screaming!

I received several facial attacks before he fled, leaving us laughing like a bunch of prats.

Valk

P.S: For those who say I had been a bit too harsh on him, he kinda deserved it as he had been an arse to everyone on the trip.

valk that is harsh, if he is special needs then he cant help it so picking on him shows that you are pretty low with low self estime.

jetjetex wrote:Wait, Robin Williams the actor?

Yup. The Mork one. Easily qualifies as the most famous person I ever met. Even if just for as longs as it took to run up some purchases and stick them on a credit card. Was in too much disbelief to actually react and probably would have nerded out and said something stupid if I had.

Recently and very ironically. I was in my local GW store. An old gent walks in grinning manically and asks do we know where he can by a rifle for his grandson. He says he had bought him a pistol already (which he had tired of using). We suggested he went to a toy shop of which there were plenty. This was the day after the cumbria shooting spree. The GW employee didnt get in conversation with him. It was just punter who did in the end.... most odd.

Citizensmith wrote:

jetjetex wrote:Wait, Robin Williams the actor?

Yup. The Mork one. Easily qualifies as the most famous person I ever met. Even if just for as longs as it took to run up some purchases and stick them on a credit card. Was in too much disbelief to actually react and probably would have nerded out and said something stupid if I had.

a little off topic but,what army was he buying?

jetjetex wrote:a little off topic but,what army was he buying?

Unfortunately, this was a long time ago. 1994, the summer after I finished uni. I'd be lying if I said I could remember, sorry.

I have two!
okay number one-
I was playing this 55 year old guy (kinda creepy as i am younger by many) and he insisted that his dwarf warriors had magic throwing axes that could be thrown across the table and instakilled. I asked other people at the store they said "what the hell are you talking about? The guy just packed up and left. It was great.

nubmer two-
I just playing my new lizardmen force and during the magic phase and this guy took out my skink priest and his mates and said THATS WHY I USE......MAAAAGGGIIICCC!!!!!!!! I just kinda suicided my troops after that to get it over with.

Citizensmith wrote:

jetjetex wrote:a little off topic but,what army was he buying?

Unfortunately, this was a long time ago. 1994, the summer after I finished uni. I'd be lying if I said I could remember, sorry.

that would be great to know what army he plays.

I seem to remember something about him playing Eldar..

Cyporiean wrote:I seem to remember something about him playing Eldar..

He might. Robin Williams is a pretty cool guy, if you were to manage to get in contact with him, even randomly through email, he seems like the type to respond without any issues.

This was a total serendipitous occourance!

EDIT: Finally got it.

LOL

at a flgs a very fat man crushed me against the gaming table once when walking passed. the piece in my hands broke 1/2 of its weapon off

SwanCo wrote:at a flgs a very fat man crushed me against the gaming table once when walking passed. the piece in my hands broke 1/2 of its weapon off

Did you smite the greater daemon of nurgle?


Nah, bad luck dude. I've had fat, smelly kids try to crush me to death that way. NOT FUN.

In some ways, the worst experience I had was at hard boys this year. Sure, the event was fun once I got to playing, but the event was questionable from the outset.

First off, Ard boys is not incredibly popular in Canada. A LGS organised it for the first time ever in the province. and only 4 people showed up to it. It did not help that the event was not promoted in any way.

When I got there, I was discussing the scenarios with another participant when the TD interrupted us and told me that reading the scenarios before a tournament was bad form, and went on a rant about it. The TD also runs another local tourny, so obviously had a bias based on how that event was run.

Next the TD announced that he would not be enforcing time restrictions, and said he would run only 2 of the 3 rounds as there would not be enough time to run all 3 rounds in the 8 hours the store was open. I was stunned. He said he would fudge numbers when reporting the event to GW to make it look like we played all 3 so we could still get prizes.

During the games, the TD was not around for the 2 times (between both boards) when we needed a rules call. I had fun playing the games, scoring a Major win in game 1 and a minor loss game 2. Both my opponents massacred the 4th guy, so I ended up in 3rd place. I fell like I was robbed of the opportunity to fight for a higher position due to the fact that I did not get all 3 games in. In fact, I beat the 2nd place guy with a major win.

After the tourny they were supposed to call or email me with how to get my prize. After not hearing from them for 2 weeks, I called to see what was going on. They said it was too late now to collect the prize.

Worst run event I have ever been to, even if the games themselves were fun.

jetjetex wrote:

Citizensmith wrote:

jetjetex wrote:a little off topic but,what army was he buying?

Unfortunately, this was a long time ago. 1994, the summer after I finished uni. I'd be lying if I said I could remember, sorry.

that would be great to know what army he plays.

More on this over here:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/30/246127.page#814834

and here

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/30/237882.page#690565

Darkvoidof40k wrote:

SwanCo wrote:at a flgs a very fat man crushed me against the gaming table once when walking passed. the piece in my hands broke 1/2 of its weapon off

Did you smite the greater daemon of nurgle?


Nah, bad luck dude. I've had fat, smelly kids try to crush me to death that way. NOT FUN.

Totally agree

However no nurgle daemon killed him. I play Tzeentch and therefor smote him with a mindbolt

he WAS the nurgle daemon

Heh, Some very entertaining posts on here. I'm abit of a lurker but posts like these bring me out of my hermit shell.

My local GW is absolutely spot on, It's a 1-man show but he does a great job. So my experience isn't really todo with GW, but it happened in my local GW Store.

