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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/04/22 07:55:28
Subject: Re:Little things that annoy you in 40k
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Wise Ethereal with Bodyguard
Catskills in NYS
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LessThen1intiative wrote:off topic but this thread brings a smile to my face
for me it's
Space marines EVERYWHERE for the most elite unit in the galaxy there sure is a heck of alot of em running around
Hot Shot Lasguns, For 1 i like Hellgun For 2 should be like 20 range
rarely... Honestly? the players... there is alot of things that can make a game go bad and some people can be heated when it comes to rule debate which i don't think anyone really enjoys.
And how the GW hobby is shrinking. In my area we used to have 5-6 stores within thrity minutes back in 4th edition when i was a kid now it's like there's 1-2 near me and one doesn't even have 40k regulars anymore.
SGTPozy wrote:BrianDavion wrote: Co'tor Shas wrote:I think it might be on purporse with tau. They aren't supposed to be nice. In any other setting they would be the bad guys.
yeah pretty much this re Tau and Colonialism. none of the faction in 40k are supposed to be nice guys. Honestly the comparison of Tau to the worst of European Colonialism makes for an intreasting argument when people say they're too nice
I'm pretty sure that the Tau are based on modern day USA.
Yeah man i got gills blue skin and a freakin' laser in my back yard ;D Seriously though My belief is that they seem to be ripped off from the Covenant from Halo. So Badly is not even funny.
They were both released in 2001, so that's doubful. Really, I think they are classic high-tech scifi, mixed with Confucianism, and British imperialism, as well as how Christianity was often intertwined with the same.
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Homosexuality is the #1 cause of gay marriage.
kronk wrote:Every pizza is a personal sized pizza if you try hard enough and believe in yourself.
sebster wrote:Yes, indeed. What a terrible piece of cultural imperialism it is for me to say that a country shouldn't murder its own citizens BaronIveagh wrote:Basically they went from a carrot and stick to a smaller carrot and flanged mace. |
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/04/22 08:31:29
Subject: Re:Little things that annoy you in 40k
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Fresh-Faced New User
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meh idk they are more like shinto-ism and share alot of similarities to the covenant and i don't see a correalation with "the greater good" and modern religions
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Tau have the caste system just like the covenant.
ethereals=prophets, Warrior Caste = Grunts, Kroot = What the Elites Were before the Prophets found them, etc. etc. etc. oh and the greater good sounds awe-fully familiar to the covenant's Ultimate responsibility, Also they both have caste systems and always seem to outclass humans in every conceivable way (Inf V Inf Warfare that is).
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/04/22 09:11:33
Subject: Re:Little things that annoy you in 40k
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Servoarm Flailing Magos
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LessThen1intiative wrote:meh idk they are more like shinto-ism and share alot of similarities to the covenant and i don't see a correalation with "the greater good" and modern religions
EDIT:
Tau have the caste system just like the covenant.
ethereals=prophets, Warrior Caste = Grunts, Kroot = What the Elites Were before the Prophets found them, etc. etc. etc. oh and the greater good sounds awe-fully familiar to the covenant's Ultimate responsibility, Also they both have caste systems and always seem to outclass humans in every conceivable way (Inf V Inf Warfare that is).
Well, then I suppose Bungie wrote their background in one month, ripping off Tau before release, as Codex: Tau was released one month before Halo 1 was in 2001.
Or we can maybe look at the more likely option that while likenesses can be drawn they are simply two different worlds inspired by real life politics, invented separately.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/04/22 09:12:01
Subject: Re:Little things that annoy you in 40k
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Some things that annoy me about playing the game. More so what other players do.
1) players that move their units 7 inches if they're trying to close in. My brother does it all the time! Taking extra inches everywhere...
2) People that play hyper competitive lists to destroy their friends. Personally I feel dirty if my army was way ahead before rolling any dice.
3) People that roll 2 dice for twin linked instead of re-rolling like you're supposed to. I know technically it should be the same, but it's not!
4) People that roll their terminator saves 1 at a time.........not the same as rolling all 8 at once!
5) People that say the dice are cocked when they've missed but not cocked if they roll a 6!
6) People that lie about their wargear. I once played a guy when he failed a 2plus armor save on his hero, I informed him that it would be overkill...he paused and looked concerned then said he took an item that gave toughness 5. I new the guy was cheating.
7) People who jinx your dice rolls. "Oh you're definitely going to kill my guy", or "just don't roll a 1" just before you roll your dice!
