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The most annoying thing for me that can happen during a game is my opponent losing interest mid way through. One of my friends has this problem, and just wanders off and gets distracted with other things mid way through a game. If he's winning, then he's concentrating and interacting with the game without getting distracted, but the moment that he starts losing he seems to give up, disappear, and then return half an hour later, before completing a phase or so and wandering off again. He's a nice guy, just extremely annoying to play against half the time.

 illuknisaa wrote:

g0atsticks wrote:

Chancetragedy wrote:
I love having people ask what I'm using! I tell them hoarde guard and the. Play land raider rock space marines. It annoys them to no end!

But my most annoying opponent isn't really that bad. He's just the basic type to argue a rule ONLY if it benefits him. He also only uses the best codex's guard/grey knights/and others. And god forbid you forge one thing and ask to re-do in a friendly game. Like this example, I moved all my units but 1 then moved onto shooting, I forgot to move the one unit and had only ran another unit in shooting phase, I ask for a redo to move the one unit. He says no and kind of laughs saying should have thought about it, this is fine in tournament games and I'd never even ask, but Ina friendly game? Srsly?

I've always played games, my whole life and have played by this code.

If I didn't pay to play, why get upset about it? Mistakes happen, re-dos can be taken. Its just a game. A win is nothing if you lose a friend to this crap.

While I agree re-dos can be taken it kinda slows down the game and when you can't re-do it makes you think more your actions.

I always allow re-dos but if my opponent doesn't allow re-do neither do I. Same game for both.

Yah I'm not talking about being in like assault phase and going back to movement or something. I had ran 1 unit after movement and asked to move 1 unit. Since I had only ran a unit it's not a huge jump back as its basically an extension of the movement phase. I agree though if you won't let me take a re do forget about asking cause you'll shut down QUICK.

Anyone who argues about rules because they don't like them, or suggests ignoring rules that affect their army.

my most annoying opponent is one of my best friends. because he keeps saying he's not good at 40k because he lost a lot with his old BA codex. the truth is he's about average, he just had a really old codex to work with. that and his "friend" he used to play with was a fan of the Matt Ward cheese mongering codexes, so it got drilled in his head that because his old BA codex couldn't beat GK he was a bad player. poor guy has an inferiority complex as a player now, but I'm trying to rehabilitate him.

I like to play the "new guy" card to gauge opponents. I still am new to the game (only about a years experience and only 2 months of 6) and like to see what my opponent does when faced with someone who won't call him on things. If they abuse that, then I just note to avoid playing them.

Had a guy the other week drop his vets out the back of a vendetta where the model scattered to the top of a large stack of boxes, with my crisis suits against the wall below. He landed right on the corner above my suits, so no way he could wrap the guys around the center. Didn't call it and instead started positioning the models away from the corner. Didn't even take a dangerous terrain check or anything. So I noted that I won't play against him if I have the chance. If I do, I'll make sure to call him out on anything since I know I can't trust him.

I can't stand that. I've stopped an opponent mid shooting phase because I realized I forgot to take dangerous terrain checks or leadership checks from earlier. I call myself if I find I did something wrong. And hate seeing a more experienced player taking advantage of another player.

 yeri wrote:
my most annoying opponent is one of my best friends. because he keeps saying he's not good at 40k because he lost a lot with his old BA codex. the truth is he's about average, he just had a really old codex to work with. that and his "friend" he used to play with was a fan of the Matt Ward cheese mongering codexes, so it got drilled in his head that because his old BA codex couldn't beat GK he was a bad player. poor guy has an inferiority complex as a player now, but I'm trying to rehabilitate him.

I assume you aren't referring to the current ,far from old 2010 BA codex? That one is one of Ward's Cheese-mongering codexes too, but nowhere on the same scale of WTF as GK were in 5th. In 6th GK are a bit less broken, but still pretty potent.

If he's still using the previous (2007) BA codex then he has my sympathies and i suggest he updates his dex. It sucks at times to deal with new armies with an old codex army. I played Necrons before the new Ward-fest dex came out (2002 codex) and Dark Eldar (2003 codex iirc). I still play DE, but the new codex closed the power gap markedly.

 Savageconvoy wrote:

I can't stand that. I've stopped an opponent mid shooting phase because I realized I forgot to take dangerous terrain checks or leadership checks from earlier. I call myself if I find I did something wrong. And hate seeing a more experienced player taking advantage of another player.

I am a total advocate for this. If I forget a rule that benefited me, I insist on not redoing. Alternativley, if I forget a rule that would negativley affects me, I insist on redoing it. Especially when I play new players. I feel as a good player, I need to have standards for myself

 Ascalam wrote:

 yeri wrote:
my most annoying opponent is one of my best friends. because he keeps saying he's not good at 40k because he lost a lot with his old BA codex. the truth is he's about average, he just had a really old codex to work with. that and his "friend" he used to play with was a fan of the Matt Ward cheese mongering codexes, so it got drilled in his head that because his old BA codex couldn't beat GK he was a bad player. poor guy has an inferiority complex as a player now, but I'm trying to rehabilitate him.

