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Re: 40K RUMORS: Ork Stompa Kit

chrixter — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:46:52 -0000

Horrible, ghastly and ork-ugly. Honestly, am I the only one who thinks that most of the ork vehicles are total failures? The trukk, the battlewagon and now the worst of them all, the stompa? Sure, there are a lot of bitz in the new packs and the config options are magnificent. Lot of plastic but they still look like childrens toys. Sad.

Re: 40K RUMORS: Ork Stompa Kit

chrixter — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:02:51 -0000

I'm not forgetting the concept - I simply dislike the models. Sure, they are meant to be reflect that the Ork focus on "working" first and foremost and than anything else is irrelevent. All design which isn't mechanical function should go into the realm on psychology (freighten the enemy or boost morale). I do not think that the models succeds with this. When I see the trukk and battlewagon my first reaction is "toys". Perhaps it is the silly wheels. The old trukk is IMHO way better although the wheels really should be tracks. One reason for my trukk dislike (besides wheels) is the positioning of the engine. The new one go american style and the old one european.

I'm very happy that a lot of people loves the Ork stuff and new is way better than none :) But I'll definitely pass on the stompa...

Orks are meant to be "fun" and GW has put a lot of effort into this (perhaps more in the past?). Personally I prefer snotlings, grot riggers and such before monster truck lookalikes. Guess I'm just a bit too old :)

Re: 40K SNEAK PEEK: Stompa Instructions

chrixter — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:31:03 -0000

Well said! The Stompa os horrible.

Re: EDITORIAL: What's Wrong With 40K Today

chrixter — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:56:41 -0000

If tournaments drives away the fun elements of the hobby then I'd say that the culprit is the rules. I cannot understand why min/maxing is such a bad thing. Making a solid list is an integral part of the game, otherwise why not run a set of fixed lists for each race (works in other miniature games).

Re: EDITORIAL: What's Wrong With 40K Today

chrixter — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:55:19 -0000

Agrees completely, you and your opponent should field lists made in the same frame. Either both "tournament" or both "fluff'n fun".

Re: EDITORIAL: What's Wrong With 40K Today

chrixter — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:11:23 -0000

LOL, this entry made my day. Insane...

Re: 40k RUMORS: IG Latest Details

chrixter — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:08:25 -0000

10 lasguns for 40p? Makes the 10 grots plus runtherd for 40p stink bigtime in comparison. Sure, the grots are not the best the orks can field, but still it is only one codex between them...

Re: 40k HOBBY CHALLENGE: Badab APC Edition

chrixter — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:02:43 -0000

Well, not me :)
This wonderful competiton will be the start of my first SM army. Sometimes you need that spark to light the fuse and BoLS have now provided that. Well done!

Re: 40K RUMORS: Imperial Guard Fast & Heavy Info

chrixter — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:58:00 -0000

So the flavour of cheese matters? Weird...

Re: 40K/WFB TACTICA: To Spam or Not to Spam?

chrixter — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:57:33 -0000

The way to deal with rushes in 40k is called terrain. Throw in a couple of swamps in the middle of the board so that not all units can go full throttle straight on.

Re: 40K NEWS; Space Hulk Ships

chrixter — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:47:08 -0000

All the buzz talked about the high quality of the release so I'd had pretty high hopes. Which held true! Superthick cardboard, excellent detail and superb figures. A really solid product of which GW can be proud. Excellent value!

Re: 40K EDITORIAL: The Five Best Troop Armies

chrixter — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:51:02 -0000

When they redo the codices be assured that they will claim the top position. No-one doubts that ;)

Re: Goatboy's 40k Thoughts: Are We Letting Mech Win?

chrixter — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:09:57 -0000

Always good to see that the art of trolling hasn't died.

Blogs who generates 100+ debating responses within hours, well in my book that means that there is an interested audience.

Re: 40K DEEP THOUGHT: What does the Game NEED?

chrixter — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:06:51 -0000

The you-go-I-go system of 40k is outdated. A more inclusive action system where e.g. each side activates one (ro a few) units will make the game way more dynamic.

