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Also, sometimes you just want to try out different options or shake things up. If someone wants to try out all four warp spider exarch loadouts, I don't expect them to buy four boxes for the privilege. Nor am I going to demand they magnetize all that.

Similarly, we've had a player fielding a Lion model as Roboute lately. It's fine. No need to demand they drop a bunch of money on a proper Grandpa Smurf model.

 Wyldhunt wrote:
We don't care too much about WYSIWYG around here. As long as it's not confusing, you can generally field X as Y. Especially when it comes to xenos because nobody knows what any of their stuff is unless they also happen to play that faction.

This is what always amuses me about WYSIWYG. Most of the time I have naff-all idea what the different weapons in a given army actually represent.

I used to know what the Marine weapons looked like, but that was before Primaris and the introduction of a different bolter for every atom in the universe.

Even if you can't recognise the weapons your opponent has you should at least know your own and they theirs. So you can at least have a chance at remembering which unit is armed with what weapons and such

 Dysartes wrote:
Play 'em as you built 'em is not "punishment", unless you must only ever field the most optimal build.

As Wyldhunt mentioned, sometimes you want to switch it up.

And sometimes, GW changes what the role of a gun is.
When Kataphron Breachers released, the Torsion Cannon was a one-shot weapon. Nastier than a Lascannon. The Heavy Arc Rifle was the more general-purpose one, with more shots at lower Strength. That's been reversed.

 Wyldhunt wrote:
We don't care too much about WYSIWYG around here. As long as it's not confusing, you can generally field X as Y. Especially when it comes to xenos because nobody knows what any of their stuff is unless they also happen to play that faction.

Edit: No need to punish people for not having the time or skill to magnetize every possible loadout or for not having the cash to buy a bunch of extra kits.

If you've got the time & skill to build a model, you've also got the time & skill to learn how to add tiny magnets.

ccs wrote:

 Wyldhunt wrote:
We don't care too much about WYSIWYG around here. As long as it's not confusing, you can generally field X as Y. Especially when it comes to xenos because nobody knows what any of their stuff is unless they also happen to play that faction.

Edit: No need to punish people for not having the time or skill to magnetize every possible loadout or for not having the cash to buy a bunch of extra kits.

If you've got the time & skill to build a model, you've also got the time & skill to learn how to add tiny magnets.

It costs money, time, effort, and requires more skill than assembling a model without.

A perfect way to get people to leave the hobby before even giving it a fair shake is other people telling them they're doing it wrong for innocuous things like building their models immediately out of excitement, and then realizing their chosen weapons aren't the best for what they want the unit to do.

Locking per request OP.