I'm starting to think some people who should know better are actively hosing me. I'm still a relative newbie- I just started playing in November. Last time I played at the GW store, I was informed that my Captain on a Pegasus was in line of sight to the enemy spellcasters, even though he was directly behind cavalry, because he was on a monster base, and therefore larger than the knights. Additionally, the knights could see over the skirmishing archers in front of them, since they were mounted.
"Wait a second," say I, "that's not how I've played the game. Ever."
I get a second opinion, from another experienced player, and friend of the opponent, who backs it up entirely.
"Wait- if this base size thing is correct, then what's the use of the special rule for Large figures? You're treating the Pegasus as a Large figure because of the monster base, even though it does not have that rule. Where in the rulebook does it say this?" I ask.
"Oh, it's in the Line-of-Sight stuff."
"Hmmm, I'll have to re-read that section tomorrow when I have a chance." I've been wrong before- it's a large rule book, and I don't have it memorized. So my Captain (who was the general as well) spent much of the game hiding behind a forest to avoid pot-shots, unable to offer leadership to my core infantry troops.
When I re-read the rulebook, I started to wonder exactly which rules these guys were using. Especially since the opponent who foisted this rule off onto me was a three-year veteran player, as well as being a Red Shirt on the clock.
Said employee then proceeded to take on a faux-Transylvanian accent and taunt me as his VC army ("Don't worry, this is a really sucky VC army. Totally weak,") completely massacred my forces.
Just yesterday, I was talking with another VC player who informed me that he was completely unaware of the particular magic item combo which the employee had been using, which made the general both immune to everything but magic, and immune to Combat Resolution damage. I guess it's possible the VC general was alive, since it was a Necromancer rather than a Count, but it didn't help that he kept taunting me ("Come on, shoot me, I dare you!") and using it to try and block LoS to his other caster.
Other anecdotal evidence suggests some of the employees there specifically build forces geared to destroying whatever their opponent is fielding... I'm starting to believe this, as they always ask what army you're playing before they select which army to play against you. I could always decide to field a different army before I set it on the table, but I've only got one army painted and based- my Empire army- so that's the only thing I can field.
So, I guess the point of this whole lengthy rant is that I'm now hesitant to play at the GW store at all anymore, which is sad, because it's the place where I play most often (since it's often tough to get a group together outside of the store.) I've heard horror stories from other people concerning playing at GW stores. Could it be they're true?
