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 jokerkd wrote:
It really is as easy as " hey, can we just take all those rules as a given and not have to do the stupid stuff?"

This has worked EVERY time i have played so far. Its amazing what communication can do.

Taking them out completely would also work. But then fateweaver wwouldn't be so fething awesome

And when the opponent, who has the newer army that doesn't need them looks at you and says "no". Then what?

That's the thing people really don't get, is that all the current range is being retired, and all the new models aren't going to look anything like the old factions

My current 40K army has models in it that are... Christ, 22 years old now? With no real opportunity to upgrade in the foreseeable future. I mean, I could buy not-Sisters from not-GW, but that isn't really quite the same thing. You think someone who plays WFB with a legacy Skaven army of 800+ pieces is going to rush out to buy crates of new rats? Please.

Also, it's Fantasy... less "pew pew" and more "clang clang". They've got swords, dammit.

Its not a homage to anything.

Its just a bad joke. The rules are trying to funny, but its so forced and ridiculous (and not the good kind) while having a direct impact on the game makes it so ham-fisted as to be nothing but a bad joke.

Look, its just like the whole 'forge the narrative' thing. Let the players figure that out, don't force it into the rules to dictate to players how they should be narrating or acting during the game. Let it come naturally and every player will find their comfort level, plus natural humour is always way better than something as stupid as having to act like riding an invisible horse for re-rolls.

No I'm serious, it really is intended as a homage to the very first warhamer rule set. One of the guys I know at Gdubs who helped work on it explained. You may not like the jokes, but at least take it for what it is. Chill out.

 Ravenous D wrote:
With Age of Sigmar brings rules where the players have to "act out" the rule, besides it being patronizing and insulting its a pretty stupid mechanic to introduce that doesn't help the image nor the perceptions of the feelings GW has towards its customers.

Sounds like Ugg Tect by FFG...

 Jeeves wrote:
No I'm serious, it really is intended as a homage to the very first warhamer rule set. One of the guys I know at Gdubs who helped work on it explained. You may not like the jokes, but at least take it for what it is. Chill out.

The intent may be a homage, but the execution says otherwise.

My point still stands. Its a bad a joke regardless of the intention. I don't judge things on intent, I judge them on what I see/read.

I am very chill, but thanks for ensuring I remain so.

In Warhammer 40k if you play orks don't you have to yell WAAAAAGH!!!! in order to use that special rule, Warhammer 40k already has some buffoonery.

No, you don't have to.