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Lost Boyz wrote:ps My wife doesn't ask what I spend on 40K - and I don't ask what she spends on scrapbooking & theology books. That's the magic of marriage. (I did assure her it's cheaper than golf. or shiney cars. or hunting, or a boat etc etc)

It's also a lot cheaper than picking up women at bars, not to mention strip clubs or "full release" massages...

Wives should be ecstatic when their guys are playing games in their free time.

"There can't be female space marines!"
Yeah yeah, beating old horse, but i find it still annoying. And DON'T start argumenting about it here; I just wanted to say it.


And an old classic...
"Do you get the enemies models if you win?"

Words that 40k players hate to hear: "Jervis is doing your codex"

"Hey, look! The MEQ's are getting a new codex!"

I don't appreciate it when people talk about things when they are ill informed, like Cheesepie's friend. It's like when you're around drunk/high people at a party and they start talking about politics or important issues and attempt to convert as many people as they can to see it their way.

Same thing with Xbox vs PS3, they are the same thing, the average person will not notice the difference between blue ray and hd dvd (or in game graphics CoD MW2 is the same on both systems). The sad fact is that people only have money for one console so they need to reassure themselves that they made the right choice or try to make people believe that they possess an inferior gaming platform.

Next time either of these situations happen to you remember:

Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something. Plato.


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Saintspirit wrote:And an old classic...
"Do you get the enemies models if you win?"

I've heard that so many times it's not even funny, if you win a game of monopoly do you win the game board aswell? Do you have to give a piece of equipment to the victors of a sports match? Does anything aside from gambling involve the loss of personal property?

So why do people assume that gamers would be so willing to part with fairly expensive (in terms of time and money) game pieces?

Three words - Stupid Card Games

All those bloody card games (yu-gi-oh, pokemon, etc.) have it so you lose, you give a few cards. Now people expect it from other things.

LunaHound wrote:I hate hearing power gamers calling casuals "noobs" behind their back all the time.

I assume you mean newb, not noob. They are two different meanings.

rocklord2004 wrote:I don't win all that often with my tau (mix of dice and I'm not spectacular with strategy) but there is one person that any time I beat him he feels the need to give me advice, but when I lose there was nothing I could have done to beat him because hes "just that good".

Wow, are you sure your not my identical twin that I should know about?

LunaHound wrote:If i purchase GW produict , even by ebay or purchasing someone that wanted to sell their army
its still supporting GW.

Technically it's not, as they can only make profit from the original purchase, that's it. Any further sales provide no profit, unless it's going to be converted, but even then

Ravenous D wrote:1) Anytime anyone says Eldars... that drives me mental.

OMG, I have the two WORST kids at my local GW, they keep calling them Elders. *shiver* and it's always, do you want to battle me?

Klawz wrote:

Devastator wrote:little ot peaple who add theyr name after every post wtf what the point of doing that your name is there already and usually the "sig" is something like 80% of the post

Are you insulting Panic?

Don't forget Boss Salvage!

JSK-Fox wrote:Three words - Stupid Card Games

All those bloody card games (yu-gi-oh, pokemon, etc.) have it so you lose, you give a few cards. Now people expect it from other things.

Hey Hey!, Yu-Gi-Oh is awesome, (as Steve Irwin would say) Don't muck with it!

I hate it when people remind me of that time when a 150pt Night Goblin unit kinda annihilated my entire 1000pts of WE

Krellnus wrote:

LunaHound wrote:I hate hearing power gamers calling casuals "noobs" behind their back all the time.

I assume you mean newb, not noob. They are two different meanings.

That's OK, because if you ask casuals what they they call TFGs behind their backs, it's totally unprintable without massively violating forum rules.

Krellnus wrote:

LunaHound wrote:I hate hearing power gamers calling casuals "noobs" behind their back all the time.

I assume you mean newb, not noob. They are two different meanings.

This is what I hate to hear.

Somebody correcting another person on the finer points of his made-up, "this-makes-me-look-really-cool", based-on-keystroke-errors, "Im-so-stupid-it-hurts" language.

Krellnus wrote:
I assume you mean newb, not noob. They are two different meanings.

Thing I hate to hear: I learned this from the internet, so it can't possibly be wrong.

I hate when people dislike me using a model that is not GW for a 40k game. Why not?? They say stuff like "If you don't have the model don't play it. It's disrespect to the player and GW." Also people hating on a downloaded codex. now watch what happens to this thread.

Because it's not GW that is why.
I suppose people are actually supposed to PAY for things, there is no such thing as a free lunch.

Krellnus wrote:

Ravenous D wrote:1) Anytime anyone says Eldars... that drives me mental.

OMG, I have the two WORST kids at my local GW, they keep calling them Elders. *shiver* and it's always, do you want to battle me?

Do we go to the same FLGS?

Kirbinator wrote:I also hate when people have the signature "98% of <group of people> thinks/likes <something>. If you are the 2% that <something else in contrast> add this!"

You've inspired a new addition to my sig.

Emperors Faithful wrote:

Krellnus wrote:

Ravenous D wrote:1) Anytime anyone says Eldars... that drives me mental.

