slap him with a big wet fish a la asterix the gaul.
to be honest there is a reason i havent played a game at a store for a long time, and the staff is probably it. yeah its great to have someone around to as rules queries/painting advice, but having been in the hobby longer than some of them now are years old they have nothing to give me. Its probably the fact they think their opinion is better than all the 'gamers' because they have a minimum wage store job it just way too ostentatious. power mad shop clerks . . . what next.
Going to the manager will most likely solve nothing as said manager is probably 19 and his buddy. Nothing wrong with 19 year old managers per say, but probably going to create more problems then its worth IMHO.
Hence the rant nature of said thread here Xander!
Malificant -
A very big example of the irritating WAAAGH was at this years UK games day, you must of heard it
I was tempted to throw something at them from the top seats!
The manager of GW Copenhagen almost got angry at me because I want them to make chaos dwarfs, but he's kind of a loser, so I don't really care.
Thanks
- Kyte
Why the hell would he care???? What a putz!
A very big example of the irritating WAAAGH was at this years UK games day, you must of heard it
Every time I hear it I just think of the akward silence after and I laugh!
The only problems I have had with GW staffers is when they spend a bit too much time with the kids in the store and forget to turn the silly attitude off when they are talking to me, I fell like screaming ''I'm 23 for **** sake!!!!!''
On the whole though I enjoy visiting the GW's in Wales, very helpful and a laugh if nothing else!
And of course black trench coats and lack of personal hygiene are mandatory...
usually after these types enter the store there is a noticeable "funk" wafting through the air... Been there to witness it, not fun at all.
You mean reanacting the parking garage scence from Highlander in the parking lot isn't weird? Say it ain't so!
I admit, i do snigger a bit when i see the complete nerds in our class re-inacting dodgy anime films and playing sword fights with 1 metre rulers
When a 5"1 14yr old is waving a ruler around, making noises like *shing* and *shwoooowmm* , you cant help but smile
i have to say the geeky image puts you off, but the geeky attitude is worse. at the end of the day its just a game, and soe different models to make and paint. the amount of arguments people get into over rules/fluff/illegial minis etc isnt worth it. thats why i play with people like me who enjoy the hobby more than he gaming, and would rather fight a completely unfair but good looking battle, with the old "actually wouldnt it be cooler if he won the fight, ill give you another roll" attitude, rather than a straight down the rulebook line battle.
at the end of the day this is fantasy, not waterloo re-enactment.
as far as sword fighting goes . . . i have a foam sword from when i did aikido (although aikido is an open handed swordsmans martial art using a sword can be a part of it) and would love to test my skills against some nerds in a car park.
Im put off the geeky image as well
I make sure only my best friends and gaming buddies know about my hobby, so that i dont get the piss taken out of me at school
It also annoys me when these geeks who i know play warhammer talk about nothing else, and hold grudges against people if they loose and/or loose against a cheezy army
I dont think im a geek anyway...
I'm lucky that my friends understand my hobbie, i knew someone that when they told thier apparent 'mates', they were shunned out of the group.
I feel that if a friend can't understand you, they arnt a friend at all
I was fortunate back in the day I played the game with my close friends who are still my friends to this day. In high school I played football (american version)
and studied karate as well as wrestled. So very people would actually mess with me and I would tell those who did to leave the geeks alone since I was one too. Funny thing is im not all that tall so people would assume they could kick my a@@ a few beating later delivered on certain guys who though they were tough ended that.
Wilmark-
I play rugby under 15s, and at 6 foot 1 and 190 pounds, i dont get that many people messing with me either!
Yeah. I always found it a bit lame when people would pick on others for absolutely no reason other then they could. Lame. Go find something better to do.
i generally dont tell people about about my modelling because either a) it bores them to death or b) they have no idea what im on about. still if anyone comes round the house they get a nice tour of all the projects im working on at the time whether they like it or not lol.
as far as being nerdy etc is no more nerdy than spending 6 hours a day behind a playstation, which a lot of people do. at least we do something constructive with our time.
as far as being nerdy etc is no more nerdy than spending 6 hours a day behind a playstation, which a lot of people do. at least we do something constructive with our time.
I totally agree with you, i would prefer to sculpt all day than to play on a ps2. At least we are doing something that keeps our minds active, well thats my excuse
For example with the halo 3 game. Most people i know bought the game and tried to complete it as soon as they could. I hardly ever complete a video game, i like to enjoy the game rather than rush to complete it. With them if you didnt complete it in at least 3 days you were subject to jives and acusations of unworthy game play.
In other words - "What? You havnt finished halo? God your sh*t!"
I don't own a 360, so i didnt even get chance to complete it!
AGPO -
I play second row! *HAAAROOOOH!!!*Although, i have been off for a few months because of a broken collarbone, so i havn't played in a while!
Im always taking the mick out of my best mate, who's a football (soccer for non-british folk) player ,for being too girly
IMHO,football's alot like andrex - soft and over priced!
Although, i have been off for a few months because of a broken collarbone, so i havn't played in a while!
, but I play in a pub league, if your american just imagine all your mates from different bars around your area playing competitive games against each other, we have played about 11 games and none of them have ended without a fight! It's no where near as rough as pro rugby but the pub leagues are not far off I can asure you.
I did that once, a branch fell on my shoulder 