Thursday dinner-time, day off work - Spent the morning in GW as one of "Those" guys who sit at the hobby table in the back of the store like some deranged lepper; clipping, painting and what not. All of a sudden a woman bursts in the door with a rather drunk hooded bloke behind her swearing and shouting about some £10 she owes him.
The manage of the store blocks the door and tried to calm the gent down as to which he shouts to his (Probably now ex-girlfriend) "Gimme' my tenner now or I'll come in and shove a lead model up your arse!" as to which the bloke then pauses, looks at the manager and exclaims;

"Oh wait... They're not lead anymore arn't they? Didn't you change them to mostly plastic now?"

He may have been drunk, abusive and tried to stick the wizard tower from the gaming board somewhere unpleasant. But for being absolutely off his face and knowing at least abit about GW's miniatures.... +1.

Chesterfield is a great place for domestics, seen several on the late nighters in GW.

Darkvoidof40k wrote:he WAS the nurgle daemon

oh ahahaha yes, time to defeat the forces of nurgle with the greater powers of tzeentch

Brilliant thread. Made me chuckle a few times.

Many years ago, back when I was first getting into the hobby, I was around 13/14 and was immensely secretive about it. I had one friend I played battles with regularly, but no-one at my school knew about it. During a day off school me and my friend decided it would be a good idea to go and play some Warhammer Quest in our LGS.

What we didn't realise was that all of the lads in our year at school would be walking around the city together, just chilling. I'm sure you can guess where I'm going with this. Thirty of my school buddies invaded the store, claiming to the manager that they were "really interested in toy soldiers and wanted to check it out." I was absolutely ridiculed.

Looking back, it was absolutely hilarious, but at the time I was devastated.

i try and keep warhammer a secret at my school because all of my 'friends'make fun of me for it.i said i stopped so they would stop making fun of me.

jetjetex wrote:i try and keep warhammer a secret at my school because all of my 'friends'make fun of me for it.i said i stopped so they would stop making fun of me.

Schools are very harsh towards anything "different". Everyone is so desperate to fit in.

Once you get a bit older people don't really care what you do with your spare time. I'm 23 now and all my friends know I do it. When you leave school you realise that you can be more picky with your friends. You don't have to put up with the same people forever

I havn't told anyone at my school. Few people there know anyway, but they're friends of mine who don't really care and one of them plays it anyway. Why o why can't little plastic men be cool?

I've finally run out of GW hard luck stories.. *waits*

Orkrates wrote:

jetjetex wrote:i try and keep warhammer a secret at my school because all of my 'friends'make fun of me for it.i said i stopped so they would stop making fun of me.

Schools are very harsh towards anything "different". Everyone is so desperate to fit in.

Once you get a bit older people don't really care what you do with your spare time. I'm 23 now and all my friends know I do it. When you leave school you realise that you can be more picky with your friends. You don't have to put up with the same people forever

This exactly, I've been there too and trust us as it most definitely gets better.

Heh, I'm in my 50s and put IG on my desk at work..............

I didnt care in school, I was a relatively popular guy too. Just no one ever brought it up. I have always been more the closet SUPER geek though. My girlfriend and I have known each other for 12 years and she has known about my hobby, or should I say Obsession forever. I never really got bothered by the social stigma, considering that many artists I know are interested in the transition from canvas or paper to 3D models, so its a growing community of gamers and miniature artists.

[/steers] Annnnnyway.. back on topic.

yes please.

don_mondo wrote:Heh, I'm in my 50s and put IG on my desk at work..............

See my siggie line.

There once was a man from Nantucket with a.....

Oh, you said back on topic.

When I first started getting into Warhammer the FLGS that I used to frequemt and go to very often now was out of buisness for some reason, they are open again now just in a different location. So anyway I went to the only other store in my area that carried GW products Hobbytown USA. I bought the Black Reach set and a few other things from them over the course of a month, all was well and good for awhile, the staff while not nesacarily helpful werent bad. One day I go in looking for a few boxes of assult marines, they have one box on the shelf which I pickup to buy then I go and try and find an employee to ask if they have anymore in the back. So i find me an employee, it turns out that its the manager/owner, I ask her if she has any other assult marines. She yells at me, like acutally raises her voice and yells at me that there are other customers in the store ahead of me and i'm going to have to wait my turn. The only other person in the store is way on the other side looking at trains trying not to laugh. So I wait a few minutes, during which time she stares at some remote control car peices, and I ask her again, I'm still being nice at this point. She looks at me like I'm something that got stuck to the bottom of her she, and asks me what is wrong with the box I'm holding. I tell her nothing is wrong with them, I'd just like two boxes, she says we might have them in the back. This is followed by about 30 seconds of awkward silance as I wait for her to go in the back and look. So I finally get tired of waiting and say, i'd really appreciate it if you could go in the back and look for me. So she finally does comeing back a good 10 minutes later with another box of assult marines which I buy and then leave the store.

