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You are totally right brother!  The main reason I started CDs was because it alloted so much creativity to itself and the excitement of inventing your own unique units and look.   I think however that this is somewhat tempered in that we do have to scan  white dwarf for even a scant reference.  disgrunteled?  no.  dissapointed. alittle.

cheers on a good topic

It was me who wrote most of that.  And I believe it to be true still.

The army was badly treated, and that made it a niche army.  I'm not sure that we should celebrate being badly treated, especially those of us who've collected them since they first came out and were reasonably treated (I wouldn't say they were ever well treated), just because it frightened most people off and we were hidden from everyone else.  I don't care about being a niche army, all of my armies are heavily themed so having an unusual army is not something I get from the lack of an armybook or models, it is something I create myself.

The fact that it is a rarely used army is what attracted me to it to begin with but after a while, I was wonedering why we weren't getting anything new. It's the most orginal army by far and yet no update?

Well, we would have if it wasn't for those bloody Ogres.

Chaos Dwarfs are only a niche army because that is what GW made them.
The reason most other armies are more popular than CD is because they were marketed and supported more by GW.  CD could be far more popular than they are if GW wanted to make it so.  The thing that disgruntles me is that so many people assume that CD are a niche army due to the fact that they are somehow inherently unpopular, rather than the fact that GW more or less abandoned them.
That is what bugs me.

An army with limited models and no real army book cannot be fairly compared to other armies.
CD are only a niche army relative to other armies GW have chosen to fully support.
CD were only ever a White Dwarf army with some limited model support.  If they are to be compared to anything it should be to other WD armies like Hell Pit or Zombie pirates, both of which they are vastly more popular than.
We simply won't know how popular CD really are until GW release a proper army list for CD with a full model range and market it at least as much as other armies.  Then and only then will we have a fair indication of whether it actually is a niche army or not.

But there's a chance that CD will never get the chance. At the moment, GW seem busy with giving armies support that don't need it (i.e. Marines/IG with Apocolypse) whilst the likes of Chaos Dwarfs and 40K Orks get shunned. And it's always about getting money from people who will only visit their store once or twice. You know, my local staff are getting all the 40K players excited about this release but they don't seem to get that you'll only end up using those three Baneblades once in a blue moon.

The only true WFB release from Forge World is their Giant and yet at every Games Day, their stall is the most packed. Do the maths and you'll unfortunately see where the money lies.

Well, even though the old book was compiled of various WD articles it really did contain everything that any other armybook did at the time, so even though it isnt strictly an army book it fulfilled that purpose. And tbh I dont think we need worry about us getting a book. We will in due time. Imagine the general uproar from current and former players of Chaos Dwarfs if GW announce they wont make them. I dont think GW dare do that for fear that alot of people may boycut them. People are on edge as it is with the huge increase in prices recent years so GW have to appease crowds somehow. OK was an attempt at this that flunked somewhat.

- Tallhat

And then we get such noobs in WFB, who are so dull as to think walking into Blunderbussmen is a good idea. *cackles*
My favourite nOOb quote must be this:

"Why are there Greenskins/Dwarfs in a Greenskin/Dwarf army?"

When young 'uns see my army, I get this suprisingly often.

*laughs* Oh the humanity! More-Tar...

- Tallhat

One of my friends pronounced Chaos as char-oss for a while.  The jury is still out on "minotaur", some people say my-no-tor (like me), others say min-o-tor, the dictionary seems to say something more like mee-na-tor.

I pronounce it mee-na-tor. I heard it that way in a cartoon once and it kinda stuck. On a side notice I have a mate who for the longest time pronounced fickle (as in "fortune is fickle") fingle. The mockery wouldnt cease . He's horrible at english.

- Tallhat

This reminds me of the time on Hand of Hashut when we had the how to pronounce Hashut thread.

I started a thread on Da Warpath once about how to pronounce "waaagh".
Some people I know pronounce it waarg and some pronounce it waaa.

The thread went on for quite a while....

That was an excellent thread I fondly remeber that. Apart from the result that is What did we end up calling him?

- Tallhat

*laughs* Good excuse But I pronouce it that way too so maybe youre right.

- Tallhat

The best way to go about it is to play Dawn of War. This also gives you the opportunity to listen to the hilariously awful voice acting and cheesy dialogue.

"You are strong. It will be good to have that strength!"

Never played dawn of war (my computer just isn't up to it).
I would like to though.

fwiw, I pronounce Hashut as Hash (rhymes with slash) and the "ut" part rhyming with the "oot" part of the word "foot".

I say it Hash/slash ut/foot, but I still think it sounds odd. Try putting on a very deep, growly, evil sounding scots accent, and play around with pronouncing it. It still sounds wierd, but you're saying it as your little dudes do. Which is better then not.


Please tell me I'm not the only one who speaks in character in battles? Please?