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If a person is making an effort to paint their army, no issues.

But if I play somebody and 6 months down the road and their very same army isnt even primed... come on

malfred wrote:

Eilif wrote:

Forgotmytea wrote:I must be the exception that proves the rule in that case! I tend to paint Warmachine models as soon as I get them, as do nearly all my regular opponents

Well done sir! The WM models I see on the tables are so well detailed and sculpted that it seems a shame that they're not usually painted. Whenever I see someone with a painted WM army I always make a point of stopping by to see it up close.

I'm there Tuesday nights.

I only ever play painted.

That's what I like to hear!
I think we may have met. My gaming club formerly met on Tuesday nights (now Thursdays for the past few months). Did you formerly play at BSun? For a short while I gamed there regularly (with a reddish-brown Imperial Guard force with Pig Iron Heads) and it always seemed to be on WM nights. There were a couple of guys with painted forces.

I never play with unpainted models unless I literally just bought it and want to give it a go on the table while I have a chance. Needless to say, I don't play too many games. I'm a slow painter

Eilif wrote:

malfred wrote:

Eilif wrote:

Forgotmytea wrote:I must be the exception that proves the rule in that case! I tend to paint Warmachine models as soon as I get them, as do nearly all my regular opponents

Well done sir! The WM models I see on the tables are so well detailed and sculpted that it seems a shame that they're not usually painted. Whenever I see someone with a painted WM army I always make a point of stopping by to see it up close.

I'm there Tuesday nights.

I only ever play painted.

That's what I like to hear!
I think we may have met. My gaming club formerly met on Tuesday nights (now Thursdays for the past few months). Did you formerly play at BSun? For a short while I gamed there regularly (with a reddish-brown Imperial Guard force with Pig Iron Heads) and it always seemed to be on WM nights. There were a couple of guys with painted forces.

Oh yeah, you're the demo dude!

"Malfred, keeping the WM scene alive in Chicago!"

Eilif wrote:Oh yeah, you're the demo dude!

"Malfred, keeping the WM scene alive in Chicago!"

With BSG gone, Mike Plummer is on point at the Dice Dojo. I can't
make it to their regular WM nights, so you won't see me most Thursdays.

I really, really don't like it, because it makes filming a lot less interesting. Seeing a fully painted army (usually mine) next to an unpainted one really eats away at the visual spectacle of the whole thing. And for me, that's one of the main reasons for playing... Seeing a graphic novel play out in real time.

Hi folks.
IMO , it all depends on the game , and the gamers preferences.

Some games dont need lots of 'visual spectacle' to carry the game play.Some games do.
Some players have more imagination than others and can play games with just plain counters, others need more detailed playing pieces/counters to keep them aware of the state of the game.


Why is it that collectors that paint and never play are simply accepted.
Yet gamers who play but dont paint are questioned ?
(Probably due to GW focus on minatures above game play.)


There is no right and wrong. It your hobby participate in the parts that make you happy .

Personally, I never field 'grey' units (unless of course they're painted that way xD), I always have something primed before it hits the table. For tournaments at my FLGS, I do my utmost to paint my forces in time and I enjoy that, because it gives me a lot of incentive to get my models painted.

I imagine that when I spend horrible amounts of money on a DE army after Christmas, I shan't play the game for a good long while

I personally will avoid fielding 'grey units'. I will play most players, but I prefer to play people who actually invest time in painting their force to a good quality or to the best of their ability. There is nothing better and more pleasing to the eye than seeing to fully 'table top quality or better' painted armies on the gaming board...

I wouldn't want to play with unpainted models myself, I'd prefer my opponent not to too, though I wouldn't be a dick if they chose to