We go to the next time I have to set foot in there. I dont tend to go there very often anymore as I'm not to fond of being yelled at when all I'm trying to do is give you my hard earned money in exchange for little plastic men. But one day I'm working on some mini's and I pretty much run out of everything, I'm out of glue, flocking, blades for my hobbie knife and paint so I figure what the hell, I'll give Hobbytown another shot, so I head on over, walk in the door and the same manager/owner person is standing behind the register. She looks at me, crinkles up her nose and says, Oh, its you again, and then walks away. So I'm in the store for about 10 min I find everything that I went in there for, plus an Ironclad Dreadnought that was calling my name from the shelf. Then I get a really good idea for some of the bases on some Malifaux minis, unfortunatly they dont have what I need instock so when I'm at the register I ask the young girl who is working the register if she can order some for me, the young girl tells me that she can do that and asks me exactly what it is I want, as I'm telling her what it is I want, the manager lady comes running through the store and says very loudly for everyone to hear, that the store will not order stuff for him, becuase I dont think he'd actually come and pick it up. I just stare at her for a couple of seconds, put the money back in my wallet tell the manager that her and her store can kiss my hairy irish ass and walk out, never to return.

Now I do all my shoping at my FLGS, they may have to order me alot of my hobby maerial, but they are always more then happy to do it, and as I order stuff their selection in the store is getting better.

I'm a pretty undemanding customer, I can look for my own stuff and I dont generally ask a bunch of useless questions. But if you accuss me of cheating and lieing your going to piss me off.

My only issue Ive had with a GW or FLGS is my local one closed down . Have to go an hour odd train ride to my nearest now.

lucky you have to go 1 hour,i have to go 4 hours.

jetjetex wrote:lucky you have to go 1 hour,i have to go 4 hours.

ouch that must be a pain. Well add an extra half an hour to get to the train station. Just used be nice to be able to nip in and have all my modelling supplies to hand. now I have to order off the website most of the time.

Two stories... very different...

I've been away from 40k for several years (and 2 editions) for house, work & family... but have recently gotten back into it as my kids have "discovered" it and it's something we can do together. So I took part in our FLGS's Aard Boyz warm-up tournament (a few weeks before the real thing) with a new ork army that I was putting together to share with my 6-year-old. Anyway, my 3rd round... I'm not in contention... just trying to have some fun, and I draw a very experienced, very nice gamer from the store. He is friendly, generous and patient... I am, a completely intimidated, and a complete idiot. I don't misbehave... but I can't remember anything. Rules that I KNOW... I suddenly can't remember, I have my nose in my book, I make multiple, obvious tactical mistakes... something about being in a (relatively) big, formal tournament (which I'd never been in before), the time limit, having a very accomplished opponent, running a larger-than-normal army, etc... just made my brains drain out my ears and I forgot everything. I only suffered a minor loss, but I felt that I was a total waste of his time. Uugh.... humiliating. (He did give me another game the next week under casual circumstances... it went much better and I really enjoyed myself!)

I entered my 9-year old into his first tournament which was a "kids" tournament... kids being defined as anyone up to the age of 18. He was excited, first two rounds went fine. One draw, one minor loss... good games. His third round he drew a slightly older opponent who through a combination of misinterpreting the rules, misusing the rules and taking advantage of the fact that my son was still learning the rules... slaughtered him by turn 2 or 3. I had been warned away from interfering or giving advice earlier in the day by the TO (and rightly so), and since the first two games had gone well I wasn't even concerned or aware of what was happening. I looked over to him just after the game ended. There he was... utterly alone in a crowded room of 40 people. Head bowed, arms straight down at his side, shuddering slightly. Wanting to cry but too humiliated to do it. I'll tell ya as a dad, there has been nothing in my life that did not involve life threatening issues, that was as painful to watch as seeing my son stripped of his dignity & pride, standing there alone.

He bounced back of course and was looking forward to the next chance to play by that night... but it took some fancy reasoning by me and some internal strength on his part to get there. Think it probably hit me harder than it hit him. I'm not an over-protective guy... but *whew*... that was tough.

Lexx wrote:

jetjetex wrote:lucky you have to go 1 hour,i have to go 4 hours.

ouch that must be a pain. Well add an extra half an hour to get to the train station. Just used be nice to be able to nip in and have all my modelling supplies to hand. now I have to order off the website most of the time.

I intend to buy all my stuff off wayland games now - GW is just too expensive.. £22.50 for 10 tactical marines? No chance!

I mean it's not like GW have any sort of financial problems at the minute.. those sons of a 's just want all our money

They're gonna scare more people away than they're gonna get new players because of this.

jetjetex wrote:i try and keep warhammer a secret at my school because all of my 'friends'make fun of me for it.i said i stopped so they would stop making fun of me.

In my school i have managed to maintain a relatively high number of friends and still be the nerdy me around everyone. I've actully gotten on DakkaDakka during my comp sci class and shown some people my models

SwanCo wrote:

jetjetex wrote:i try and keep warhammer a secret at my school because all of my 'friends'make fun of me for it.i said i stopped so they would stop making fun of me.

In my school i have managed to maintain a relatively high number of friends and still be the nerdy me around everyone. I've actully gotten on DakkaDakka during my comp sci class and shown some people my models

i did that a while back in typing class.nobody cared what i was doing.

Back on topic. Yet another bad GW experience was during the first (and only up to this point) tourny i have played. It was prolly about 2 months after i started 40k, and i was doing a doubles tourny. One guy we were playing against had some marine that made all biked troops, and he only brought bikes. He wiped me and my friend fromthe table in 3 turns and laughed at us for "playing so horribly". That was 1.5 years ago and i'm still hesitant to play in a tounrament b/c im scared of meeting another butt monkey like him who will ruin the experience for me.
/rant

njpc wrote:I have the fortune to say the negative experiences are very much outweighed by the postive experiences. I've enjoyed many years of happy gaming. But there are a few experiences in stores i've not enjoyed.