I assume you aren't referring to the current ,far from old 2010 BA codex? That one is one of Ward's Cheese-mongering codexes too, but nowhere on the same scale of WTF as GK were in 5th. In 6th GK are a bit less broken, but still pretty potent.

If he's still using the previous (2007) BA codex then he has my sympathies and i suggest he updates his dex. It sucks at times to deal with new armies with an old codex army. I played Necrons before the new Ward-fest dex came out (2002 codex) and Dark Eldar (2003 codex iirc). I still play DE, but the new codex closed the power gap markedly.

he was using the 3rd edition codex IIRC. and I gave him the new codex for his B-day last month. now I'm told he creams his "friend" on a regular basis instead of being clubbed like a baby seal. also he and his "friend" were playing 5th edition until I gave him a 6th ed rulebook.

Good.

That old dex was woefully outdated, and not so hot.

Glad he's getting the boot in on the guy

Anyone who is clearly winning while complaining about how bad their luck is this game.

 wowsmash wrote:
Worst for me was Mr Stinky. Guy was huge but it smelled like he'd crapped himself. He also had this white'ish powder all over him. Didn't have a choice since it was a turny. Every so often a draft would come through and I'd try not to gag. I'm a nice guy and I don't know if he can help it or not so I just tried to be nice and not embarrass the guy. He had to know he stunck. Was not a fun game.

Ashy Larry?

Recent game, playing my Necrons against this guys DE. Setting up the game and I'm unpacking my army while he's chatting to someone else, hasn't even begun to unpack his stuff yet, so I go out for a smoke while I'm waiting. Come back and again, he's wondered off to gaze at the display cabinet, army still unpacked. Many times during the game he's wondered off to ask people about rules discussions that have nothing to do with the game: A Necron vs Dark Eldar game, and he's getting into a discussion about the "Is the Black Mace Ap2 on a DP" scenario. I had to keep drawing him back into the game, until the end it got so tiresome. Each time someone new came into the store, the rules discussions started again. I won the game, but I wouldn't play him again anytime soon.

Yesterday, about 14 o'clock , a dry bush rolls past the gaming table and the enemy steps into the room.
From the tomb worlds of switzerland my friend has risen.
My Death Guard was suspecting a hard fight but then what do I see on the table? 10 croissants lurking around!
We're dead meat. Luckily I nuked the hell out of him and was able to hold all objectives.
Since then we call that guy "Gipfeli-Siech" (which means Croissant Ass in swiss dialect)

 The Observer wrote:
14 o'clock

This really bothered me for some reason. It's 1400 or 2 o'clock. You can't mix the two. It's a non-existent time.

Back on topic.

The most annoying opponent are the self righteous people. Giving out to new gamers cos they don't know the rules

there where 2 one was a space wolf player that left in a huff after my brother called him out on mixing bits together from older and newer codex's
and the second one is my brother
it wasn't just one game tho it was more like every game i played against him no mater how i changed my tactics or what handy caps he gave me he just kept pulling things out of his book and wiping me off the board or id fight him to stalemate i suppose that's not bad playing only with tau and then hed give me a list of things i did wrong in alphabetical order if i wasn't hell bent on defeating him id probably have quit the game. i now hate khorn marines and chaos with great intensity.

I'd hate to play against myself. I'm a tid bit conceited, mostly knowledgeable on all the rules, including faq's. More than playing the game I think rules lawyering is a hobby of mine Also I probably come off a little bit cocky. I don't try to, it just happens. 40k is something I'm pretty good at, dice tend to love me. Spent alot of times in Plans/Ops overseas, now I bring it to a 4x6 table haha

When I play a casual game, I try to let loose and just have fun. It's why I play orks, they look hilarious. I've even got decent at converting stuff, and am getting more into the modelling aspect.

That said though I like to play against everyone, but I find myself always telling them if they're doing something wrong. I also let them know if they're doing something "poorly" if there's a better way, also we go in depth about target priority.

God I must be annoying.

 kwah wrote:
there where 2 one was a space wolf player that left in a huff after my brother called him out on mixing bits together from older and newer codex's
and the second one is my brother
it wasn't just one game tho it was more like every game i played against him no mater how i changed my tactics or what handy caps he gave me he just kept pulling things out of his book and wiping me off the board or id fight him to stalemate i suppose that's not bad playing only with tau and then hed give me a list of things i did wrong in alphabetical order if i wasn't hell bent on defeating him id probably have quit the game. i now hate khorn marines and chaos with great intensity.

