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I completed my Wanderers Army in building Which means I am done collecting 40k!

Got the girlfriend hooked on 40k enough to the point we're going to start doing campaigns that'll be played a couple nights a week.

Epic news for me seeing as though this girl, a couple months ago, was giving me so much gak about being a dork, but now she can't get enough Orks.

There's nothing better than having someone right in your own house that's up for a game whenever the opportunity arises.

I painted 4 vehicles while recovering from wisdom tooth surgery!

got the people i play with to get into Infinity (which everything i've seen looks awesome)

Oh, and my KoW Undead legion grew today. More wraiths, which i think are the nicest models i've ever seen.

I have some good news:

Played our first game of Dark Heresy since October last year. Felt good to get back into the swing of things, and everyone fell back into their characters really easily. The scenario itself went even better than I had planned, and for the first time since we started I actually killed one of my players (forcing him to Burn Fate to survive the attack that would have otherwise blasted his head off and set his corpse and the tree he was in on fire!). A good time was had by all.

Deathwatch: Mark of the Xenos should be coming out within the next week or so. Dark Heresy: Daemon Hunter won't be far behind it (I should think). Free RPG day is almost upon us meaning we'll get our first taste of Black Crusade very soon.

Catalyst Game Labs have started a new series of BattleTech PDF products designed to help GM's and player groups with settings for their campaigns. The Objectives series of PDF's go into detail about the various planets and important 'Mech Factories within a specific faction's territory, further defining the BattleTech universe. As this series expands players will be given a good 'snapshot' of the current standing of each faction, and games will be able to take on a greater meaning than 'kill the other guy before he kills me'.

And in other fantastic news, GW shot themselves in the foot last week (with a shotgun this time!), further enhancing their death spiral. We should all celebrate that last one.

I tabled a plague marine player with my necron destroyer wing, he killed one destroyer the whole game

I finally got round to writing the second session for the Dark Heresy game I'm GMing. Plus I've made some more progress on my 750pt Firestorm Amada Sorylian Fleet, they should be ready for the table top fairly shortly.

H.B.M.C. wrote:Played our first game of Dark Heresy since October last year.

That's a great feeling. My group took a two-month long break when our characters reached ascension level. Last week, we finally ascended. It was iincredible.

I should point out that we've been playing a lot of Deathwatch in the mean time - almost every other week - but it was the first Dark Heresy game in a long time.

Same here. For Deathwatch, we traded off the role of GM for each mission. That was interesting.

I think I got some good news. I managed to piss off my local FLGS. In response I also decided to quit the hobby, sell all my models, and get my ass back into weightlifting.

Had a really good Flames of War battle last week. My second ever game and I won by 2 points to 0 against a good op. Used Airborne and really just stuck to some good tactics and didn't just run up to him. Really chuffed how that went.

Had the best 40k game I've had in a long time against one of my closest friends. Was tense and came down to 1KP!

Painting up my Sisters nicely :-D

I tried a little different load out on my Orks yesterday and won the match. I stuck a bigchoppa boss in with a trukk mob/nob+pk. His first assault he laid a dreadnaught out. So theres that! At least something good happened yesterday for me

After many months of looking me and my dad (who doesnt play, does to scale railways, and in a wheel chair) finally found the local gw in nottingham city center (since we had problems finding it) while sitting down drinking in starbucks supping a mocha (for me) and a black americano for him x) we looked up and simply went "oh" XD

oh and that store is celebrating its 25th aniversary on saterday, and the'll be cake :3

sarpedons-right-hand wrote:However, it's almost vital to have a hobby that you can escape into for a few hours a week. For me, it's important. I have a fairly high pressure job ( I'm a nurse in A&E) and for me to be able to escape from all the blood and gak that I see on a regular basis is pretty fething important.....

So you escape from the blood and gak by painting miniature soldiers and sending them to their deaths on imaginary battlefields...


Don't worry only joking, I can appreciate what you mean by the whole escapism, and I realise it doesn't have to be violent etc etc, it just kind of humored me thats all

My good news in gaming, I finally visited a FLGS in Cardiff (Firestorm Games, they have ads on here occasionally) I'd wanted to take a look at for a while, was very impressed, shame I can't drop any moolah on the hobby at the moment (spending about 4 months hobby budget on a dys wars starter fleet and rulebook off a friend this weekend).

