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Especially with games the require skill to actually win at.

I have no hope of coming close to some of the stories in this thread, but I figure I'll share a few of my own.

1. While playing at a tournament in Gencon many years ago, my FLGS owner was matched up against a beautiful Iron Warriors army... the owner was playing Nurgle. Long story short, the Iron Warriors guy got destroyed, and in a fit of anger, heaved a Land Raider at the wall.

2. One of my high school acquaintances was a guy who played Tau and Guard. Once during a particularly bad beating with Tau, his Broadside kept missing so much that he became enraged, and ripped the head off said Broadside, threw it onto the floor, and pounded it into the carpet.

Other than that, my gaming experience has been relatively free of drama.

Wow.

Anyway, down in my FLGS, there was this ine kid called david. He was about 18 when this happened. Him, his girlfriend, her friend and me, a playing a 4-way game of 40k. I have mah trusty nurgle forces, David has his chaos slaneesh/tzeentch army. His GF has her dark eldar army, and her friend has her blood angels SM army.

All goes well and the game is long, but fun, and also very tense. Then it happens. On one of my turns, my triplet obliterator squad gets all very good shots with their twin-linked meltagun arms and trash his land raider and in the next turn, his predator. He goes APE all over the store and puntches his own models THROUGH THE TABLE, Before flipping the table and running out. Everyone is shocked (obviously). He is also to this day a lot more angry at me also, because on that day he wrecked his GF and her friend's models, and I, YES ME, got his girfriend, and to this day we still go out.


VICTORY

Damn, where do you find these people? Geeze. I can't imagine intentionally trying to damage my models because I lost a game...

Frazzled wrote:

poda_t wrote:This thread is starting to disgust me. Every time I think that my opinion of humanity has hit a low, somehow, i discover that i was merely resting on a precarious ledge on my long fall down, before it gave out and spilled me onto a lower ledge still... I'm starting to think not only do we need licenses for parenting, but licenses for the right to live.

The fact that the chick Dave (see bottom of page five of this thread) went to protect didn't call or cry out when she was hit is merely an indication that it really wasn't the first time, and wasn't going to be the last time either. I hope that that gak stain on the backside of society failed his armor save, and his reanimation protocol. Permanently.

Wait you mean massed starvation, multiple wars, genocide, and Lady Gaga didn't do it for you, but stories about shennigans in GW did?

those have done it for me too, i just sigusting to see how badly a person's ego rides on a fething game. Honestly, for a while i was doing so bad I didn't care if i won or lost, and actually went back and doublechecked every rule trying to see where it was i cheated when I did win. It's a bloody fething game, and people are getting this worked up about it??!?!?! I want to see how these people break down in their real lives when the defacation hits the oscillator... I want to see these people when real things happen in their lives, when they get fired, when they can't pay the bills, when the bank reposesses every penny they should never have owned....

On that note as another irrelevant aside, I am one of those crazy, useless, backwards unwanted communist bastard pricks who firmly believes that you shouldn't spend more than $500 your dogs recovery (after $500 you can buy another dog...). people who spend $2000 or more on their dogs recovery, when that dog is 13+ years old, and say with pride they saved their dogs life, deserve to be shot. To me, that frivolous waste of money is a criminal disregard for human life. lets say there are 10'000 people who spend that way in my city. that would mean $20 million that could have gone towards the homeless, to africa, or asia.... but no, its $20 million spent on extending the life of an animal who can't control its own bowel movements anymore, has gone blind and deaf and gone lazy... Being attached to a pet is one thing, but turning it into a medical experiment at the expense of your fellow man is just disgusting.

The last time I fielded a psyker in 40k (while I was an employee at the the FLGS), my terminator libby suffered a perils on my first attempt to use a psychic power, and failed his save and died. Note that this was the fifth game in a row that this exact scenario occured. I immediately offered a free soda to the first person to bring me a hammer. One was retrieved from a car trunk forthwith, we all went outside, and that model proceeded to become a librarian shaped metal pancake about 1/8 thick, much to the cheering of the rest of the store.

