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Square bases or nuffin

I don't resent it, as locally I don't see it getting much love. If anything, I see quite a few shops scaling back their AOS products, and currently are doing more business with GW's competition. If it wasn't for classichammer I wouldn't be able to get a game in, but fortunately in my area at least there are some people who are willing to go retro.

what I have noticed here is an almost complete retreat of GW. You used to be able to go to any store in town and get a game of 40k, and much less but still viable and there WHFB, since 40k has gone "off the rails" so to say with super heavies and flyers and epic scale everywhere and AoS, you have to go to GW or you are just not gonna get a GW game in. I tried bringing AoS to my local store and the result was a resounding "that game sucks"

Well the game does suck.

 thekingofkings wrote:
what I have noticed here is an almost complete retreat of GW. You used to be able to go to any store in town and get a game of 40k, and much less but still viable and there WHFB, since 40k has gone "off the rails" so to say with super heavies and flyers and epic scale everywhere and AoS, you have to go to GW or you are just not gonna get a GW game in. I tried bringing AoS to my local store and the result was a resounding "that game sucks"

Efff, my city has six LGS, two GWs. Fantasy was pretty much a dead thing but I've seen a lot of AoS activity. Heck I didn't play fantasy and bought 500 euros in AoS minis. I've come to realize this game is a lot case by case. Either it goes bang or it doesn't stick at all.

My shop still stocks a ton of Fantasy stuff, guess the owner's have good taste.

 Damikeis wrote:
My shop still stocks a ton of Fantasy stuff, guess the owner's have good taste.

That or they are sadled with stuff they can't return. Still, all the fantasy stuff is in AoS, so maybe that terrorgheist is for a flesh eater court

Yes i do resent it, because the game I want to play is written out, after spending a lot of money on it. I cant buy what need to buy either.

AoS or something similar was necessary.
Killing WHFB to make AoS was not.

I see a lot of people buying boxes of Fantasy models, and when I go back (I normally go twice a week for a few hours) they are usually restocked. PS Plz us the term "Vampire Counts" you triggered meh

 Damikeis wrote:
I see a lot of people buying boxes of Fantasy models, and when I go back (I normally go twice a week for a few hours) they are usually restocked. PS Plz us the term "Vampire Counts" you triggered meh

And degrade the flesh-eaters to the inbred vermin that are ghouls? Puh-leeze, those heroes deserve the proper treatment for surviving half a millenia under chaos... and turning into raving lunatics that even Nagash fears.

Lord Kragan wrote:

 Damikeis wrote:
I see a lot of people buying boxes of Fantasy models, and when I go back (I normally go twice a week for a few hours) they are usually restocked. PS Plz us the term "Vampire Counts" you triggered meh

And degrade the flesh-eaters to the inbred vermin that are ghouls? Puh-leeze, those heroes deserve the proper treatment for surviving half a millenia under chaos... and turning into raving lunatics that even Nagash fears.

They are true heroes knights, paladins and true soldiers fighting the evil barbarians for the great necro- I mean ANGEL who is a TRUE holy figure of goodness and justice!(Those who bent the knee of course)

You know you are a bad faction when a hardcore empire fan would pick vampire counts over you.

 Damikeis wrote:
You know you are a bad faction when a hardcore empire fan would pick vampire counts over you.

Only that that's not really a benchmark, you just don't like AoS and that's it. Your right, but it doesn't serve to value these guys properly.

What is there to like about age of sigmar. It is 40k with less guns, and more balance issues.

 Damikeis wrote:
What is there to like about age of sigmar. It is 40k with less guns, and more balance issues.

Well I disagree, that's your opinion but there is nothing wrong with that.

 Damikeis wrote:
What is there to like about age of sigmar. It is 40k with less guns, and more balance issues.

And that's why in so far the top five lists of four different tournaments during a period where there have been no new army releases have been utterly different, even when it comes to army composition. RIGHT, totally unbalanced in favour of three armies. Oh wait...

The game is so f-ed up balance wise that Miniwargaming had to make up their own rules to get a semi fair game.

Using a non-scenario pre-general's handbook video as your point of unbalance. I'd start namecalling but I better stop.

Marvelous point, flawless! They clearly didn't approach things the wrong way.

There is no right way to approach age of sigmar.

That there's a very alive community (big enough to make multiple comps and then make consistently 100+ player tournaments-and those aren't the biggest!-) shows that many people are disagreeing with your opinion. And disproving it to boot.

If they would have let age of sigmar, and fantasy co-exist a majority of players would still be playing fantasy.