OMG, I have the two WORST kids at my local GW, they keep calling them Elders. *shiver* and it's always, do you want to battle me?

Do we go to the same FLGS?

Which one do you go to?

The one on the Sunshine Coast, Noosa.

I have to admit, I hate it when people take the game too seriously. You know the ones; the kind who turn up to a store/club for a game and, if they don't win, they silently loathe everyone for the next three hours and generally dampen the mood. Now, I'm not saying there's anything wrong with winning or aiming to win (one of the people I play regularly is a power-gamer, but because he has a good sense of humour, he's fun to have as an opponent) but it really ruins the fun for everyone else if you not only have to win, but crush your opponent mercilessly doing so, and if you lose you sulk about it. Cool for tournaments, not so in casual games, methinks.

EDIT: except the sulking. That's still not cool. Ever.

Emperors Faithful wrote:The one on the Sunshine Coast, Noosa.

Awwww.... I'm down in NSW, Liverpool, is it just slightly possible they moved up to QLD in the last 3 months?
Hmmmmm.....

JSK-Fox wrote:Three words - Stupid Card Games

All those bloody card games (yu-gi-oh, pokemon, etc.) have it so you lose, you give a few cards. Now people expect it from other things.

Really? I've never played a CCG where you give up cards, 'playing for keeps is something to leave in the playground.


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Krellnus wrote:Because it's not GW that is why.
I suppose people are actually supposed to PAY for things, there is no such thing as a free lunch.

Does this refer to copied books or using non-GW figures in GW games. Because objecting to that is narrow minded elitism and particlarly annoying. I've come across GW purists and hate pretty much everything they have to say, it's like kids with their designer clothes in they playground.

Warboss Narznok wrote:I hate when people dislike me using a model that is not GW for a 40k game. Why not?? They say stuff like "If you don't have the model don't play it. It's disrespect to the player and GW." Also people hating on a downloaded codex. now watch what happens to this thread.

Non-40k models are cool provided it's not a soda can Rhino. It's not that I dislike downloaded codecies; I don't like cheap, classless people.

I admit, I prefer buying GWS, but I won't go ZOMFGRAEGONUFORUSINGNON-GW!!! if you have a relatively good-looking substitute. Unless it's a codex. If you download a codex, you are cheap. Also, I'm always sure to make a loss into a continuative (new words!) campaign, not me sulking about for a few hours.

Steelmage99 wrote:

Krellnus wrote:

LunaHound wrote:I hate hearing power gamers calling casuals "noobs" behind their back all the time.

I assume you mean newb, not noob. They are two different meanings.

This is what I hate to hear.

Somebody correcting another person on the finer points of his made-up, "this-makes-me-look-really-cool", based-on-keystroke-errors, "Im-so-stupid-it-hurts" language.

What? Leet isn't cool?

Cheesepie wrote:Some things that us wargamers just cant stand to hear

This is the one thing that i cant stand to hear
this coming from my pal that also plays warhammer

QUOTE-Warhammer 40k stole everything from Starcraft just look at the Nids compaired to the Zerg
Same goes for warhammer and warcaft-END QUOTE

When he said that i just looked at him and said
have you even seen when warhammer was made it was way before warcraft

Actually Blizzard had the original contract to make the warhammer RPG and changed names and models to they could keep going with it to create World of Warcraft.
Wasn't a stretch for them to ripoff 40k to make Starcraft. Just had to hire some really crappy writer to make it work.

I hate 'l33t'. In pretty much all it's forms, but especially when said out loud.

'Did you just say the word 'LOL'?'

'Yeah, so?'

'Nothing.... just grow up.'

Also, I hate it when people aren't sportmanlike after a game. You may have won, but being a prize (TURNIP) about it is NOT cool. Shake hands like a proper gamer, but don't boast about how great you are, unless the opponent you were playing deserves it.

Albatross wrote:I hate 'l33t'. In pretty much all it's forms, but especially when said out loud.

'Did you just say the word 'LOL'?'

'Yeah, so?'

'Nothing.... just grow up.'

I never did get to grips with this whole 1337 speak. I got a text message off my 13yr old sister and I was forced to drive to my mother's and ask her to her face what she actually meant. It's dog toffee if you ask me. ing lazy little sods...

Also oshova mentioned about kids in the local GW store.....well the one in Norwich is the only GW store for Norfolk......should be named GW Soweto/favela/well known refugee camp...

good times

well i hate when my parents are accusing 40K for my every single failure, or mistake.

"If you'd stop playing toys with your childish friends, and grow up, you would have never done such dumb thing."

Kubik wrote:well i hate when my parents are accusing 40K for my every single failure, or mistake.

"If you'd stop playing toys with your childish friends, and grow up, you would have never done such dumb thing."

But idf you wern't playing games like this you would do even stupider things.

Kubik wrote:well i hate when my parents are accusing 40K for my every single failure, or mistake.

"If you'd stop playing toys with your childish friends, and grow up, you would have never done such dumb thing."

Next time, tell them "No, I'd be out getting drunk or high with 'more mature' friends instead..."

well usually good old "yeah yeah" do the trick.