Lordhat wrote:The last time I fielded a psyker in 40k (while I was an employee at the the FLGS), my terminator libby suffered a perils on my first attempt to use a psychic power, and failed his save and died. Note that this was the fifth game in a row that this exact scenario occured. I immediately offered a free soda to the first person to bring me a hammer. One was retrieved from a car trunk forthwith, we all went outside, and that model proceeded to become a librarian shaped metal pancake about 1/8 thick, much to the cheering of the rest of the store.

Yeah, I think I would have been more inclined to flatten my dice than my model. Maybe I'm just crazy.

On that note as another irrelevant aside, I am one of those crazy, useless, backwards unwanted communist bastard pricks who firmly believes that you shouldn't spend more than $500 your dogs recovery (after $500 you can buy another dog...). people who spend $2000 or more on their dogs recovery, when that dog is 13+ years old, and say with pride they saved their dogs life, deserve to be shot.

I've spent more than $500 on TBone alone and would gladly pay more than that. Would you like to shoot me? I'll be your Huckleberry.


I keed I keed...
On the positive I agree with your communist ways and wouldn't spend a cheap penny for your life.

@Frazzled

before things get out of hand, i do have a pair of dogs, so it's not like im speaking from a standpoint without experience. We've had dogs when I was still in eastblockia (all sorts of animals in fact) and our neighbor poisoned our doberman and shot our kittens (shot them on his property and buried them in ours). I do understand the willingness to keep that pet alive, but I can't conscience that against another human life. I've heard stories where over $10k were spent on a single dog.......

poda_t wrote:@Frazzled

before things get out of hand, i do have a pair of dogs, so it's not like im speaking from a standpoint without experience. We've had dogs when I was still in eastblockia (all sorts of animals in fact) and our neighbor poisoned our doberman and shot our kittens (shot them on his property and buried them in ours). I do understand the willingness to keep that pet alive, but I can't conscience that against another human life. I've heard stories where over $10k were spent on a single dog.......

Wow, this would be a great topic for OT. (hint hint)

pretre wrote:

poda_t wrote:@Frazzled

before things get out of hand, i do have a pair of dogs, so it's not like im speaking from a standpoint without experience. We've had dogs when I was still in eastblockia (all sorts of animals in fact) and our neighbor poisoned our doberman and shot our kittens (shot them on his property and buried them in ours). I do understand the willingness to keep that pet alive, but I can't conscience that against another human life. I've heard stories where over $10k were spent on a single dog.......

Wow, this would be a great topic for OT. (hint hint)

I agree and I'll drop it. Suffice it to say, I value my weiner dogs more than I value the other poster, or even most countries. Sorry.
(here's a hint - note the avatar...)

n0t_u wrote:As for non-GW models in a GW store I try to limit myself to at most one model and stick to their requirements. If people ask I just say it's a conversion, I don't point them towards the other line. Pretty much all the managers I've come across have been fine with this. Too many distractions to work on anything in store.

Last time I went to my LGS (two weeks back), I brought in and started painting a set of chapterhouse jump packs on a squad of kitbashed vanguard veterans. Manager asked what they were, I said a different company, and he just said "ah, naughty bitz then" and walked off. A few people noted them and asked as well, but I said either "converted counts-as vanguard veterans" or, if specifically asked about the jump packs, said "a different company".

A lot of these stories are really hard to believe. I mean really, attacking people, breaking stuff over a game of toy soldiers? To be fair though, I've seen some violent xbox players.

poda_t wrote:
On that note as another irrelevant aside, I am one of those crazy, useless, backwards unwanted communist bastard pricks who firmly believes that you shouldn't spend more than $500 your dogs recovery (after $500 you can buy another dog...). people who spend $2000 or more on their dogs recovery, when that dog is 13+ years old, and say with pride they saved their dogs life, deserve to be shot. To me, that frivolous waste of money is a criminal disregard for human life. lets say there are 10'000 people who spend that way in my city. that would mean $20 million that could have gone towards the homeless, to africa, or asia.... but no, its $20 million spent on extending the life of an animal who can't control its own bowel movements anymore, has gone blind and deaf and gone lazy... Being attached to a pet is one thing, but turning it into a medical experiment at the expense of your fellow man is just disgusting.