What the game always have needed is simultaneously updated codices, a living FAQ/fast official rulings, and offical tournament support. This it will never get but it would be really nice to have.

Re: Iron Templars 2000 p Land Raider list

chrixter — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:14:32 -0000

Painted?

Re: 40K RUMORS: Blood Angels Exalted Assault Squad Tidbits

chrixter — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:30:15 -0000

I'm thinking - finally a nice way to field female space marines.

Re: 40K RUMORS: Blood Angels Commander Dante

chrixter — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:48:15 -0000

I found the "modern" spelling to be a really simple and stylistic way of differing between the spoken first peson and the descriptive third person. Unfortunatly not executed throughout the the text so not full marks but still good.

From what I've seen BA will be too good. Perhaps I must play mine as red marines? Wouldn't that be sad.

Re: ODDBALL: First they Came for the DnD Players and I said Nothing...

chrixter — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:35:25 -0000

A lot of posters focus on the "killer". Why? The ban of "fantasy games" is for the whole prison so the crimes of the individuals are of no interest unless the prison only contains people who have commited similar crimes. Is that the case? I do not know.

The ban means that no convict in the prison, regardless reason for beeing sentenced, is forbidden to play a fantasy related game. I find this very weird and only makes sense if the *only* objective is punsihment and where there is no interest in having the convicts re-integrated into society. If punsihment is the *only* objective there must surely be more effective ways than a ban on "fantasy games".

Re: ODDBALL: First they Came for the DnD Players and I said Nothing...

chrixter — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:40:27 -0000

Not really, when the state stenences a person to prison there are more factors that "punsihment" involved. The most obvious is that the government wants to protect its members from the individual. The aspect of punishment and to some extent revenge have been mentioned. However, one quite important function of prison is to change the lifestyle of the inmate so that when the sentence is over the individual can integrate into the law abiding society. Examples of this is education programs, therapy, and other rehabilitation programs. Saying that "prison is for punsihment" is an outdated oversimplification of the penal system.

Re: ODDBALL: First they Came for the DnD Players and I said Nothing...

chrixter — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:47:11 -0000

There are always the possibility that a sentence can be found to be wrong later on due to new findings. If a person is sentenced to life he/she may then regain his/hers freedom. Death penalty requires a juridical system which never makes a mistake or that you accept innocent people beeing executed.

Re: 40K NEWS: Venerable Dred, Deff-dred, Killa Kan (Pics)!

chrixter — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:07:35 -0000

I'm betting on a collectors model - a single model will never be a true test if a box will sell - especially since the demand for a flash git model is minimal. Anyone ever even thought of fielding a flash gitz mob in a even semicompetitative list?

Re: 40K SNEAK PEEK: Battle Missions Book

chrixter — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:23:22 -0000

Long awaited, only hopes that the scenarios are balanced. I do not really like the posted listing as it IMHO indicates unbalanced and poorly tested scenarios. Hopefully this isn't the case and the armylistings is only a fluff issue and with little impact on the actual scenarios.

Re: Goatboy 40k Thoughts: Random Game Length

chrixter — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:45:31 -0000

Random game lenght is the simplest way of balancing the inherrent problem with the you-go-I-go mechanics of 40k. In systems where you have a more dynamic actuivation sequence this is a minor problem but in 40k it is huge.

I advocate a random game lenght where you actually may get a game ending "in between" the two players turns when you passed a certain (quite high) number of turns, i.e. game may end after 7.5 turns.

Re: 40K NEWS: Updated Ork & Tyranid FAQS

chrixter — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:13:05 -0000

Well, they also got the Tank-Bustas which would be a great and superfun unit if they had a dedicated transport.

Re: Goatboy's 40k Thoughts: DEFF TO MECH!

chrixter — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:05:51 -0000

It is AV13 and must remain stationary and open topped in order so that the Lootas may fire. I do not belive this is good tactics versus a skilled opponent. We're talking about a 400AP investment here which can easily be crippled by a single hit.