 Damikeis wrote:
If they would have let age of sigmar, and fantasy co-exist a majority of players would still be playing fantasy.

And for that I'm happy fantasy is dead. Seeing you salty is beautiful. Now, the videos has a big issue and is that the vampire guys bring quite OP units. Blood dragons (not on this video, in another of the tests) have been always murder on wheels, even on AoS. It was a foregone conclusion.

Seeing you love space marines in a medieval setting brings a tear to my eye

 Damikeis wrote:
Seeing you love space marines in a medieval setting brings a tear to my eye

Never heard of space marines being female. In my opinion stormcast are much more interesting marines they were inspired by them that's obvious to anyone but fluff wise it's like night and day.

 shinros wrote:

 Damikeis wrote:
Seeing you love space marines in a medieval setting brings a tear to my eye

Never heard of space marines being female. In my opinion stormcast are much more interesting marines they were inspired by them that's obvious to anyone but fluff wise it's like night and day.

Never heard of space marine being dwarfs, elves, undead (and not in dreadnought boxes) or being scared to die. Never heard either of marines being generally gathered from ADULTS who keep intact (for a time, they are nowhere as strong) their memories and DO care of them. Also never heard of marines being dominated by their feelings quite often or caring for their non-astartes relatives on a personal and non-abstract basis.

Lord Kragan wrote:

 shinros wrote:

 Damikeis wrote:
Seeing you love space marines in a medieval setting brings a tear to my eye

Never heard of space marines being female. In my opinion stormcast are much more interesting marines they were inspired by them that's obvious to anyone but fluff wise it's like night and day.

Never heard of space marine being dwarfs, elves, undead (and not in dreadnought boxes) or being scared to die. Never heard either of marines being generally gathered from ADULTS who keep intact (for a time, they are nowhere as strong) their memories and DO care of them. Also never heard of marines being dominated by their feelings quite often or caring for their non-astartes relatives on a personal and non-abstract basis.

Actually stormcast are only humans now in light of recent lore and Josh reynolds been questioned on this recently. But everything else is correct.

GW had a meeting and it went like this..
It was May 2014

"The franchise that started us, and has been going on for 30 years is doing bad sales wise. Wut do we do?"

Matt Ward "Know wut fk it i quit imma go write some books n gak. Ps about your problems space marines make everything better... even more so when it comes to ones that are painted blue n gold" Matt ward would storm off.

"Well glad he is gone... But he did have a point"

"Lets add in space marines to fantasy! Yeah! Great Idea!"

"Wait even better idea yet! Lets just fething scrap it and mash 40k and fantasy, along with some bull gak into this hybrid that makes chaos spawn look like Victoria's secret angels!"

That is how age of sigmar was born.

He said it's unlikely and I can still dream. He said it's unlikely yeah, but most likely they'll have a test subject mucking around witht he Astral Templars... which ain't that different than orruks to be honest.

Mainly a human force but I'm sure he'll have some non-humans for prototypes and gaks and giggles.


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 Damikeis wrote:
GW had a meeting and it went like this..
It was May 2014

"The franchise that started us, and has been going on for 30 years is doing bad sales wise. Wut do we do?"

Matt Ward "Know wut fk it i quit imma go write some books n gak. Ps about your problems space marines make everything better... even more so when it comes to ones that are painted blue n gold" Matt ward would storm off.

"Well glad he is gone... But he did have a point"

"Lets add in space marines to fantasy! Yeah! Great Idea!"

"Wait even better idea yet! Lets just fething scrap it and mash 40k and fantasy, along with some bull gak into this hybrid that makes chaos spawn look like Victoria's secret angels!"

That is how age of sigmar was born.

Nice attempt at being a troll, how's the contract with the salt mines going by the way?

I was not trolling at all. That is what happened.

 Damikeis wrote:
GW had a meeting and it went like this..
It was May 2014

"The franchise that started us, and has been going on for 30 years is doing bad sales wise. Wut do we do?"

Matt Ward "Know wut fk it i quit imma go write some books n gak. Ps about your problems space marines make everything better... even more so when it comes to ones that are painted blue n gold" Matt ward would storm off.

"Well glad he is gone... But he did have a point"

"Lets add in space marines to fantasy! Yeah! Great Idea!"

"Wait even better idea yet! Lets just fething scrap it and mash 40k and fantasy, along with some bull gak into this hybrid that makes chaos spawn look like Victoria's secret angels!"

That is how age of sigmar was born.