I agree depending on the severity of the pet's case, but I've known more people than animals who've suffered years on end due to the medical field, and you want to talk about costly... $500 gets you a t.v. dinner and a high five at a hospital. Hell, my grandma hasn't been able to control her bowels going on ten years now, she's broken her hip three times and has been hoping to die for the last 3-4 years. She's costing the taxpayers crazy amounts of money. I love her an all, but if she herself has been hoping to die, then so be it. When I'm ready to turn in the towel, I'll be damned if some doctor is going to keep me going in the name of an epic paycheck.
Plus... $20 million? Please. That's probably off anyways, but even if it is correct, you can be sure people will spend that on the latest iPhone long before they donate it to the bum around the corner. And they're entitled to it. It's THEIR money.

Frazzled wrote:

pretre wrote:

poda_t wrote:@Frazzled

before things get out of hand, i do have a pair of dogs, so it's not like im speaking from a standpoint without experience. We've had dogs when I was still in eastblockia (all sorts of animals in fact) and our neighbor poisoned our doberman and shot our kittens (shot them on his property and buried them in ours). I do understand the willingness to keep that pet alive, but I can't conscience that against another human life. I've heard stories where over $10k were spent on a single dog.......

Wow, this would be a great topic for OT. (hint hint)

I agree and I'll drop it. Suffice it to say, I value my weiner dogs more than I value the other poster, or even most countries. Sorry.

psh, nonsense, don't be sorry. I'm just a dieing breed (refrain from making any sort of "romantic" assumptions). I can't change other people's opinions or habits even if they make me irate. That said, I agreed with your earlier remark regarding rights to death and taxes.

I suppose i should slap myself, the hobby is not a cheap one, and i have drained oodles of cash into it. So i deserve that hipocrite smack.

I just remembered another horror story:

my mate walked into a GW with his girlfriend and he's stuffing his iPod away. Red shirt goes bat-gak all over him demanding him to produce everything he jsut pocketed and to empty out his pockets. My friend refuses, saying he was just putting his iPod away, and produces his iPod from the pocket, never having let go of it. This goes on for a few minutes. Red shirt continues to insist that he stole something and proceeds to call security. Security guard shows up, checks my friend over, shrugs and leaves. GW rep doesn't even apologize for his conduct, and turns my mate out of an empty store. My mate was looking to drop $300 that day and start a 40k army and the hobby... Hasn't picked up the hobby to date because of the incident, this was 5 years ago.

shrike wrote:

n0t_u wrote:As for non-GW models in a GW store I try to limit myself to at most one model and stick to their requirements. If people ask I just say it's a conversion, I don't point them towards the other line. Pretty much all the managers I've come across have been fine with this. Too many distractions to work on anything in store.

Last time I went to my LGS (two weeks back), I brought in and started painting a set of chapterhouse jump packs on a squad of kitbashed vanguard veterans. Manager asked what they were, I said a different company, and he just said "ah, naughty bitz then" and walked off. A few people noted them and asked as well, but I said either "converted counts-as vanguard veterans" or, if specifically asked about the jump packs, said "a different company".

Just say they are 2nd edition minis and bits you're converting over. Most people won't know them (including redshirts). Those that do you'd probably already know...
Alternatively IIRC FW has similar jump packs. Just say you love Forgeworld.

I've never had any problem with using Maxmini packs or others. After all, it's a ridiculous criticism to say that they are inappropriate - after all, you still need to buy the marines to use them.

