Inspired by Thommy H, I thought we could come up with a million qualities that define a veteran gamer.
1. Can put together a full army out of their unpainted models that they haven't touched for more than 3 years.
2. Has more than two bitz boxes, plus at least one "lost" bitz box that s/he knows contains certain models and parts that went through his/her hands at some point in the past, but has long since lost due to moving house or tidying up.
*Thinks wistfully of various long-lost models that reside in this mysterious lost box*
3. Has taken over the garage with bitz boxes and models, claimed the landing as a painting area, fills lots of their front room tables with the books, their bedroom is filled with boxes of armies. (Me
)
4. Knows all of the rules and tables without having to look them up.
5. Has been collecting since CDs were fully supported as a range of models
6. Harks back to good old times, when WD was good
(This reminds me of
Figmentia.)
7. Starts gaming with a new group, and claims to be a bit rusty with the rules ("It's a about five years since I've played!") then proceeds to demonstrate better knowledge of the To Wound and To Hit charts than anyone else.
8. Always forgets the Magic Phase comes near the beginning of the turn now.
11. Replies in a thread about what a veteran is.
12. (This one crops up everywhere, but oh well...) Agrees with the list and knows each point reflects themself.
13. Thinks they know how to run GW better than the aforementioned incompetents without even bothering to look at their finances etc.
15. Someone who has a multitude of unfinished projects lying around that they intend to complete
Like my WE treeman conversion started a while ago and based on the plastic giant model. I'll finish it one day!
17. Looks at old models which have various degrees of paint applied to seemingly random sections of the model with no clear idea of when or why said paint job was applied.
18. Sometimes accidently applies a rule from at least 2 editions ago.
LoL, the scary thing is, exceptfor the owns models older than....oh wait, I have the origonl hero-quest models. W00p, I'm a veteran
21. Someone who is always willing to give advice/support to some new guy, then hammer there backside to kingdom come when the sod refuses, saying they don't need help ect
24. Periodically looks at painted figures from old armies that he never finished first time round and thinks: "I could repaint those and do a better job."
25. Fully understands NAAS (and that it is an acronym for New Army Aquisition Syndrome) but falls victim to it every time
26. Keeps his models out of the way of wandering kids, not clumsy parents/flatmates
27. Sees nothing inherently wrong with slathering bases in bright goblin green paint regardless of where the army comes from or would normally be expected to fight (c'mon, who remembers the studio Necromunda models with their inexplicable grass bases?).
30. Doesn't play Khorne, but still has the urge to paint all armour and details bright 'eavy metal red.
36.Knows the time comes when he has to share his toys with his children because they insist on playing/painting too!
I like this thread makes me feel warm and fuzzy
37. Feels old every time he walks into a games shop even thought he's only 30 years old himself!
38. When somebody shows him a bit of a random model he knows immediatly which model that is.
39. When rummaging through drawers finds a model and thinks: 'I own that? When the heck did I buy that piece of crap?!'
40. Winning the fluff contest for the gazzillionth time even if the organiser asks questions that no normal mortal human being should know!
41. Teaches employees of GW. (Trust me...)
42. (yay) Wherever he goes in the country can insitincively locate the nearest GW store without even looking for it
52. When you explain to a GW employee what a Fimir is.
Thing is, I've done that and I was just a kid when the Fimir were around!
53. You actually know what Fimir is.
They're ogre sized critters with one, big red eye.
42. (yay) Wherever he goes in the country can insitincively locate the nearest GW store without even looking for it
Ha, I've done that in foreign counties and even continents. My Chaos army has models from three continents and seven countries! (England, Ireland, Scotland, Cannada, France, US and Australia for those who are interested)
55. Subconsciously associate White Snake with Slaanesh...
56. Don't think its that strange for a Khorne Berzerker to have a bolter.
57. Has at some point been threatened with being banned from GW because of a quip to an oversensitive store member
As to 41. It happens all the time, all over the country. In fact, it leads me onto point 58.
58. Starts teaching the kids because the GW staff aren't numerous enough.
59. Doesn't get the job at GW because of uni, they say in the interview that they only care about getting staff for that shop and then recommend you to the uni GW because they're so impressed