GW Cherry Hill~ I previously had a 75% converted 40K ork army including over 30 Mega Armored nobs converted from terminators. Each model was personalized and represented a space marine chapter he'd taken terminator armor from. I loved the models, took me a entire summer to convert them. I used all 30 1x in a mega battle. On a lunch break from the Mega battle I return to find that 15 were stolen off the table of the mega battle. To say I was pissed would be an under statement. I know that its on the gamers, not the store, but I was blown away that they'd be stolen as in the shop that day was all the regulars that i'd know for over 5 years. I packed up and left. I also never got the models back, but years later found out who took them. Was a 16 year old high school player who was a GT gamer who i'd help build his list for Gamesday.

What happened when you found out who it was? You didn't confront him?

At a mega apoc game my flgs hosted called the "Black Crusade" (6 or so tables of apoc games, professionally made terrain [they bought a FW thunderhawk... and crashed it], and the entry fee was 1 canned good, and for every extra can you brought, you got a "cheating token") I was looking forward to having some fun and maybe winning one of the door prizes. The main opponent I had on my table had pink painted marines and random IG artillery tanks (w/o the codex....) lined up along his table edge. Now normally I'm okay with a little proxying, but enough is enough. I frequently forgot that his scratchbuilt power armor libby was really a terminator one, and his dreadnought was ironclad, among other things. And when I'd ask him what model counted as what, or when he'd remind me, his additude was that I had insulted his mother and I was looking down on him because I obviously had more money because I wasn't proxying anything and I had a Baneblade that I won in a raffle for a man w/ lukemia for $5. Very exasperating.

But the store (the Source) is a great place, it's just that (like all stores) sometimes jerks go to it.

The Seattle Battle Bunker is fairly spot on, a bit further north is a LGS where one of the regulars happens to be a Down Syndrome SoB player. I'm going to hell for this but he smells to all get out, has terrible dandruff, and loves to talk to you from about 4 inches away, and acts as if every single word he stutters were the most important secret to mankind.

I have a pretty high nerd threshold, and I could probably deal with his lack of any sense of personal space, hygiene issues, odor, stuttering, and him wearing the same unwashed pair of sweat pants every day, day in and day out. However, what annoys me is the guys is in his 20's and he throws tantrums if he loses. Not full on crying and yelling mind you, but if hes starting to lose he immediately wants to go back and re-do the math in your army list, and have a look through the codex to make sure your not cheating. Because obviously, if your winning, your cheating. I've personally seen him stop a game for a full hour before trying to find fault with his opponent's list mid-game. I have to drive through this area semi-regularly and I would probably stop by whenever I do if not for the fact that he hangs out there almost constantly.

Oh well, cest la vie.

How dare you insult the special needs. But yes, that would be very annoying, and I would probably only play that person a few times out of decency/not having any other opponents around.

I would say the worst yet kind of amusing experience would be when earlier in the year I was playing in a tournament at a flgs and in the middle of the second round a rather larger (obese) Man's chair broke from under him while this happened he fell backwards into my opponents and my table and launched our armies literally across the store... oddly enough non of my models were harmed I wish I could say the same for my opponents Sanguinary Guard Blood Angels Army .... Though the man offered to pay him $500 to replace the broken models and such.

I guess things...
Didn't turn out the 'weigh' he expected...
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!

I guess things...
Didn't turn out the 'weigh' he expected...
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!

this made me facepalm
dakka needs a facepalm orkmoticon

Commissar Agro wrote:this made me facepalm
dakka needs a facepalm orkmoticon

*sigh*

I have heard that too many times. Petition, anyone?

this guy made one. http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/301091.page
but it needs to fixed and made to be a real dakka orkmoticon

yes we need a Petition

I just read every_single_post.

My worst exp? Never playing a game of 40k. TOO MUCH PAINTING TO BE DONE!!

Enough of me.. NEXT!!

quote from vitki on the 1st page

Alderwood Mall, WA -
I have called in twice now to ask if they had something. Once was for the new Space Hulk, once for the Tyranids codex. When I drove out there, I was told that the copy they had was the store copy and they had no more stock. Like I would have been asking to just come and see the things instead of wanting to buy them?

This place is notorious for Unsavory encounters in my experience.
Back when the catachan battle force was first being stocked here I came in to buy the IG codex, I'm greeted at the door and being fairly new to the hobby and store I ask for directions to the Codex, the guy working thare Promply walks me Over hands me the Codex and assist me in finding a 20 man box set of catachans. I get home and crack the box open and go to open my codex to see how I want to assemble the minis to find that I have the Rundown, raggedy, torn, and smudged store copy. wasn't happy, to say the least, but figured it was an accident or an oversight by the employee. till about a week or 2 later when I go back for the Catachan Codex and the same douche tried to hand me the Store's copy (in the same distasteful Condition) to me.
Fool me Once shame on you.....
after that (and some rather poor sales pitch attempts I could have lived without) I pretty much stopped going to my local GW , any time Ive had to be there I'm Really Matter of fact with what I need and get out asap. I guess just about every GW experience I've had Is along these lines, until I could grow the Paltry amount of facial hair I'd like to think is a beard sprouted

Just realized my Friends cousin Commandeered 2 battle forces and atleast 3 more box sets of catachans and a some chims from me after I fell out for a while

My worst experience has nothing to do with the store in question, which is pretty good actually, I guess Australia has better customer service than America or England!? Anyhow, I went in the other day on a sunday, I'm normally a middle of a weekday visitor because I can't stand little kruddlers running around me while I shop, but I had too because no free time. So I walk in, and am confronted by a seething mass of twelve year old kids all playing and screaming as kids do, all three staff desperately shouting over the top of them to coordinate the games. I push past some chubby kid eating ICE CREAM in the store to reach for some Nobz for my mate when I hear this ungodly snapping sound behind me. I turn and look and there is a kid with a sprue from the Ork stomper kit and he is literally snapping away the excess sprue sections with his hands. SNAP, SNAP, SNAP, I swear I nearly fell over in shock. I'm just about to get a Baneblade and am planning it out in stages how to build it, let alone pay for it, and theres this spoilt little bugger just ripping apart a two hundred dollar kit! What's he going to do? Build the whole thing in the store! Good Luck kid!