I decided to go back to the good old days when wargaming was a hobby and didn't mean a load of plastic miniatures fighting around plastic trees and plastic buildings on a plastic board.

I downloaded the rules for Mordheim (free from the GW site... for how much longer?), put together some warbands from my miniature collection and started making some scenery from actual materials. Money spent at GW = £0.00

It's nice to read that we are still enjoying ourselves despite the craziness happening over at GW Towers.

I am still mystified as to why people can't see the awesomeness in wargaming.

Friends, a beer or two, snacks, music, and a bloody good game. Top night!

And to me, that is the main point.

The outright, no frills FUN of gaming, painting, modeling, and stepping back from the BS for if anything just a few minutes. Seriously though, start a good news thread once in awhile and pop off something other then "GW killed my dog, film at 11..." every now and then.

As far as the good news stories, or even just outright Discussion- KEEP THEM COMING.


Just because GW had to make some doo doo in thier pants, doesn't mean you have to rage them the whole time, and that LIFE and gaming go on.

"The hobby" isn't a euphomism for GW, regardless of what they want to sell you.

Try putting up one good post instead of wallowing in GW's Gak this week. Not nessesarily trying to be the pink pony, but with every day that goes by we see Gak followed by Gak over someones dumbass decision making process. Tabletop gaming doesn't revolve around one company, and you can either trim the fat, tighten your belt, or find an alternative.

The choices are always there, because !@#$ knows we need some good news these days.


Gaming, modeling, having fun...

Good News? Hmmm...

Just finished putting together some Mantic stuff (which looks really nice), downloaded the rules for Gorkamorka (have some boyz, a Nob etc kicking around - thinking of getting Mexican Bandito heads from , rediscovered my Mordheim book & some of the original scenery from the boxed game...

Put most of the GW books I rarely use on sale, enjoying researching other games etc...trying to re-discover joy and balancing out my gaming humours & BoW have some videos back up

OUt of curiosity does anyone have good thigns to say about Flames of War? It is the game I am most interested in not made by Games Workshop.

ChrisWWII wrote:OUt of curiosity does anyone have good thigns to say about Flames of War? It is the game I am most interested in not made by Games Workshop.

PLAYPLAYPLAYPLAY!

Seriously, it's a fantastic game. Great mechanics that are not only historically accurate, but don't bog down game play with too many factors. A fantastic model range, and if you don't want to pay Battlefront prices, feel free to purchase any other 15mm WWII models - they're everywhere!

You've got a range of periods and theaters to chose from - Early, Mid, and Late, and the Eastern/Western fronts, as well as Italy and Africa.

If WWII isn't your thing, there's always Vietnam. Play as either the US (with better technology, tanks, and helicopters!) or the PAVN (hordes of infantry, able to bring their destroyed units back to the table, boobytraps!).

As for other good news, Privateer Press announced their 10th Anniversary sale! Pick up a Warmachine/Hordes anniversary pack (the battlebox/warpack, the faction's token set, and a template set, and get a free tape ruler and a rulebook. Think I'll pick up a Hordes faction.

Meh, never liked Warmahordes. The Steam Punk style just never appealed to me.

Now, Flames of War? THAT I can get behind. I'll probably buy the rulebook as soon as I come into some more money at home.

Gavo wrote:I painted 4 vehicles while recovering from wisdom tooth surgery!

OUCH! I just had that, I was in pain for 2 weeks.

Good luck to you!

I like this thread. It's getting me inspired to get some stuff out to prime and paint. Also will be doing some scratch-building and sculpting soon. Good news in spite of all of the recent tension and industry criticism.

Ambull wrote:I like this thread. It's getting me inspired to get some stuff out to prime and paint. Also will be doing some scratch-building and sculpting soon. Good news in spite of all of the recent tension and industry criticism.

Well, it's not really industry criticism, it's the problem everyone has with...

No! Bad! Focus on the positive, Infinite. Puppies, rainbows, PP having a 10th anniversary sale, Dystopian War's ground unit sets releasing soon, people being more interested in Malifaux and Infinity, Battlefront releasing more units for Early War...

Ah. Much better.

Good news - Grot 6 isn't the curmudgeon I took him for. Good thread mate, just the tonic.