I had the problem with my older brother and M:tG. I actually got him into the game and gave him a bunch of cards. After that I was never able to win against him outside of times where I had extremely good luck and he had bad luck. Everyone else I atleast had a chance against, but I never could beat him.

And now I'm trying to get him into 40k.

 Savageconvoy wrote:

 The Observer wrote:
14 o'clock

This really bothered me for some reason. It's 1400 or 2 o'clock. You can't mix the two. It's a non-existent time.

Back on topic.

He's Swiss. They can do things with time that would blow your mind!

Chancetragedy wrote:
I love having people ask what I'm using! I tell them hoarde guard and the. Play land raider rock space marines. It annoys them to no end!

Well, of course it does. You're lying to them. If you don't want to tell them, just say it's a surprise. Here's a suggestion though: Tell them what you're playing. And then ask them what you're playing. Then both of you go away and write your lists, and then start the game.

 azreal13 wrote:

 Savageconvoy wrote:

 The Observer wrote:
14 o'clock

This really bothered me for some reason. It's 1400 or 2 o'clock. You can't mix the two. It's a non-existent time.

Back on topic.

He's Swiss. They can do things with time that would blow your mind!

This , ladies and gentleman, is the proof that swiss are necrons. Back to topic.

 Savageconvoy wrote:
I like to play the "new guy" card to gauge opponents. I still am new to the game (only about a years experience and only 2 months of 6) and like to see what my opponent does when faced with someone who won't call him on things. If they abuse that, then I just note to avoid playing them.

Had a guy the other week drop his vets out the back of a vendetta where the model scattered to the top of a large stack of boxes, with my crisis suits against the wall below. He landed right on the corner above my suits, so no way he could wrap the guys around the center. Didn't call it and instead started positioning the models away from the corner. Didn't even take a dangerous terrain check or anything. So I noted that I won't play against him if I have the chance. If I do, I'll make sure to call him out on anything since I know I can't trust him.

I can't stand that. I've stopped an opponent mid shooting phase because I realized I forgot to take dangerous terrain checks or leadership checks from earlier. I call myself if I find I did something wrong. And hate seeing a more experienced player taking advantage of another player.

Well first you are dishonest (a year and a half is long enough to know the rules). Then you let opponents break the rules (perhaps it was an honest mistake?). Why not just kindly point their mistake or misinterpretation out to them and carry on with the game? All you're doing by letting it slide is advocating this kind of behavior.


My most annoying opponent was a GW manager, who when faced with losing began throwing his models around the table (even breaking one) and generally having a tantrum like a child would. Couldn't really enjoy myself when the opponent is a grown man having a hissy fit about losing a game of toy soldiers.

I played a guy at a GT who at the beginning of the game said he was here for fun and to play the game and not get into arguments over rules. I said okay, shook his hand, and we got to playing.

He began challenging EVERYTHING I did or said, even when I was pointing something out for his benefit. He finally quit after I charged my thunderwolves through a wall (tournament rules specifically said that no terrain is impassable and that everything is area terrain, and my wolves had line of sight to their target). When challenged I pointed out that no terrain is impassable, etc, and that I was following the rules by charging through the wall as it was the most direct route to the target. Still, I offered to simply charge them around the wall instead (I had the distance). Instead, he quit because he "didn't want to play in an edition where you can do things like charge through walls."

Mine was in a tourny, my guard against chaos terminator heavy list with Abaddon. Two deepstrike scatters which were obvious mishaps, turned out to scatter just between the terrain. He almost won, but i reversed my leman russ execetuioner into the forest and made the guys on his objective run.


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Might have to start bringing a protractor, as i had this problem in a game yesterday.

 coolbrobunny wrote:
One thing that annoys me about a lot of players (or stand byers) is when they point out what they believe are flaws in your strategy. I can think of some examples. like this guy questioning why I took a hexrifle on a haemy ancient and inputed that he thought it was a stupid choice. My honest answer was simpley "cuz its my army, and it looks cool my friend" I know rhey might not mean harm but it is a pepeev

I know that feeling 'why haven't you got any firepower in your khorne army?' or 'why are you outflanking? go in for the kill, your khorne!' I have a vinidcator and havocs in my lhorne army and I was outflanking because my opponent had forgotten the mission (i had to get a number of units of his table edge)

The most anoying one was whne I was playing rapid fire (A WW2 game) 'why don't you have any heavy tanks in your soviet army? - 'cus it's a medium tank brigade dumbass!

First I would like to say that the people who have posted that guys they played were annoying for brining competitive lists need to get a reality check, especially the poster who said this about someone they played in a tournament. Competitive play is just as valid as casual play, and too often casual gamers act like they are on a high horse and act like competitive gamers are bad people. If you don't want a competitive game then tell the guy before hand, otherwise you have no right to complain, unless he is being an ass or cheating.

