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I admit that I have a bad habit that I'm pretty sure would annoy some people: I talk out die rolls. That is to say when I roll the dice I always talk through it like this. "Ok, 20 shots needing a three to hit. Alright that's 12 hits. Now I need threes to wound. Ok, I got five wounds. You have a three plus save." So what's the problem with that you say? It's called communication, right? The problem is that I tend to talk through opponent's die rolls as well as my own. I'm aware I tend to do it, and I try not to. But I still catch msyelf at it from time to time and I'm sure it annoys someone.

My own primary pet peave are:
-Touching my models. Depending on the army some of the stuff on my table is probably older than you are. Plus it's my property. Ask first. I have no issue with you admiring my work/the cool old models. But be polite and ask permission before grabbing one. I've been known to get pretty cross with some kiddie who just runs up and snatches something off my table.
-Trash talk/insults/name calling. If your opponent is a good friend and you talk to each like that all the time, then it's fine. (even if it's still annoying to bystanders) But why would you act that way with a stranger you are playing with in a casual pick up game or (god forbid) a tournement? This is not 4chan, so please be polite and respectful. Thankfully this is something that I have not experienced more than one or two times.

TR

 sarpedons-right-hand wrote:
Annoying table etiquette? I've seen my fair share, but list tailoring and funky smells are right up there. List tailoring annoys the hell out me. But seeing as its part of the game, I've kinda learnt to put up with it. I figure that if I can beat a list that's been tailored specifically to beat me then I'm doing something right!

Funky smells, that's another thing entirely. Please people, this hobby gets its fair share of detractors, and a lot of the complaints are made towards smelly, antisocial neck beards. Would it kill you to have a shower and a shave before you leave your house? Would it? I have a physical job (I'm a nurse) and therefore I'm pretty reeking after a 12 hour shift. But it takes 10 minutes to grab a shower and throw on some anti-perspirant, ya know?!

It's one of the reasons that my wife stopped going with me to watch games. Smelly, anti-social young men, arguing and acting like general douche bags.....

I've encountered this issue before too. It can really be distracting. If it was my friend I'd tell him he stinks like ass and needs to take a shower but I can't to random joe schmoe because even though its doing him a favor because he may not notice it he will get mad and but hurt. Trying to do him a favor afterall.

To the previous DE stuff I feel the pointed "ram" of the raiders/ravagers isn't part of the hull but is part of the model. Its supposed to be on there even if you did not upgrade to 'shock prow' its still there just not the shock one which has its own bit