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I have the most and least fun in competitive environments. It all depends on how well I do and why I lose when I do. If I lose because I made a mistake, or played badly then that's ok. If it's bad dice rolls then I can get through it. If I lose because vanilla space marines can't compete in a high level competitive environment against leaf blowers or draigowing then I tend to get aggravated. The bones of this game aren't built for good competition and that aggravates me at times.

So, I probably was a little too harsh on jacetms. He does advocate painting and definitely appreciates a good paint job. He also will play fluffy games and if anything I have been overly sensitive twoards WAAC play.

It's good that the social contract was pointed out. I think understanding the expectations is a key point of the game and having fun with it.

I just wanted to publicly redact my statement about my closest friend not caring - after all, I was the ultramarines player he spoke about and it was obvious he didn't have a good time with the game.

Sc077y wrote:So, I probably was a little too harsh on jacetms. He does advocate painting and definitely appreciates a good paint job. He also will play fluffy games and if anything I have been overly sensitive twoards WAAC play.

It's good that the social contract was pointed out. I think understanding the expectations is a key point of the game and having fun with it.

I just wanted to publicly redact my statement about my closest friend not caring - after all, I was the ultramarines player he spoke about and it was obvious he didn't have a good time with the game.

No need to recant, I have said many times that I only play to win, and that winning is fun, I did have a good time as I played with one of my friends * brofist* ( an ork and an ultra marine can brofist right, I mean if blood angels and necrons can. ) and while I can appricate a good paint job, I will rush to get it done so my army will be "done", I am trying to take my time with the GK then I get a sisters army with 120+ models and 10 tanks

I don't care if the guy across from me is a WAAC or Fluff player.

His stuff better be 100% painted or I get +1 to all of my rolls. ALL OF THEM!

So make you take lots and lots of leadership tests got it

40k is heavily unbalanced. Playing only the toughest lists is unfair to most players since most players dont own the uber broke new codex.

I play every game to win, but i will moderate my list so that i am not always taking the roughest toughest stuff. I would like to think that my tactics had more to do with the win than my dex did.

In my games i usually like to scale the level of the list to my foe. i know my freinds and the lists that they like to play and i try to build lists that will make for a close game. Winning by sheer brute force gets boring.

When I first started, I was a tourni player. Super competitive with no regard for flavor or fluff. I must say that I still run competitive lists , however the fluff of the list and fun is more important.

Net lists dont impress me, and my skill level at this stage gives me fair odds against them. Whether I beat the net list or not, Fun is most important.

My last tourni appearance I took 3rd overall and players choice mostly due to the love I put into my Worldeaters.

Im not a paint snob, but its always awesome to see two painted armies on the board. Even if some of the stuff is still WIP.