LGS horror story time - I drive an hour to a LGS I'd been to once before for an event to attend a tournament. My first warning sign that this was not going to go well is that the fun people from the last event are not present, and those who are are very sullen looking. After sign ups happen, the judge announces that he will too be playing, and not just as the ringer. That's a little odd, but I let it go. Things are going well, I have a great game against an eldar player who knew his rules well. Nothing really seems amiss until the last round, when the eldar player I faced first round is seated at the table next to me, playing the judge.

Half an hour in, the judge yell, "No! You can't place them there!"

I look, and the judge has deep struck a mawloc so the template when it comes in hit a wave serpent, but the model could still be placed right outside of the serpent's hatch. The serpent had been wrecked, and the eldar player was placing his fire dragons near the hatch. The judge tries to argue that he cannot place any of them because the mawloc is in the way. The eldar player points out that not only can they emergency disembark, but where he is placing them is still within 2 inches of the hatch, and an inch away from the mawloc.

I turn back to my game, when ten minutes later I hear the judge scream, "Why can't I get a damn psychic power off this turn!"

I, along with the rest of the store, turn in time to see the judge smash his tervigon conversion on the table and shatter it.

At the end of the day when the judge declared himself to be the winner of the tournament, I didn't question it, I just added that store to the list of ones not to return to.

wow, that is crazy. Did the judge look like the comic store guy from the Simpsons?

Frazzled wrote:wow, that is crazy. Did the judge look like the comic store guy from the Simpsons?

Unfortunately, no.

I forgot the funniest part, his reasoning that the fire dragons couldn't be placed after being shown otherwise, "But I put it there so you couldn't do that!'

That sounded like it may have been comical, sharkticon. I laughed pretty hard at the story you told, anyways.

Just a reminder, folks. Dogs are awesome and amazing, but please keep all dog-related conversation to the OT forum.

And your friends, neighbors, and anyone in the restaurant who will listen.

A friend of mine has a nicely painted BA army. We are playing at a local gamestore with other activities like ccg and such. We have a tournament at the same time.

Some little kid - maybe about 8- is entranced with the look of 40 k. To the point he is like a moth drawn to the flames. The kid is about 6" away from the models and my friend calmly asks the kid to back off... My friend goes back to playing his game. The kid gets closer again. Another warning.

About the 4th warning the kid gets up next to the table again. It is very tight and the kid manages to knock the landraider and a couple of figures to the cement floor. From the sound you know that pieces have gone fllying...

Friend, " Don't move!"

Little kid steps back in horror.

KRRRUNCCHHHH!

The kid looks like he is staring down the barrel of a loaded shotgun. My friend has turned to a deep shade of red.

We laugh about it now but this was both horrible and funny (for me) .

...Wow. I personally believe that any situation wherein GMs/judges participate in campaigns/tournaments, there should be more than one GM/judge. Avoids situations like this.

Unless they are just playing as ringers. I don't have a problem with that.

1. I once payed 3K to fix my dogs knee after he tore an acl chasing off someone who was going to rob us. he lived 6 more happy years.
sorry fot the ot

back to gw
man i feel sorry for some of you people and let me be honest i have a personal anger issue i have had to deal with in my life and let me tell you when you have planned out the perfect plan and then the old adage of no plans survives conatct with the enemy kicks in it stinks ( this weekend was playin apocc game and we went first i pumped 8 lascannons( 3 of which are twin linked) into as leman russ and did nothing (i reached nerd rage level 5000) then calmed down and realized my attack bike was within 12" no didid't measure just saw and estimated fired pop goes the guardsman

Ooh, two more, both from the LA Battle Bunker, usually a great place, but gets it's share of wierdos:

1) During one of their old 48 hour straight gaming events, it's about 6AM on the second day, and we're playing a 40K version of capture the flag devised by one of the staffers (divide players into teams, each player takes a special character, each team has to reach an objective on the other side's deployment zone and bring it back to their own. A lot of fun, really), and everyone is having a great, caffeine addled time.