8) people who proxy stuff. Mostly if the model is completely different or even from another codex.
9) Floaters. That is people who can't shut up and have a huge grin on their face because they're winning.
10) Playing against Tau, Eldar, or Necrons is obnoxious. Not the players fault really just bad game design.
I know I'm forgetting something but that's all I can think of for now.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/04/22 09:19:30
Subject: Re:Little things that annoy you in 40k
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Killer Klaivex
The dark behind the eyes.
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bob82ca wrote:
8) people who proxy stuff. Mostly if the model is completely different or even from another codex.
*cough*
Yes, what sort of monster would do a thing like that.
*Looks down at my IG Sentinel standing in for a DE Cronos*
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blood reaper wrote:I will respect human rights and trans people but I will never under any circumstances use the phrase 'folks' or 'ya'll'. I would rather be killed by firing squad.
the_scotsman wrote:Yeah, when i read the small novel that is the Death Guard unit options and think about resolving the attacks from a melee-oriented min size death guard squad, the thing that springs to mind is "Accessible!"
Argive wrote:GW seems to have a crystal ball and just pulls hairbrained ideas out of their backside for the most part.
Andilus Greatsword wrote:
"Prepare to open fire at that towering Wraithknight!"
"ARE YOU DAFT MAN!?! YOU MIGHT HIT THE MEN WHO COME UP TO ITS ANKLES!!!"
Akiasura wrote:I hate to sound like a serial killer, but I'll be reaching for my friend occam's razor yet again.
insaniak wrote:
You're not. If you're worried about your opponent using 'fake' rules, you're having fun the wrong way. This hobby isn't about rules. It's about buying Citadel miniatures.
Please report to your nearest GW store for attitude readjustment. Take your wallet. |
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/04/22 10:22:18
Subject: Re:Little things that annoy you in 40k
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Fixture of Dakka
Temple Prime
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Purifier wrote:LessThen1intiative wrote:meh idk they are more like shinto-ism and share alot of similarities to the covenant and i don't see a correalation with "the greater good" and modern religions
EDIT:
Tau have the caste system just like the covenant.
ethereals=prophets, Warrior Caste = Grunts, Kroot = What the Elites Were before the Prophets found them, etc. etc. etc. oh and the greater good sounds awe-fully familiar to the covenant's Ultimate responsibility, Also they both have caste systems and always seem to outclass humans in every conceivable way (Inf V Inf Warfare that is).
Well, then I suppose Bungie wrote their background in one month, ripping off Tau before release, as Codex: Tau was released one month before Halo 1 was in 2001.
Or we can maybe look at the more likely option that while likenesses can be drawn they are simply two different worlds inspired by real life politics, invented separately.
I'm almost certain that this is what happened with Destiny.
ZING!
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Midnightdeathblade wrote:Think of a daemon incursion like a fart you don't quite trust... you could either toot a little puff of air, bellow a great effluvium, or utterly sh*t your pants and cry as it floods down your leg.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/04/22 10:42:38
Subject: Re:Little things that annoy you in 40k
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Wise Ethereal with Bodyguard
Catskills in NYS
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LessThen1intiative wrote:meh idk they are more like shinto-ism and share alot of similarities to the covenant and i don't see a correalation with "the greater good" and modern religions
The greater good is a religion without god. A rigid ideal, with a select few who interprete that ideal (much like priests). Much like Christianity during the time of British imperialism, it is spread to all those they control, often by force.
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Homosexuality is the #1 cause of gay marriage.
kronk wrote:Every pizza is a personal sized pizza if you try hard enough and believe in yourself.
sebster wrote:Yes, indeed. What a terrible piece of cultural imperialism it is for me to say that a country shouldn't murder its own citizens BaronIveagh wrote:Basically they went from a carrot and stick to a smaller carrot and flanged mace. |
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/05/05 08:53:01
Subject: Little things that annoy you in 40k
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Warp-Screaming Noise Marine
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MarsNZ wrote:Armoured Ceramite. Maybe it's just the language used but it just grinds my gears that this even exists. Ceramite is used for armour for all sorts of applications across the imperium, going by the entomology I would guess it's extremely resistant to heat. But wait! FW needed a rule to get people buying the latest kit. So here's some ceramite armour to better armour your ceramite. Yo dawg, etc.
As you know, I couldn't agree more. It's the extra rules for things that are theoretically actually part of the basic rules that gets me. Extra ceramite when everything is supposedly ceramite. Targeting bonuses, when targeters should be considered part of the Bs skill anyway, etc.
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