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Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:Wait
a fictional murder of a fictional Pope is offensive?

Apparently, it was enough of an affront to Gawd, that He Himself put the wheels in motion to see to their downfall

The Lord works in mysterious ways.

lol
How can a fictional gawd be offe....

no
best not turn the thread into another Affeist verses Kristian punch up
please no! I beg of you let us cease and desist!

Indeed!


Perhaps we can instead giggle about how one can "get fit" with wargaming. Seriously, the biggest turn off for this game is knowing that I'd meet people like this at conventions. How about 40k players? Do they share this level of crazy?

I thought the fantasy background they had made seemed quite interesting.

And it's a shame now that everything has to be measured on ability to generate pure profit, and that it's not enough for something to make a little money. At the same time no doubt there were some people who enjoyed this game and made the most of it, 'hunk of junk' is a subjective term to use.

BrookM wrote: I bet the Mantic lads had a good laugh about that one.

No doubt. The funny thing is, Mantic could help these people out, if they produced one of the armies that I and others have been suggesting. An Angels and Humans paladin army would at least let them use their Ex-Illis minis in Kings of War.

groundedcontrol wrote:Perhaps we can instead giggle about how one can "get fit" with wargaming.

That's easy: play Valhallan IG, with Chenkov leading a ton of infantry. If lugging those around to games doesn't get you fit, nothing will!

groundedcontrol wrote:How about 40k players? Do they share this level of crazy?

The less you know, the better!

groundedcontrol wrote:Perhaps we can instead giggle about how one can "get fit" with wargaming. Seriously, the biggest turn off for this game is knowing that I'd meet people like this at conventions. How about 40k players? Do they share this level of crazy?

No, but a lot of them have the same 6-minute daily workout:

JohnHwangDD wrote:

groundedcontrol wrote:Perhaps we can instead giggle about how one can "get fit" with wargaming. Seriously, the biggest turn off for this game is knowing that I'd meet people like this at conventions. How about 40k players? Do they share this level of crazy?

No, but a lot of them have the same 6-minute daily workout:

It would've been better (or worse?) if that was an animated gif.

BrookM wrote:

JohnHwangDD wrote:

groundedcontrol wrote:Perhaps we can instead giggle about how one can "get fit" with wargaming. Seriously, the biggest turn off for this game is knowing that I'd meet people like this at conventions. How about 40k players? Do they share this level of crazy?

No, but a lot of them have the same 6-minute daily workout:

It would've been better (or worse?) if that was an animated gif.

Not necessary.

From his facial expression, you can see that he just "finished".

That's just horrible. Why does this device exist? Obviously someone has a sense of humor to have invented it.

But seriously though. The crazy level of 40k players... I know a couple, and they seem alright. Nerdy as all hell, but otherwise not abnormal. I mean, they're not trying to tell me that blood angels really exist or anything.

groundedcontrol wrote: I mean, they're not trying to tell me that blood angels really exist or anything.

Of course they dont exist, thats just silly!



But Tyranids do exist and I have proofs of them amoung us

Seen many an Orc in my time too.

NAVARRO wrote:

groundedcontrol wrote: I mean, they're not trying to tell me that blood angels really exist or anything.

Of course they dont exist, thats just silly!



But Tyranids do exist and I have proofs of them amoung us

Well, that's the problem I had with Ex-illis theme. Some people claim to have actually seen angels and demons. A problem rarely shared by other games. Worse, one of the guys was trying to sell his magically altered water as a cure for diabetes. *facepalm*

As for ex illis: I suppose we can all know its fate for certain in a few days, but the fact that some of the ex staff are pimping their new (and unrelated) iPhone app on the forums to raise money doesn't bode well.

Other games have other problems, religion, politics, sex, genocide, mindless war etc are always hot themes... THe problem is not the theme per say but the way people look at these fictional worlds... everyone has diferent boundries.

I also have seen angels in my time (samantha fox boobies) and demons ( my youth math teacher)

Sorry I cant be serious about these "themes"

groundedcontrol wrote:That's just horrible. Why does this device exist? Obviously someone has a sense of humor to have invented it.

The funniest thing is that this thing is huge with guys in the Air Force while on shift(at least Satellite Operators). They'll use this thing in front of a bunch of other guys. They've bought more so that more of them can use it at the same time.

Platuan4th wrote:

groundedcontrol wrote:That's just horrible. Why does this device exist? Obviously someone has a sense of humor to have invented it.

The funniest thing is that this thing is huge with guys in the Air Force while on shift(at least Satellite Operators). They'll use this thing in front of a bunch of other guys. They've bought more so that more of them can use it at the same time.

You've got to be kidding me! I was maintenance, and I'm pretty sure there was no way that we'd have one of those in our shop for anything other than laughs!

his magically altered water as a cure for diabetes.

Hmm interesting.
I alter water too though there is no real magic to it.

*Makes note to self* Start bottling urine.
Chibi's Marvellous Panacea.
Cures Coughs and Colds and Scabby Arse'oles.
(by Royal Appointment)
est. 1959

Ick. Unfortunately you wouldn't be the first to sell it.

I assure you no one has sold my bottled p-- before!

Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:I assure you no one has sold my bottled p-- before!

Well not yours, I'm sure.

Actually I can't be 100% certain.
They'll knick anything around here!
Better get back OT quick before the red typescript of retribution appears!

If you going to involve computers then an augmented reality game would make more sense. But even that would not get people to jump to their game system.

The whole idea of everything living on their servers sounds like it was doomed to fail.

Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:I assure you no one has sold my bottled p-- before!

*Budweiser joke*

And now, one of the previous bastion staff is literally begging for the gamers to put their money where there mouth is. I hope someone does, but I certainly can't.

http://forum.ex-illis.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3511

groundedcontrol wrote:

Platuan4th wrote:

groundedcontrol wrote:That's just horrible. Why does this device exist? Obviously someone has a sense of humor to have invented it.

The funniest thing is that this thing is huge with guys in the Air Force while on shift(at least Satellite Operators). They'll use this thing in front of a bunch of other guys. They've bought more so that more of them can use it at the same time.

You've got to be kidding me! I was maintenance, and I'm pretty sure there was no way that we'd have one of those in our shop for anything other than laughs!

What? You don't have a shake-light?

I don't recall having one. We just kept plenty of batteries on stock for our maglites.

groundedcontrol wrote:And now, one of the previous bastion staff is literally begging for the gamers to put their money where there mouth is. I hope someone does, but I certainly can't.

http://forum.ex-illis.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3511

I put my money where my mouth is: Finding the Ex-Illis concept and products unconvincing, I continue with my non-support

Did you see the figure for how much they're asking fan's to "raise"? $15,000 - $27,000. Seriously.

I'm sure that some of the forum fanatics can crank out a motivational video or two as fund raisers.

groundedcontrol wrote:Did you see the figure for how much they're asking fan's to "raise"? $15,000 - $27,000. Seriously.

I think Exillis owners are over optimistic till the end... lets hope they dont have a hard time when the reality kicks in.