Confessions of a that guy gamer

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**chaosmarauder**

So I just thought of an idea for a thread - we've all heard the many complaints that 'that guy' is such a 'that guy' ... BUT if there are so many that guys out there then some of us here must have been that guy gamers at one point or another!

Did you lose your temper? List tailor? WAAC?

This thread is for all you folk that want to confess your that guy stories! When were you a that guy? How did it go down? Did you regret it? (Or not!

) Did you learn something?

I'll go first

I remember playing a buddies walker heavy chaos list - lots of defilers/helbrutes and things. I was playing dark angels and pretty much knew what he was bringing (cause he always does) and I may have put a lot of meltaguns throughout my army (tacticals with meltaguns, landspeeders with meltaguns, lots of typhoon/cyclone launchers...you get the point)...Anyway it turned out to be a bit of a slaughterfest (more so than what I wanted in the end

) and actually I felt that the game was a touch one sided at the end...I actually much prefer a closer game! I think I learned from that the anti list tailor technique - a closer game is a better game

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Anyone else? (Not sure if I expect anyone else to post)

**Lobokai**

does running 6th ed Khan White Scars list with Black Knights/Sammael allies and a Bike Chapter Master with Shield Eternal make me a TFG, cause the locals all thought so and banned the list... so much fun

**SharkoutofWata**

My last game I was a friggin negative nancy. 1500pts against two Wraithknights and an Imperial Knight while I was using Nidzilla. Obviously I didn't win, but the game was actually fun. MUCH more fun than playing against Skyhammer. Didn't need to be so pessimistic before the match started.

**Filch**

who the hell wasres points an IK when they have 2 WKs?

**Giantwalkingchair**

Had a game against a friend a while ago. He loves tau battle suits and riptides, whole army of nothing but them which if I can manage to see through the red haze which is my absolute hate of anything *long list of expletives* tau, could possibly concede that the theme is nice.

Needless to say, my hate for tau brought me to list tailor my sisters against them so hard. Lots of deep striking seraphim with inferno pistols, exorcists, celestine.
It was a lopsided game and tau melted good and hard.

Friend was a good sport about it as he'd not played against sisters before and got introduced to how killy they can be....to this day I have absolutely zero regrets.

**Jimsolo**

I've been known to engage in what I call 'soft cheating' in competitive events.

When an opponent forgets their rules, or makes an error in my favor, I won't correct them if it would disadvantage me. For instance, my opponent needs a 4" charge to reach me with his Howling Banshees. He rolls snakeeyes and moves on. In a friendly game, I'd remind him that he has Fleet. In a tournament with cash on the line? Not a chance. (Unless I'm going to win regardless.)

**TheManWithNoPlan**

Jimsolo wrote:
I've been known to engage in what I call 'soft cheating' in competitive events.

When an opponent forgets their rules, or makes an error in my favor, I won't correct them if it would disadvantage me. For instance, my opponent needs a 4" charge to reach me with his Howling Banshees. He rolls snakeeyes and moves on. In a friendly game, I'd remind him that he has Fleet. In a tournament with cash on the line? Not a chance. (Unless I'm going to win regardless.)

Let's be honest, we've all done something like this at least once.

**Oberron**

I used the old Trancendent C'tan. Sorry not sorry.

**DarkLink**

I played in a team game once where a funny situation came up. The other team was orks and GKs. My main army is GKs, so I'm familiar with all their rules. The GK player went to cast Cleansing Flame, and was right next to a bunch of Orks. Now, in this event, every army counts as allies of convenience. So I, just thinking out loud, was like "huh, allies are technically enemy models you can't target normally, but Cleansing Flame hits every enemy model in range without actually targeting them, so you would hit all those orks too...". He got pretty angry and thought I was trying to rules-lawyer it (I didn't care, I was just kind of musing on the rules interaction, and I definitely didn't mean to be like "nope, can't do that").

**Happyjew**

Jimsolo wrote:
I've been known to engage in what I call 'soft cheating' in competitive events.

When an opponent forgets their rules, or makes an error in my favor, I won't correct them if it would disadvantage me. For instance, my opponent needs a 4" charge to reach me with his Howling Banshees. He rolls snakeeyes and moves on. In a friendly game, I'd remind him that he has Fleet. In a tournament with cash on the line? Not a chance. (Unless I'm going to win regardless.)

Fleet and +3" charge.

**LeCacty**

SharkoutofWata wrote:
My last game I was a friggin negative nancy. 1500pts against two Wraithknights and an Imperial Knight while I was using Nidzilla. Obviously I didn't win, but the game was actually fun. MUCH more fun than playing against Skyhammer. Didn't need to be so pessimistic before the match started.

