Now that the holidays are in full swing, the gaming bug is once again put on ice due to busy schedules and time spent with the families.. by any means necessary, normally under threats of violence..
I am still looking for Warmachine and hordes games. Definitely my favorite system at the present and I haven't gotten to the point where the games are routine or I've run out of all the idea's I could try.
I think that is why I'm a big fan of games that actually have some extra complex rules to the armies and troops. It does make each thing unique and then you have to figure out where it goes and what it works best with. It's another reason I like the Flames of War system. Each army is very unique. The individual stands and troops, not so much. A rifle team fires 16" no matter what army but the Army rules makes it different.
With 40k.. I just don't feel it anymore. They have all the right elements except for a rule system complex enough to make me like it anymore. Everyone moves 6".. but the Eldar are suppose to be a fast moving race.. well, then fleet of foot.. but then I can't shoot.. Can't be fast and shoot! Huh?? I think 40k would be a lot better with some of those annoying things people complained about. Range modifiers, Cover modifiers, armor modifiers (I find this AP stuff to be annoying as hell honestly.. it's one reason I name my armies as AP3 army or AP5 army instead of Fast assault army, or all aspect army.. Fluff doesn't matter in army building.. only the armor and the AP) Different movement stats. Things to make the races and armies and weapons more unique...
Hell, even Fantasy is more complex and that is a game of mass troops. But the Skaven army has a few pages of rules that make them unique, instead of just being hairy empire troops with weaker AP...
Of course the flip side brings in the more complex rules means more chances for the annoying rule lawyers/benders/power gamers. I'm luck in the fact that I have not meet many of them when playing Warmachine/Hordes. "yea, I agree Vilmon is totally broken but I'm tired of coming in second so I'm going to take him every game". It's that attitude I don't really like to see in games. Overall, nice guy but bad attitude on the game I think.
Enough random thoughts for now. Besides my painting projects over the holiday's, I think I'll update my warmachine and hordes counters. I'm liking the ones I've been using for the Trolls but they haven't been updated in a while. Going to work on them.
Pygmy Tribesman
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