What do you think of Andy Chambers?

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**Grunt_For_Christ**

I just can't believe the majority of people here don't know who he is... is the dakka crowd just majorly younger than I am or what?

**Sidstyler**

Positive. If I recall correctly he came up with the Tau and probably even Kroot.

**mattyrm**

Best of luck to him, if he is over at Blizz no doubt he is making a pretty penny these days..

**FD3sAutobot**

I'm amazed a lot of people don't know who he is either. I remember his departure from GW caused a huge commotion in the community.

**col. krazy kenny**

I wish he would come back to gw,they need him theese new guys doing the codexs and rules are not as good as him. it helps that he was one of the main people back in the day to help get 40k up and going they need his creative influances. If hes at blizz. then he is with mike mcvey( og heavy metal painter). mcvey left to do w.o.w. after gw turned them down. andys starship troopers game bombed so it understandible why he went there.

**Grunt_For_Christ**

They definitely need his creative influence. They really haven't done much of anything that's truly creative or revolutionary for way, way too long.

**ProtoClone**

I miss him. I was actually thinking of him when I stumbled upon this thread. I was thinking and wondering what the game would be like today if he stayed around.

He expected rock star status from people? In a way he would deserve it from the miniatures gaming community, IMHO. He has a good mind for the hobby and it showed. But now he is working for Blizzard as their head creative guy...and are we for the better without him? Not sure.

**CplPunishment**

Couldn't agree more with people about characters like him being a loss. Without Chapter approved and other assorted goodies, White Dwarf isn't worth the money you pay since it is essentially an advertisement magazine now.

**Olaf the Hairy**

Met him once at a Mongoose open day in Swindon. He GM'd a game of Starship Troopers which was being playtested. Seemed like a good guy and was willing to take on our opinions on the rules.

**BishopGore**

He was the man in WD when I was growing up with the hobby a decade ago. He always reminded me a little of Wolverine (the Marvel character, of course).

He gets two thumbs up from me for the pics of him, the eyebrows and weird smiles. And all the gaming stuff of course!

**barlio**

Voted Neutral, but now that I think of it I think I've got a positive opinion of him. Just seems like the game took a weird turn after he left.

**Ed_Bodger**

Cosmic wrote: Here's the man - I'm sure that H.B.M.C. had a better picture of him somewhere):

Look for the guy in the red shirt and side-burns...

I'm just going to check whether or not this is Dakka2 legal...

Oh my god this just got me really excited I think this was in my first every copy of WD when the BA, SW and Ultramarines combined to woop some renegade IG ass this was like the Apocalypse battle of the time. I wish I still had a copy of this WD.

Back onto subject I associate Andy Chambers with my first introduction to GW when I was about 10 and I used to think he was awesome. (He looks a bit of a geek looking back at the pics) however I met him at a GD and he was a top bloke.

**Hjoey75**

Back when the game was good. He will be missed.

**CT GAMER**

Coolest facial hair in the history of GW...

**LEEQAEX**

Thin kI know who he is. Just googled him recognise his face, I started back in 03 so I vaguely recall him. He is working on starcraft 2 now way to go to the dark side

**Phototoxin**

He seemed sensible from what I could tell from the olde dayz (or daze?)

**KamikazeCanuck**

His official staff photo is him doing the People's Eyebrow! Awesome.

**Ixias**

oadie wrote:Voted for "Who?" Seems he was gone long before I got into the hobby. Hearing what's been said so far, though, I wish he was still around. Be nice to have a "players first, profit later" voice on the inside, plus I'm partial to facial hair, having a decent bit of it, myself.

Pretty much what this guy said. He (Andy) seems like a real cool guy judging from what I've heard, but I only looked up him after voting "Who?".

**Howard A Treesong**

'Very Positive' I think, bit hard to judge when you don't know someone personally but I generally hear good things about him.

I don't know if the decline in the quality of GW is symptom or cause of his leaving though. Probably a bit of both.

**BaronIveagh**

Mick A wrote:There would be no BFG without Andy...
Gets 'two thumbs up' from me!
Mick

Seconded!

**ArbeitsSchu**

If Motorhead did a Skaven army..it would look like his.

He was the only person doing "dark and gothic" at the height of the "All bases MUST be Goblin Green." period, and he is the single reason I have as many thousands of points of Ratmen as I do.

He also never smelled of "Corporate".

**Squat Kid**

He's an alright guy, but Jervis... Douche

**weetyskemian44**

I remember that giant tank battle too! Yeah and he looks like a wartless lemmy from motorhead. So I guess its a thumbs up

**mullet_steve**

I voted possitive because I met him a couple of times at the first couple of grand tournaments in nottingham... I chatted to hi a little bit and yes he was a bit of a deva but he was also funny and did talk to my 15 year old self for more than just hero worship... especialy as I had a bee in my bonnet about Njal Stormcaller being allowed less equiptment than a standard rune priest of the same level... I so wanted to give him combat druggs at the time. Oh well.

**Welsh_guy**

I cannot believe the "who" vote is nearly as much as the very positive and positive combined....he only left 6 years ago!!

....It's offical 90% of Dakkaites are 17 years olds....*

I ironic as many of the people who voted "Who?" probably play Starcraft 2 made by Blizzard which he is now the Creative Director....

Nate

* Also with polls such as "what time do you go to bed?" it's hardly suprising. Some 13 year old had an argument and venting on dakka most prob.

**nickick**

Who is he?

**sennacherib**

The only person with GW that i have an opinion of is Robin Cruddycrap. He sucks. nids codex. nough said.

**RatBot**

I think Andy Chambers si a pretty cool guy. Eh makes wargaems and doesn't afraid of anything.

Seriously, though, he was awesome and I (rightly) feared for GW's future when he parted ways with the company.

**sarpedons-right-hand**

Met him way back, Games Day 98 I think. He was sat with The Grand Warlord Adrian Woods......awesome fellas, willing to talk about anything. Not just GW. Had a great few minutes chat with Andy about motorbikes, his other passion aside from Skaven. He wrote the first Skaven book afaik....

Top top fella, along with Ian Picstock, Gav Thorpe et al......

**Adam LongWalker**

mortal888 wrote:No way, the good old days were when everyone could customize their army based on the flavor they wanted. The chapter approved lists were great, from the minotaurs space marines to the ogryn guard list and abhumans IG. The clan based orks to the special tyranid weapons. I loved the crater rules and the cool scenarios with monstrous beasts running around the table with man eating plants.

The game was less serious then. No one accepts using cool old rules for scenarios and such because it's not currently printed. Yeah, I miss those old days. I think the only thing I don't miss about the old days were Pete Haines' stupid Iron Warriors, but that wasn't really Andy.

Very Positive

QFT. My sentiments exactly.