Out of nowhere, a staffer launches into a tirade about how awesome porn featuring space wolves and sisters of battle would be. The eight or so of us in the room sit in shocked silence as he goes on for about five minutes. I decide this was a great time to get breakfast.

2) Years later, I'm playing in a 2000 point event, and get paired up with a guy using the 4th ed blood angels codex. He is a little new to the game, and visibly upset to be paired up with orks, as he had been told he would be most likely facing space marines, and had tailored his list. I give him a minute to change his list and we get started. He tries to enforce WYSIWYG to mean that he gets to use any wargear modeled on the models, even if it was not paid for or was not an option.

Him, "I take an invulnerable save on this death company"

Me, "You can't, death company has 3+ saves, feel no pain, and rending, that's it.."

Him, pointing at the model, "See, he has an iron halo."

We repeat the conversation several times, where he tried to claim his death company had wargear it was not allowed, because he had glued it on. Once the DC was dead, and it's war gear issues were no longer distracting me, I noticed more things were off. He had way too much stuff on the board, as stuff kept coming in. He declares another unit of assault terminators are coming in, and that it's his last unit. I ask to see his army list, he doesn't have one as he changed it at the last minute. I suggest we write one. he rolls his eyes and gets out the white dwarf codex. It turns out the guy was running five elite choices and 2500 points in a 2000 point event.

I call the staffer in charge over, explain the situation, and offer the solution of continuing the game, with the assault terminators not coming in, so the guy would only be 300 points over. The staffer agrees, and we finish the game. I win by a small margin.

The blood angel player goes to his friends and throws a fit, complaining that I'm TFG, that I made him not use his terminators because he was a few points over, and that if it weren't for that, he would have won. One of his friends asks how many points over he was, the blood angels guy replies, "only 500."

His friends laughed at him.

Frazzled wrote:

shrike wrote:

n0t_u wrote:As for non-GW models in a GW store I try to limit myself to at most one model and stick to their requirements. If people ask I just say it's a conversion, I don't point them towards the other line. Pretty much all the managers I've come across have been fine with this. Too many distractions to work on anything in store.

Last time I went to my LGS (two weeks back), I brought in and started painting a set of chapterhouse jump packs on a squad of kitbashed vanguard veterans. Manager asked what they were, I said a different company, and he just said "ah, naughty bitz then" and walked off. A few people noted them and asked as well, but I said either "converted counts-as vanguard veterans" or, if specifically asked about the jump packs, said "a different company".

Just say they are 2nd edition minis and bits you're converting over. Most people won't know them (including redshirts). Those that do you'd probably already know...
Alternatively IIRC FW has similar jump packs. Just say you love Forgeworld.

Yeah, a few people said "heresy-era jump packs?", obviously meaning the forgeworld models. I just replied "Yeah."

I've only once become so annoyed that I wanted to physically pick up a tank and throw it against the wall... but it wasn't during a game. It was about 3am in the morning and I'd been struggling to put a 100% resin FW Stormblade together and it just wasn't working. I really wanted to break that thing...

sharkticon wrote:Out of nowhere, a staffer launches into a tirade about how awesome porn featuring space wolves and sisters of battle would be. The eight or so of us in the room sit in shocked silence as he goes on for about five minutes. I decide this was a great time to get breakfast.

That is the most random thing I've heard all week! LOL!

H.B.M.C. wrote:I've only once become so annoyed that I wanted to physically pick up a tank and throw it against the wall... but it wasn't during a game. It was about 3am in the morning and I'd been struggling to put a 100% resin FW Stormblade together and it just wasn't working. I really wanted to break that thing...

I've had that a couple of times, all when building- normally when an arm will stick to my fingers, the floor, the desk- anything but the torso, or a model just won't.
But am I the only one whose tales of gamers going OTT about stuff only go as far as a few quiet insults and sulking/leaving?

shrike wrote:But am I the only one whose tales of gamers going OTT about stuff only go as far as a few quiet insults and sulking/leaving?

Nah, that's probably what really happens, but those don't make good stories so they get spiced up.