Topic: Whats the rule for paintedness in GW stores

[GamesPoet]

You'd be hard pushed to find a single painted model on my GW gaming nights. 

You don't bring any of your painted models?

[Aldaris]

Finlay: seriously. Get off the high horse please. I am one of those people that love collecting, love playing, but hate painting with a passion. That doesn't mean that I don't do it. It's just that I don't enjoy it at all. I will make an effort to have my Skaven ready by then, but that is for me, to make me feel good. Not to meet someones requirements.
You rolled out some pretty big guns here like you find it insulting if someone turns up with unpainted stuff. For me, the Eurobash is an event where I can finally meet some of the people I spend so much time online with and play some games of Warhammer. If all the models there are painted it'll be awesome. If not, it shouldn't be a big deal. Consider what is worse: turning up with unpainted models or making someone feel unwelcome because he does.

[Fandir Nightshade]

 


gee I already was in great fear that you wouldn´t let me in your car with any grey commandos


Has Oss already contacted you that he also might join our German hit squad?

[Aldaris]

He actually hasn't. Where is he from, and does he have a bigger car than me? because mine will propably not be big enough for three people, baggage and armies.
But it is cool to be able to split the gas three-ways.

[Finlay]

Do either of you argue that the game is not better if everything is painted?

[Fandir Nightshade]

Nope not at all beautiful painted armies are a blast to look upon and to play with and against.

[Gneisenau]

Some people paint very slowly, either because they cannot do it otherwise or because they want every model to be perfect. Should they not play until they're done?

Also, not everybody has Soth's level of awesomeness (no irony here). And some people have other hobbies which are time-consuming. GW models are expensive, and it is perfectly understandable that people want to use them even if not painted.

[Fandir Nightshade]

As I told Wiss in another thread....to little hate....to little hate. Nobody will understand you or take you serious this way.


Too much sense in it too.

[Aldaris]

Do either of you argue that the game is not better if everything is painted?

No, where did you get that idea? Read my post again.
But for me, painting is not fun. It is a chore. A chore that has a good result, but so does ironing shirts and doing dishes, and painting models is usually a bit less pressing. Again: I, personally, will make an effort to have my stuff ready by then. But that is for my personal pleasure of having it done, and I will certainly not call the trip off if I don't make it.

[Shadowlord]

No, where did you get that idea? Read my post again.

Wow, you are so cool man. No really, you are.

I don't play against unpainted armies, nor against people who don't have the basics of the rules.

Nor look at ugly women.

[wissenlander]

It's been well established that you're too cool for this site Shadowlord.

[Fandir Nightshade]

Well you could just give every other person at the bash a fully painted army as a gift so you wouldn´t come to that problem would you?

Like with ugly women sometimes fate inflicts you with a sudden and unexpected peek at some, and like at a crash scene of a bad accident you can´t look at it but you also can´t look away.

[Merrick]

You'd be hard pushed to find a single painted model on my GW gaming nights. 

You don't bring any of your painted models?

Last couple of times I haven't been down to play games.

[Warhammer-Weib]

Wow, you are so cool man. No really, you are.

I don't play against unpainted armies, nor against people who don't have the basics of the rules.

Nor look at ugly women.

[Fandir Nightshade]

 

[Gneisenau]

Hey! The other one was better!

[Shadowlord]

It's been well established that you're too cool for this site Shadowlord.

Well yes that's a given, but unless I get nerdness each day I will explode because of my awesomesauce.

That picture won't change that I do not look at ugly women.

I am too frikkin sexy for me to let my ego down that way.

[Finlay]

Do either of you argue that the game is not better if everything is painted?

No, where did you get that idea? Read my post again.
But for me, painting is not fun. It is a chore. A chore that has a good result, but so does ironing shirts and doing dishes, and painting models is usually a bit less pressing. Again: I, personally, will make an effort to have my stuff ready by then. But that is for my personal pleasure of having it done, and I will certainly not call the trip off if I don't make it.

The arguement had got silly, silly counter points.

I understand painting armies is hard, and perhaps a chore, but you probably have some Skaven done already, and Fandir too. If you spent 4 hours a week painting (which is the time you prob spend on the forum) then by the bash you will probably have 2000 done.
Obviously I'm not saying I don't want either of you at the Bash, and I do play games vs Tostig's unpainted knights (and this friday will be the first time I use unpainted models) I'm just saying it would be more fun for me (and probably for any other opponent, and probably for you, I just don't want to put words in your mouth) if your armies were painted, and seeing as everyone else there last time, which had to be upwards of 20 people, had their full 2000 pt armies painted, I don't really see why you two guys wouldn't have 2000 pts done.

If you use the "I take ages because I am a perfectionist" arguement then I want any units painted up to be the sexiest at the BAsh. If you just don't like painting, batch do them! it takes like 30 minutes per dude.

No, where did you get that idea? Read my post again.

Wow, you are so cool man. No really, you are.

I don't play against unpainted armies, nor against people who don't have the basics of the rules.

Nor look at ugly women.

Woot! someone agrees with me.

[t12161991]

Finlay: seriously. Get off the high horse please. I am one of those people that love collecting, love playing, but hate painting with a passion. That doesn't mean that I don't do it. It's just that I don't enjoy it at all. I will make an effort to have my Skaven ready by then, but that is for me, to make me feel good. Not to meet someones requirements.

This. I have absolutely no motivation because I suck at painting and hate it. That said, I actually am going to make an effort to paint stuff this year, but...

[rufus sparkfire]

Playing against a load of grey plastic is pretty depressing really. The worst thing is when someone has unridden horses representing their knights. That's just sad.

[t12161991]

I actually enjoy assembling and converting them. I just hate painting.

[rufus sparkfire]

And that's fine. But it's still a little sad to see unpainted miniatures in a game. Like a birthday cake with no candles!

[Finlay]

or a fancy dress party without fancy dress (still think that was an amazing analogy!)

[Warlord]

Guys, I actually think that the quality and enjoyment derived from a game is from the opponent, not the quality of miniatures.

The purpose of the various bash's are to get together, because we like each other on the forum, and to play a game against virtual and then realised friends.

Yes, part of meeting up is looking at each other's cool armies. But you can go anywhere and play someone who has a painted army - they could be a powergamer, a kid, a guy who got it painted by someone else, anything, and you still won't have the same experience you will while bonding with someone in real life whom you spend so much time talking to virtually.

[rufus sparkfire]

or a fancy dress party without fancy dress (still think that was an amazing analogy!)

Are you disappointed that no one commented on it? I think you are.