God, I'm chokin on my own rage here!

Okay, rant done!

Still, great store when its not the weekend. Hate the playa not the game!

My experiences are pretty lame compared to others but here goes:

I'm browsing and one of the staff comes up to my and asks what I'm collecting. I reply Salamanders and he says that the new LoD would make great veterans. A week later I go in again and the exact same bloke asks me the exact same question and gives me the exact same response. At least I got to look at the Legionnaires though.

Ages ago when me and my brother were kids, we were playing a match in store. My brother was up against a chaos army and had just wounded some of the others guy's maruader horsemen and wanted to resolve it but couldn't as the other player was being mock-rapped on the floor by another player. The staff also mocked my brothers orange and white elves (although in hindsight that was an awful colour scheme).

Lastly, when they were celebrating 25 years of warhammer or whatever, they had been giving out raffle tickets with purchases weeks before for a big prize draw on the day. I went along with my 1 ticket to find that all the regular beardlings had amassed 20 odd tickets so I had no chance of winning.

Apart from that, my local GW is pretty good although I hate venturing in as its full of obnoxious 10 yr olds.

I once played a game at the Battlezone in Independence, Mo. The smell was nightmarish. I burned by clothes and washed all my Eldar with a toothbrush. And I'm a total slob, by the way. That store has since closed, but some say that Nurgle himself came and rewarded the owner with Daemonhood.

I've actually been my own worst gaming experience: I had a new player ask if he could proxy models with non-GW pieces and I told him he was welcome to use any of my models as long as he let me know ahead of time so that I could bring them in for him, but I'd prefer him not using peanut butter jars as drop pod substitutes. I proceeded to table him first turn with Blood Angels. After the game, I realized I was being a douche and offered that he could use anything to substitute and he didn't have to wait for me to bring my models in for him

I've also had a 10 year old kid dry-hump the table in victory after smashing my empire gun-line with his vampire counts. My friend is very proud of his 10-year old son for doing this (not sure if this counts as "bad" sportsmanship since I laugh my @$$ off at the memory of this game any time I think of it)

He wasn't being unsportsmanlike for humping the table, he was being unsportsmanlike for using vampire counts!

The worst experience I had back in 99 at the LGS was this guy trying to sell "WAAAG" tattoos in the back alley for 30 bucks and would not leave people alone till the Police was called. CRaZY

Sorgon wrote:The worst experience I had back in 99 at the LGS was this guy trying to sell "WAAAG" tattoos in the back alley for 30 bucks and would not leave people alone till the Police was called. CRaZY

You just won this thread.

When they were out of paper towels in the bathroom. I got some towels from the store manager's front desk. However, how many people in the crowded gamestore that day used the bathroom before me and didn't wash their hands because there weren't any paper towels?

the world may never know.

thats nasty,people should wash their hands.

Strange. I'm in a variety of honors classes, and I maintain friendship with all of the "Popular" Kids, but I'm not sure if they know how big of a dork I am. A lot of people know I still play pokemon and yugioh,and dungeons and dragons, but I don't think they ever judge me because of it. Maybe I'm just really lucky.

If anything, they think it's cool that I paint and they ask general "woah, how long did this take?" sort of questions. I think people who complain about how "being a dork makes you lose friends" are dumb. It's a result of your own isolation from others, and your embarrassment of your own interests. Don't blame your hobby,blame yourself.

my worst gaming store experience....

I had just come from work (had a 9 hour shift at burger king) and went directly to the game store. I'm a larger guy, and I gotta say, I smelled fierce. Not wanting to be known as the stinky guy, I went to the bathroom, and considered my options to purge my horrific smell. I note that they have an orange bathroom deodorant spray. SOOOO, I take the spray, hit both of my underarms, and walk out, hoping it would help.

well, apparently I didn't read the warning that you shouldn't get the spray in contact with skin. it started out as an itch, and halfway through the first turn of a game I was playing, I was in serious burning agony. I went back to the bathroom again, took some paper towels, wet them down, and attempted to sponge down the burning areas... but it didn't help much. This was not a pleasant experience. I've since gotten a job where I don't get so damn stinky after a shift (desk job tech support vs 100 degree kitchen work) so its not a problem anymore... but this was a seriously unpleasant experience.

There's a lesson in that, kiddos. Never test out an unknown chemical by spraying it on your junk. Your armpits are a much safer place to try first.

@samus_aran115,you still play yugioh?i have been tying to get rid of my cards for i while,i havent played in years.

well hell. If SOMETHINGS gotta burn, i'd rather my pits than my crotch.

My GW is actually pretty good there are some odd people that go there but no one obnoxious most people go there to play a game or buy something as there is limited painting/building space and most of the kids that go there listen to the advice of the more experienced players.