Better news - I found my copy of Chainsaw Warrior in the loft!

sarpedons-right-hand wrote:

Walls wrote:LOL, +1 to this thread.

Sure, all the GW stuff is kinda crappy. I don't want higher prices, I don't like their business practices... but in the end how important is it, really?? I care more that my property taxes went up., That my insurance on 2 cars went up. That gas prices went up. That costs for cell phones and satellite are going up. That... well... everything ACTUALLY IMPORTANT is getting more expensive. GW is just falling in line with the rest of this expensive world.

My good news? I am continuing to paint and playing lots of fun games lately! That's all that is important in this hobby.

Agreed that GW is not important, in the grand scheme of things. However, it's almost vital to have a hobby that you can escape into for a few hours a week. For me, it's important. I have a fairly high pressure job ( I'm a nurse in A&E) and for me to be able to escape from all the blood and gak that I see on a regular basis is pretty fething important.....

And for the part about GW coming into line with the rest of the expensive world? Did your car insurance go up by 17-20%?. Did your property tax go up by 17-20%?.

I hope it didn't.

Peace.

]

Most GW kits are going up $4-6 is all.

Electric here is going up by 21%
Gas has went from $3.30 to $3.80
Pepsi was $5 for a 24 pack now i pay $6.98. $5.98 if i can find it on sale.
Water Bill when i was renting before i moved went from $40 a month to $100 due to they wanted a new sewer system
Move tickets went from $7 a ticket 2 years ago to $9.50
Half awake and i hit a car in my driveway.. just bumped it and my insurance went up alot just because im a male and first accident ever in 10 years of driving.
Tostino's Pizzas went from $1 each to $1.25 each
Property taxes went up and i pay $50 a month more on my house.
Intrest on my credit card went from 17% to 24%. (not like much is on it but its the principle)
over the last 2 years i could buy a 20oz soda for $1.. nowits $1.50
TV + Cable goes up by $5-$15 a year.


i could keep going.. but thats enough for my point. and its off topic.


Planning my renegade army right now. Looking forward to doing it!

Spyder68 wrote:

sarpedons-right-hand wrote:

Walls wrote:LOL, +1 to this thread.

Sure, all the GW stuff is kinda crappy. I don't want higher prices, I don't like their business practices... but in the end how important is it, really?? I care more that my property taxes went up., That my insurance on 2 cars went up. That gas prices went up. That costs for cell phones and satellite are going up. That... well... everything ACTUALLY IMPORTANT is getting more expensive. GW is just falling in line with the rest of this expensive world.

My good news? I am continuing to paint and playing lots of fun games lately! That's all that is important in this hobby.

Agreed that GW is not important, in the grand scheme of things. However, it's almost vital to have a hobby that you can escape into for a few hours a week. For me, it's important. I have a fairly high pressure job ( I'm a nurse in A&E) and for me to be able to escape from all the blood and gak that I see on a regular basis is pretty fething important.....

And for the part about GW coming into line with the rest of the expensive world? Did your car insurance go up by 17-20%?. Did your property tax go up by 17-20%?.

I hope it didn't.

Peace.

]

Most GW kits are going up $4-6 is all.

Electric here is going up by 21%
Gas has went from $3.30 to $3.80
Pepsi was $5 for a 24 pack now i pay $6.98. $5.98 if i can find it on sale.
Water Bill when i was renting before i moved went from $40 a month to $100 due to they wanted a new sewer system
Move tickets went from $7 a ticket 2 years ago to $9.50
Half awake and i hit a car in my driveway.. just bumped it and my insurance went up alot just because im a male and first accident ever in 10 years of driving.
Tostino's Pizzas went from $1 each to $1.25 each
Property taxes went up and i pay $50 a month more on my house.
Intrest on my credit card went from 17% to 24%. (not like much is on it but its the principle)
over the last 2 years i could buy a 20oz soda for $1.. nowits $1.50
TV + Cable goes up by $5-$15 a year.


i could keep going.. but thats enough for my point. and its off topic.


Planning my renegade army right now. Looking forward to doing it!

Dammit, people. Happy thoughts. HAPPY THOUGHTS!

It's a very happy thought that im finally motivated to make the army i have wanted for the last 3 years.

Ran a tournament last weekend, finished painting 130 points
worth of privateer press models (60 models in all), and got to
play warmachine with someone still learning the game on friday.

A very productive weekend.