I would love to see a batrep of that.

**SharkoutofWata**

LeCacty wrote:
SharkoutofWata wrote:
My last game I was a friggin negative nancy. 1500pts against two Wraithknights and an Imperial Knight while I was using Nidzilla. Obviously I didn't win, but the game was actually fun. MUCH more fun than playing against Skyhammer. Didn't need to be so pessimistic before the match started.

I would love to see a batrep of that.

It was about what you'd expect. Castled up, used Obj Sec Rippers to get what little 'Capture' Objectives I got that a Wraithknight wasn't planted on. Some bad rolls meant I didn't even kill the Imperial Knight that I was TRYING to kill, but I killed the Warlord Farseer and a decent number of Jetbikes in his Windrider Host with things like a Mawloc and my twin Dakkafex. Lost 4-7. Pretty close game all things considered. My list is far from competitive.

**Mr ghoti**

DarkLink wrote:
I played in a team game once where a funny situation came up. The other team was orks and GKs. My main army is GKs, so I'm familiar with all their rules. The GK player went to cast Cleansing Flame, and was right next to a bunch of Orks. Now, in this event, every army counts as allies of convenience. So I, just thinking out loud, was like "huh, allies are technically enemy models you can't target normally, but Cleansing Flame hits every enemy model in range without actually targeting them, so you would hit all those orks too...". He got pretty angry and thought I was trying to rules-lawyer it (I didn't care, I was just kind of musing on the rules interaction, and I definitely didn't mean to be like "nope, can't do that").

Rules lawyer or not, you were right

My friend ran basically the same thing, but with necron warriors, and blew them all up. He was really unlucky!

**Terminal**

Not sure if this fits, but several weeks ago, I played a strong Eldar list against someone who was experimenting with an Admech/Tau hybrid infantry-heavy list.

I brought the list I had been considering using in a store tournament the previous week, though in the end I went with my better painted Space Marines. I played six games straight that day with SM, so I needed a brief break from them.

I had been really hoping to find an opponent with at least a medium-strength list, so it'd be an interesting game with my Eldar. But the pickings were very, very slim that particular Saturday. I tried to figure out ways of toning my list down, but all I could think of at the time was like, changing out a squad of wraithguard for some Guardians.

It was a blowout, as pretty much every weapon I had doubled his infantry out, and half of my guns ignored his armor too. I even had a Bastion on one of my objectives that only one gun in his army had a chance to hurt.

I got my comeuppance the next Saturday when I brought my middling Space Marines and ended up facing an Ork army with nothing but Artillery and Warbikers.

**ChiliPowderKeg**

I lost a bit of my temper in 2008 when I was using chaos marines against pre-cruddace nids. I was rolling a lot of saves against a tyrant or some foot-slogging MC that had a nasty amount of shots from twin-linked shooting and wounding. I tossed the dice a bit hard by my marines, but it was still enough for the guy to know I was losing myself over nothing as I remember he said something about it immediately after. I don't remember what happened next but I don't think I apologized for my mini outburst.

My brother had a larger outburst when his space marines were losing against one of the space wolf players. He yelled and pushed the table back, I had to awkwardly calm him down and apologize for the outburst. Thankfully no burning of bridges were done (the yell part was more akin to a baby having a toy taken away) and they were both cool with each other when both of them were back in the store some amount time later.

I also once read through a good chunk of my older posts. ONCE

I apologise for everything (except the photoshop stuff and the bees, I had fun with those), especially the anti-kroot hogwash. I was garbage at using Tau in a predominantly shooty/IG Leafblower/Artillery Parking lot meta and didn't understand how usefully outflanking was. Blobbing and getting some fusion-piranhas would've saved me the time spent on griping and crying online.

**Murenius**

TheManWithNoPlan wrote:
Jimsolo wrote:
I've been known to engage in what I call 'soft cheating' in competitive events.

When an opponent forgets their rules, or makes an error in my favor, I won't correct them if it would disadvantage me. For instance, my opponent needs a 4" charge to reach me with his Howling Banshees. He rolls snakeeyes and moves on. In a friendly game, I'd remind him that he has Fleet. In a tournament with cash on the line? Not a chance. (Unless I'm going to win regardless.)

Let's be honest, we've all done something like this at least once.

Someone used Howling Banshees actually in a competitive environment?

**Crazyterran**

Terminal wrote:
Not sure if this fits, but several weeks ago, I played a strong Eldar list against someone who was experimenting with an Admech/Tau hybrid infantry-heavy list.

I brought the list I had been considering using in a store tournament the previous week, though in the end I went with my better painted Space Marines. I played six games straight that day with SM, so I needed a brief break from them.