But my worst experience was with this guy we had in charge for 2 weeks when the normal guy went on holiday he wouldn't let us do anything, no gaming, no painting, no building, he also wouldn't let anything non-gw in the store and if you weren't going to buy anything he would ask you to go.

My worst one would be playing against a guy who cheated throughout the game and then when I got a narrow victory, proceeded to scream abuse at me.
I Laughed it off and went back to packing up my models. His reaction was to try to punch me
I ducked the first one and asked him to back off, he threw a second which I slapped away and told him to back off, he threw a third, at which point I hit him. One punch knockout. I went back to packing my models. Staff phoned the police and he was taken to hospital and then arrested. The staff had heard me repeatedly telling him to back off and
after the third thrown punch it was seen as self defence.

jetjetex wrote:@samus_aran115,you still play yugioh?i have been tying to get rid of my cards for i while,i havent played in years.

I haven't changed my deck in months, I just lay with a couple friends over breakfast, but I guess that counts as playing.

A couple months back, when I'd just started 40k, I played against a marines player who was running dreadnought swarm. He was drop podding them all in. So I ask him, "Hey, what the hell are you rolling first turn for? Deep striking units come in on the second turn!" He says "No, they have a special rule"

I didn't play marines, so I had no idea how drop pods worked at the time. BUT THAT"S NOT IT! When he was deepstriking, he would never roll for scatter. I asked him why he wasn't rolling for scatter, "Yeah,uh, drop pods have a special rule."

So yeah, naturally I lost the game, on account that it was my second game. It's okay though, I stole his kayvaan shrike model, Bwahahaha. Don't leave your HQ on the floor next time, douchebag!

Samus_aran115 wrote: It's okay though, I stole his kayvaan shrike model, Bwahahaha. Don't leave your HQ on the floor next time, douchebag!

Bonus points if another post is about some goon stealing a kayvaan shrike model.

Samus_aran115 wrote:

A couple months back, when I'd just started 40k, I played against a marines player who was running dreadnought swarm. He was drop podding them all in. So I ask him, "Hey, what the hell are you rolling first turn for? Deep striking units come in on the second turn!" He says "No, they have a special rule"

I didn't play marines, so I had no idea how drop pods worked at the time. BUT THAT"S NOT IT! When he was deepstriking, he would never roll for scatter. I asked him why he wasn't rolling for scatter, "Yeah,uh, drop pods have a special rule."

So yeah, naturally I lost the game, on account that it was my second game. It's okay though, I stole his kayvaan shrike model, Bwahahaha. Don't leave your HQ on the floor next time, douchebag!

Wow.
I think this might be the first time, in one of these threads, someone mentioned themselves as being the "worst experience" for people.

I mean, because you didn't know that there IS a special rule for SM Drop Pods to come in on first turn & that they DO have wargear that eliminates scatter for reserves, you found it appropriate to STEAL something of his, rather than be honest & turn it in to an employee.

Yeah. Sounds to me like the problems were ALL because of him.

Eric

Samus_aran115 wrote:

jetjetex wrote:@samus_aran115,you still play yugioh?i have been tying to get rid of my cards for i while,i havent played in years.

I haven't changed my deck in months, I just lay with a couple friends over breakfast, but I guess that counts as playing.

A couple months back, when I'd just started 40k, I played against a marines player who was running dreadnought swarm. He was drop podding them all in. So I ask him, "Hey, what the hell are you rolling first turn for? Deep striking units come in on the second turn!" He says "No, they have a special rule"

I didn't play marines, so I had no idea how drop pods worked at the time. BUT THAT"S NOT IT! When he was deepstriking, he would never roll for scatter. I asked him why he wasn't rolling for scatter, "Yeah,uh, drop pods have a special rule."

So yeah, naturally I lost the game, on account that it was my second game. It's okay though, I stole his kayvaan shrike model, Bwahahaha. Don't leave your HQ on the floor next time, douchebag!

You just lost the thread.

My worst experience was at a GW store and there was a giant, 2-table Tyranid battle going on

I had a Devastator Squad on the table pounding away at this Carnifex that was coming after me

I failed in killing it, so the owner got a little too excited about charging it in the Assault phase...

He smashed all of my Devastators, breaking off the arms of all of them

I hadnt been in a GW for about 7 years. walk in and the guy asks me if he could help me. I said " im looking for something to add to my wifes SM army"

the room went silent. all 4 other people stair at me and one says "your married?!"

I kinda felt insulted but at the same time the guy who asked me was about 300 pounds with bottle cap glasses painting eldar. All of a sudden the hole mood changed they were all like "is she any good?" "most girls play SoB then Loose intrest" "what does she field"

I was afraid to bring her into the store. I dont need drew carry humping my wifes leg to be her first memory of GW.

I feel sorry for any of womankind who are made to walk into a Gamesworkshop store. In more... usual hobby shops, it's not so bad. Most people are respectable, but judging from the GW in Chinook Centre, the majority of people who hang out there are far from respectable, being consumed by their 'hobby,' choosing to make a lifestyle out of it, many of whom would consider even talking to a woman something of legend.

MagickalMemories wrote:I think this might be the first time, in one of these threads, someone mentioned themselves as being the "worst experience" for people.

I mean, because you didn't know that there IS a special rule for SM Drop Pods to come in on first turn & that they DO have wargear that eliminates scatter for reserves, you found it appropriate to STEAL something of his, rather than be honest & turn it in to an employee.

Yeah. Sounds to me like the problems were ALL because of him.