Also people should learn what WAAC actually means before using it, because a list can't be WAAC. And players who use competitive lists aren't WAAC. Players who cheat and lawyer are WAAC.

Now for my own experiences. I hate when a rules issue comes up, and even though you've proven the other person right using the rulebook, they insist it can't be right because it shouldn't be that way and the rule is stupid and makes no sense. Clearly they didn't get the memo that we are playing GW games.

Also not long ago I played a guy who made lots of niggling rules arguments, and then later in the game tried to lawyer some ridiculous notions. After the game he shook my hand and said, 'well that was a friendly game'.

My most annoying opponent is a great guy who plays green tide orks. With a bajillion unpainted models. Which he moves one by one in order to always keep each one 2 inches apart from all other in case of blasts. Even when the opposing army has no blasts.

It's alternatedly boring, infuriating and funny. I take my turns in 5 minutes and then have to go read a book or watch the Extended Version of LOTR while he does his movement phase.

I also faced an IG army proxied with skaven, paper stuff and tons of other models that made it impossible to know what was what. seems to be a common thing.

 Sephyr wrote:

My most annoying opponent is a great guy who plays green tide orks. With a bajillion unpainted models. Which he moves one by one in order to always keep each one 2 inches apart from all other in case of blasts. Even when the opposing army has no blasts.

It's alternatedly boring, infuriating and funny. I take my turns in 5 minutes and then have to go read a book or watch the Extended Version of LOTR while he does his movement phase.

I also faced an IG army proxied with skaven, paper stuff and tons of other models that made it impossible to know what was what. seems to be a common thing.

I will admit owning a green tide myself, its annoying moving those 100+ models. Thats why I ask my opponent before hand if I may move my run inches in ny movment phase and I usually can tell if they are 2" apart. I'm starting to get my turns down to a whoopin 5 minutes lol. (Until cc occurs, then 15 min max)

Oh and I paint my models. I don't like to play an army unless its 90% painted and counting. It takes a real man to own a fully painted green tide hahaha

 coolbrobunny wrote:

 Sephyr wrote:

My most annoying opponent is a great guy who plays green tide orks. With a bajillion unpainted models. Which he moves one by one in order to always keep each one 2 inches apart from all other in case of blasts. Even when the opposing army has no blasts.

It's alternatedly boring, infuriating and funny. I take my turns in 5 minutes and then have to go read a book or watch the Extended Version of LOTR while he does his movement phase.

I also faced an IG army proxied with skaven, paper stuff and tons of other models that made it impossible to know what was what. seems to be a common thing.

I will admit owning a green tide myself, its annoying moving those 100+ models. Thats why I ask my opponent before hand if I may move my run inches in ny movment phase and I usually can tell if they are 2" apart. I'm starting to get my turns down to a whoopin 5 minutes lol. (Until cc occurs, then 15 min max)

Oh and I paint my models. I don't like to play an army unless its 90% painted and counting. It takes a real man to own a fully painted green tide hahaha

There's a specific tray method that can easily move a green tide ork army across the field because it'll move all of the models in a group at once, I don't remember how it's done myself, but I doubt most people would argue it's use if it was to speed up your movement phase.

 ZebioLizard2 wrote:

 coolbrobunny wrote:

 Sephyr wrote:

My most annoying opponent is a great guy who plays green tide orks. With a bajillion unpainted models. Which he moves one by one in order to always keep each one 2 inches apart from all other in case of blasts. Even when the opposing army has no blasts.

It's alternatedly boring, infuriating and funny. I take my turns in 5 minutes and then have to go read a book or watch the Extended Version of LOTR while he does his movement phase.

I also faced an IG army proxied with skaven, paper stuff and tons of other models that made it impossible to know what was what. seems to be a common thing.

I will admit owning a green tide myself, its annoying moving those 100+ models. Thats why I ask my opponent before hand if I may move my run inches in ny movment phase and I usually can tell if they are 2" apart. I'm starting to get my turns down to a whoopin 5 minutes lol. (Until cc occurs, then 15 min max)

Oh and I paint my models. I don't like to play an army unless its 90% painted and counting. It takes a real man to own a fully painted green tide hahaha

There's a specific tray method that can easily move a green tide ork army across the field because it'll move all of the models in a group at once, I don't remember how it's done myself, but I doubt most people would argue it's use if it was to speed up your movement phase.

Iv heard of those, but can't fathom such a tray for 40k. Its so far a myth to me haha. But to keep this post with the topic, it would help out a lot with games that take a long time just from moving so many models. It can be very annoying to have to wait on an opponent. Might as well take a nap