I had been really hoping to find an opponent with at least a medium-strength list, so it'd be an interesting game with my Eldar. But the pickings were very, very slim that particular Saturday. I tried to figure out ways of toning my list down, but all I could think of at the time was like, changing out a squad of wraithguard for some Guardians.

It was a blowout, as pretty much every weapon I had doubled his infantry out, and half of my guns ignored his armor too. I even had a Bastion on one of my objectives that only one gun in his army had a chance to hurt.

I got my comeuppance the next Saturday when I brought my middling Space Marines and ended up facing an Ork army with nothing but Artillery and Warbikers.

I think I know that Ork list...

Anyways, I being a Draigo centurion star with a pair of dread knights and a Librarius conclave. Not the meanest thing in the planet, but I'll bring it out against anyone unless I'm specifically asked if I want to play a more casual game. And even then, I'll take a look at their list to see if they are trying to smurf my smurfs before I agree. (My casual/competitive lists are pre made, I don't tailor!)

The only time I've really felt like a TFG was back In 6th when I was running my two bloodthirster three khorne daemon prince list at 1500. Some relatively new player wanted to play against my daemons, and that was all I had for them. Four turns later, and the majority of his field lay dead, he swore on the spot to never play my daemons again.

I think I only lost a single prince that game... I felt bad that my list achieved its 'win big' (instead of lose big) so harshly.

**Grubass**

I played allot draigowing in 5th

**SicSemperTyrannis**

I confess I play Necrons

**timetowaste85**

I had a friend show up to my house in 5th edition times telling me he brought a forge world tank company. No heads up ahead of time. Somehow, my CSM list I still had to build (as I was running behind) included lots of outflanking Chosen with meltaguns as a response...

**krodarklorr**

Oberron wrote:
I used the old Trancendent C'tan. Sorry not sorry.

Who didn't?

In all seriousness, only if someone wanted me to play him I would. Otherwise, nope.

**Lukash_**

I once ran 5 Leman Russes at 1500 pts vs an armored SM force with a Smashfether copy and a Land Raider. Got long deployment; not a single vehicle came close to my gunline. Won 11-2 and felt a bit bad about it, seeing as it was a friendly game.

**jreilly89**

Once in a semi friendly game (both testing out competitive lists for an upcoming tournament), I had set up my Bloodthirster to take out my buddy's Dakkafexes. He bubbled them with a group of Termagants. I could kill them all and then charge. I killed all but one, who was just positioned so I couldn't charge. Needless to say, I let off a few expletives pretty loudly.

I then instagibbed his Tervigon (warlord trait) with my Khorne's Lash and killed a bunch of other Termagants. Needless to say, the rest of the match was a crush. I felt pretty bad afterwards.

**Ouze**

Jimsolo wrote:
I've been known to engage in what I call 'soft cheating' in competitive events.

When an opponent forgets their rules, or makes an error in my favor, I won't correct them if it would disadvantage me. For instance, my opponent needs a 4" charge to reach me with his Howling Banshees. He rolls snakeeyes and moves on. In a friendly game, I'd remind him that he has Fleet. In a tournament with cash on the line? Not a chance. (Unless I'm going to win regardless.)

I don't think it's reasonable to call that "soft cheating" because that has pretty negative connotations, and what you're doing is reasonable. If you're teaching your friends how to play, it's one thing, but I think even in a friendly pickup game (let alone a tourney) it's really not the opposing player's responsibility to know how to play your army.

**Verviedi**

I used to post in purple and be a complete asshat online.

**More Dakka**

Met up with a guy from Dakka to play a quick game back in 5th. It was really last minute at a store near my work and his place and all I had packed was a leafblower IG list minus the Inquisitor.

He brought a fluffy DOA Blood Angels force... I just felt dirty after that one.

Luckily we're still friends and play quite regularly, though I do blame myself for his competitiveness in 40K now

**DoomShakaLaka**

Back in 6th edition because I didn't have the rules down to well I scouted up a Ravenguard Ironclad dreadnought and assaulted a carnifex with it on my first turn. The other guy didn't even bat an eye, and neither of us knew that I had screwed up.

**Psienesis**

Verviedi wrote:
I used to post in purple and be a complete asshat online.

You monster.

**Champion of Slaanesh**

Well back in 6th I was using my very small dark Eldar army vs my boyfriend who was using my nurgle csm army safe to say he did enjoy the fact i hid my army out of Los so that in his turn 1 he could do nothing and my archon trolled his sorceror

**Psienesis**

Playing against a friend of mine (who is known to, let us say, embellish his PC's abilities in most every RPG we've ever played) I *may* have changed what unit was riding in which Rhino when he went to the restroom during his shooting phase.