Eric

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You don't roll for them first turn and they do scatter.

Stealing to get back at him - not cool.

I find the personal odour thing to be the worst, many of those shops aren't airconned and some folks with less regular bathing and grooming habits make the air stale. My wife had to leave GW Bristol one day due to the stench and it's been ever thus with gaming stores in my experience, there's always one bastard that doesn't understand 'shower every day and use the deodorant'. When it's younger teens I guess it's slightly more forgivable, the transition to adulthood isn't always fully explained (ie, son, now you've got hormones n stuff in your body, your sweat will stink to high heaven and if you don't wash your unmentionables frequently, you'll make the air around you smell like a festering dead camel).

In other news...

Samus_aran115 wrote: A couple months back, when I'd just started 40k, I played against a marines player who was running dreadnought swarm. He was drop podding them all in. So I ask him, "Hey, what the hell are you rolling first turn for? Deep striking units come in on the second turn!" He says "No, they have a special rule"

I didn't play marines, so I had no idea how drop pods worked at the time. BUT THAT"S NOT IT! When he was deepstriking, he would never roll for scatter. I asked him why he wasn't rolling for scatter, "Yeah,uh, drop pods have a special rule."

So yeah, naturally I lost the game, on account that it was my second game. It's okay though, I stole his kayvaan shrike model, Bwahahaha. Don't leave your HQ on the floor next time, douchebag!

You stole from this guy? Wow. I'd go careful for a while, karma is a bitch.

I remember when my brother and his girlfriend came into a GW store, it was so funny cause here is my brother pretending to have nothing to do with the hobby while doing the whole "cool guy" thing and his girlfriend who was hot. every guy stoped what he was doing and just stared at her. I was surprised nobody said "it's a girl".
But it gets even better because my brother was into the hobby , he played tau but acted like 40k was the nerdist thing on the planet and how i was wasting my time playing the hobby, all of this infront of his girlfriend after we left the store. I just said don't you play 40k as well. He didn't say a word till we dropped her off at home.

I have to say my worst experience came very recently. Bearing in mind I went into the store for a single pot of paint.

The manager of the store first tried to offer me the previous months WD, then the current, then a subscription and then the foundation paint set. I could only take so much and then politely stated that I only want this one paint so do you want my money or not.

The new sales approach in GW is so annoying.

My experiences with Games Workshop have generally been very good especially Games Workshop Peterborough where I used to live the Store Manager (Tom I think haven't been back for a couple of years) is absolutely fantastic not pushy, very helpful and when he recommends you buy something it is because he has taken the time to hear about your army list and it is a sensible suggestion but it is always phrased in the 'this would be a great addittion some time in the future' so you very much feel that you have no pressure to buy it at all.

Any back OT my only real negative experience was in one of the Bristol Games Workshops. I went into buy about £100 worth of stuff for my SW and IG I would say that the manager would be fairly pleased to be taking this much money from someone who obviously knew what they wanted (I was at the counter within my second minute in the shop). However he proceeds to ask me about LOTR and do I play it. I politely say no it doesn't interest me. He then demands to know why, seeing that there are a fair number of other people in the shop I don't just give my honest view that it is flogging a dead horse and a very boring game that is specifically aimed at making money and nothing else. Instead I reply that I play Fantasy and 40K and have no time or inclanation for anything else. He then straight out tells me I'm wrong AND THEN ADDS A GONDOR BATTALION TO MY PURCHASES without asking and rings it through the checkout. I just look at him for a minute like he has lost it and turn to the lady behind me who is staring opened mouthed and who then with a shake of her head puts down her childs potential purchases and leaves the shop with her children in tow. My wife also leaves taking our kids with her as she senses I am about to blow.

I am not especially proud of what happened next but I think it was fairly justified I ask 'what the feth are you doing?' To which he first says there is no need to swear and then tells me that I must buy this item and expierence LOTR first hand. My credit card goes back in my wallet I told him to get fethed and leave the shop. Five minutes later I was speaking to the area manager who was profuse in his apologies and actually sent me all my orginal purchases free of charge and special delivery. I believe that particular store manager has now parted way with GW.

How long ago was that Ed? Was this the one in Broadmead? If so I think I know who you are refering to. Thankfully Brad the current store manager is great and I have always managed to have an open honest conversation with him.

No the one in Cribbs mate.

About 3-4 years ago.

I'd have to say the last tournament I played, it was a 1,000pt team tourney, and the mix of unwashed/sweaty people combined with an overwhelming slavish devotion to winning from almost all participants pretty much broke me and my friend off from playing tournaments in our FLGS, it was the first time in 12 years I've ever been sickened by my hobby. suffice to say I've taken a much more casual approach to gaming since then to preserve my love for the hobby.

Ed_Bodger wrote:No the one in Cribbs mate.

About 3-4 years ago.

Oh in that case then the service definately has not improved...

I still remember one of the old managers for Broadmead. My girlfriend bought me some skaven stuff for my birthday. One of which was the WLC. I got it and it was missing the Chasis. I phoned up and was told to come down on Sunday and we will replace it. Suffice to say I turned up on Sunday and the shop was not open. I waited for ages for it to open only to be told to go away. Phoned up Customer Services straight away. The guy I spoke to knew the old manager Ben who I was friends with. I ended up on the phone to him for about 45 minutes. He said he would send out a replacement straight away. On the tuesday I get a huge box. In it is 2 WLC, 1 Screaming Bell and a handfull of blister. Worst and best service in one go.

