The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread

[3 fingers]

Just been In town,whsmiths don't do white dwarf magazine anymore 

[Dolmot]

As I was typing, I've just had an email from Mantic telling me about KoW, "The Game of Fantasy Battles" and a 15% discount to celebrate "Independence from the Empire".

What's included and do I need a code?

[Arlequín]

If you are dancing while rolling the dice...

You mean there are people who don't? 

[Vladimir Raukov]

Hmm, could have been worse, could have been better. Lots of change, that's kind of good and bad.

Lizardmen didn't get any silly rules, so that's nice.

Does the moustache have to be on the face during comparisons? If not, would a picture of a really sweet 'stache do the job? Seems like that would be the case.

All the white dwarves are sold out. That saves me a trip tomorrow. Not like the ol' grey mountain is getting any smaller. Also, those flappy-flappy hammer guys would have put me off as a kid. They look rather complex and tricky to paint. Might have a crack when the fuss has died down, but I'm not in much of a rush. Now I'm going to look at the pretty models on this here site.

Also, those names. I love puns and all, but eeesh!

[Momotaro]

What's included and do I need a code?

Everything on the Mantic website except Army Painter stuff.

Enter code AMERICA15 at the checkout.

Sale ends Midnight BST on Sun July 5th

[Astor]

Okay, the no points thing is really starting to get to me.

If there are no points, and you're just after a pick up game in your local store, where's the guarantee that your opponent isn't going to be a complete d*** and vastly outnumber you? Where's the fun in being beaten to hell every time you play?

And without points, why would anyone waste time taking weaker units like Goblins when there's absolutely no barrier from them taking the same number of Black Orcs?

To my eyes the whole thing is far too open to abuse.

[Gibby]

So were points systems really. The divide between sporting players and gimps who want to build unbeatable forces has always been there, whether you do it by using a point system or not. I've already seen people on the Warhammer Forum who have found ways with these new rules to cheese-win in turn 1.

[beefcake]

Did they dance, sing, act heroically, and do unspeakable things all in turn one?

[Momotaro]

On these new rules: anyone else think this is a way of making sure people drop their old armies like a hot potato, so that GW can bin the models sooner? 'Cos that makes more sense than what I'm reading, here.

Thirty years of listening to customers whining about balance and nerfed units and cheesy codices and someone at GW has finally flipped:

"New game not good enough for you, you b***ards?  Want stats for your old models?  Well you can f**king dance for them with your d**ks in your hand you ungrateful s**ts, because that's the last stats you're ever getting for them".

Game could be a laugh over a few beers...

[3 fingers]

Got last copy from local model store.

[Timbor]

A lot of rage over the silly rules they tossed in there... my first impression on reading those was that they weren't meant to be taken seriously.  I mean, unless your opponent is a jerk (and therefore not worth playing against) it is easy enough to just ignore all the silly rules that have obviously been put in there for a joke.

[Arlequín]

"New game not good enough for you, you b***ards?  Want stats for your old models?  Well you can f**king dance for them with your d**ks in your hand you ungrateful s**ts, because that's the last stats you're ever getting for them".

I suspect there is much truth in this. 

[nic-e]

A lot of rage over the silly rules they tossed in there... my first impression on reading those was that they weren't meant to be taken seriously.  I mean, unless your opponent is a jerk (and therefore not worth playing against) it is easy enough to just ignore all the silly rules that have obviously been put in there for a joke.

I said this same thing on warseer.
They took that as gw personally slighting them in spite of their years of service and got very, very miffed at the thought of anything being "a joke" .
I regret opening a new warseer account.

[Gibby]

They are pretty silly, but also quite funny. I mean, the whole thing lacks appeal to me so I will likely never use the rules, but if doing a jig got me a sporting +1 I'd do it. 

[Mr. Peabody]

So, if you're still playing one of the old, probably soon-to-be-mothballed armies, you're actually required by the rules to publicly humiliate yourself to keep playing the game?!?
I..Wow... ...Jeez...
I thought GW were bad for belittling their customers in the past, but I almost feel like GW should be reported for bullying now.
You just know some arseholes will rigorously enforce this...

I've been saying it for years; GW has been carrying on an abusive relationship with its customers & fans.