MunkeyKungFu wrote:How long ago was that Ed? Was this the one in Broadmead? If so I think I know who you are refering to. Thankfully Brad the current store manager is great and I have always managed to have an open honest conversation with him.

I met Brad the other day, had a chat and he was a decent bloke to talk to, honest and mature and capable of having a conversation without 'preaching the word' or only communicating by shouting at me as though I was a kid.

I have not always enjoyed that level of service in the store.

MeanGreenStompa wrote:

MunkeyKungFu wrote:How long ago was that Ed? Was this the one in Broadmead? If so I think I know who you are refering to. Thankfully Brad the current store manager is great and I have always managed to have an open honest conversation with him.

I met Brad the other day, had a chat and he was a decent bloke to talk to, honest and mature and capable of having a conversation without 'preaching the word' or only communicating by shouting at me as though I was a kid.

I have not always enjoyed that level of service in the store.

Yeah, I don't go in very often, but when I do Brad is always pleasant to talk to. I don't get any hard sells these days, but I remember when it used to be a very distracting experience.

It was probably the little gay boy and his fat little 'friend' of indeterminable gender. All I know if I had some Orks, then Space Wolves came and ate them... and the fat one kept looking at me. Freaked me the hell out.

My FLGS is promoting dipping to the death. "Why bother spending hours upon hours of painting little details when you can just spray them, block them and dip them to a great standard?" Yeah, it shows.

Fafnir wrote:I feel sorry for any of womankind who are made to walk into a Gamesworkshop store. In more... usual hobby shops, it's not so bad. Most people are respectable, but judging from the GW in Chinook Centre, the majority of people who hang out there are far from respectable, being consumed by their 'hobby,' choosing to make a lifestyle out of it, many of whom would consider even talking to a woman something of legend.

The only girls that ever came into a hobby store with me was my mom and my sister,but my best friend who is a girl respects my hobby,and thinks its really cool.and another friend who is a girl does flames of war.


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anyway back on topic please.

MagickalMemories wrote:

Samus_aran115 wrote:

A couple months back, when I'd just started 40k, I played against a marines player who was running dreadnought swarm. He was drop podding them all in. So I ask him, "Hey, what the hell are you rolling first turn for? Deep striking units come in on the second turn!" He says "No, they have a special rule"

I didn't play marines, so I had no idea how drop pods worked at the time. BUT THAT"S NOT IT! When he was deepstriking, he would never roll for scatter. I asked him why he wasn't rolling for scatter, "Yeah,uh, drop pods have a special rule."

So yeah, naturally I lost the game, on account that it was my second game. It's okay though, I stole his kayvaan shrike model, Bwahahaha. Don't leave your HQ on the floor next time, douchebag!

Wow.
I think this might be the first time, in one of these threads, someone mentioned themselves as being the "worst experience" for people.

I mean, because you didn't know that there IS a special rule for SM Drop Pods to come in on first turn & that they DO have wargear that eliminates scatter for reserves, you found it appropriate to STEAL something of his, rather than be honest & turn it in to an employee.

Yeah. Sounds to me like the problems were ALL because of him.

Eric

Well actually, It was on the floor after he left, which was about an hour previously. Not to mention he forgot that he couldn't assault after shooting rapid fire, and he forgot what turn it was every couple seconds, and he was an overall bad gamer. I don't really need to justify anything further, what's done is done. Karma is a bitch, but I've got revenge! Bwahaha

And also, huh. Guess I should actually read the Space Marine codex rather than taking the advice of shotty gamers at the table next to us.
And no, I now know the rules, you only deep strike half of the drop pods, and he was deep striking all of them. Also, there's no such rule that says they don't scatter. There is a rule that says they may NOT land on impassable terrain, which was not the case.

Samus_aran115 wrote:

Well actually, It was on the floor after he left, which was about an hour previously. Not to mention he forgot that he couldn't assault after shooting rapid fire, and he forgot what turn it was every couple seconds, and he was an overall bad gamer. I don't really need to justify anything further, what's done is done. Karma is a bitch, but I've got revenge! Bwahaha

Interesting.
So, it's okay to steal something he forgot to take with him, rather than turn it in to management of the facility.
Sorry. Can't see the logic on that one.

Samus_aran115 wrote:And also, huh. Guess I should actually read the Space Marine codex rather than taking the advice of shotty gamers at the table next to us.
And no, I now know the rules, you only deep strike half of the drop pods, and he was deep striking all of them. Also, there's no such rule that says they don't scatter. There is a rule that says they may NOT land on impassable terrain, which was not the case.

You're right that there's no "no scatter" rule for Drop Pods. They do all Deep Strike, though. Half (rounded up) on Turn 1 & the rest as regular reserves (have seen people make legitimate mistakes with that, too).

Have you looked at what upgrades are available for them, though?

Eric

However you dress it up it is still theft. Well done you I am sure you can be very proud of yourself.

Not really sure how I was dressing it up, but I know it's theft. Returning it to the staff crossed through my mind instantly, but then I realized who's it was, and I decided not to. I guess I'm just a thief! Not proud of myself, but I' not gonna lose sleep from something I did months ago.

And I'm not sure drop pods have any upgrades,except that missile thing. I'll check later.

As much as I'm not proud to say it, I probably would've done the same thing. Little fether deserved it.

Arctik_Firangi wrote:It was probably the little gay boy and his fat little 'friend' of indeterminable gender.

Charming.