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Poopy Palpy posted:Seems like they could give people 15 dollars in store credit Because a completely unrelated union is on strike? Sure, makes total sense.
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Feb 19, 2015 02:23
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Or just drop that really stupid requirement and just charge a flat fee like my flgs did
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Feb 19, 2015 02:24
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Or, if it's going to happen after the 26th, you could all just get a Scum ship.
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Feb 19, 2015 02:34
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The Gate posted:Because a completely unrelated union is on strike? Sure, makes total sense. bunnyofdoom posted:Or just drop that really stupid requirement and just charge a flat fee like my flgs did I'm saying they charge $15 now, and you still get your ship when they get in stock.
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Feb 19, 2015 02:51
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Is that store that requires a buy-in one of the compleat strategist stores? They always did that and I never minded the fee since that firmly puts it at Amazon/MM territory plus entry fee.
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Feb 19, 2015 03:32
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Why are stores doing tournament buy ins at greater than $5? Even at the entry price for FFG tournament packs, relatively high, that's pretty ridiculous.
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Feb 19, 2015 05:24
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RocknRollaAyatollah posted:Why are stores doing tournament buy ins at greater than $5? Even at the entry price for FFG tournament packs, relatively high, that's pretty ridiculous. You get a ship with it. It's a decent way to subsidize products for players and still sell them. See the popularity of magic drafts alongside constructed tournaments.
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Feb 19, 2015 05:36
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Chill la Chill posted:You get a ship with it. It's a decent way to subsidize products for players and still sell them. See the popularity of magic drafts alongside constructed tournaments. I get the concept behind it but Magic drafts are completely different then a miniatures game. Buying blind packs of cards is pretty different from buying a mini with known stats and cards. EDIT: The normal buy in for X-Wing is tokens and possibly alternate art cards so I don't see why players have to go the extra mile for minis they may have or may not want. RocknRollaAyatollah fucked around with this message at 05:49 on Feb 19, 2015 |
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Feb 19, 2015 05:47
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Yeah, it's so much less weird when the thing you're buying has a much greater chance of being absolute poo poo than being worth it, but when you already know what's in the pack it's a rip off. 
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Feb 19, 2015 05:53
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Strobe posted:Yeah, it's so much less weird when the thing you're buying has a much greater chance of being absolute poo poo than being worth it, but when you already know what's in the pack it's a rip off. Yes, it's pretty dumb to want to pay $5, get some tokens, and possibly win some alternate art cards instead of buying another mini the store can't sell and you don't want because you have 1-2 of it already and you don't want to run a 3 HWK-290 list.
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Feb 19, 2015 06:06
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All of the stores around here (and I do mean all, not just a couple) have the entry fee at $10. Also:Poopy Palpy posted:I'm saying they charge $15 now, and you still get your ship when they get in stock. But I guess you could buy that HWK that would really annoy you just so you could argue about it? 
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Feb 19, 2015 06:47
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RocknRollaAyatollah posted:I get the concept behind it but Magic drafts are completely different then a miniatures game. Buying blind packs of cards is pretty different from buying a mini with known normal stats and cards. Statistically the normal buy in is for subsidizing tokens for people who are better at the game than you.
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Feb 19, 2015 14:08
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This is some really interesting stuff on wave 6 That kavil setup with engine upgrade, autoblaster turret, PtL and unhinged 
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Feb 19, 2015 22:54
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Emon with Andrasta, three Proxmity Mines, and EI can drop two mines on his activation. If you have someone with Squad Leader, you can drop three.
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Feb 19, 2015 23:02
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Tekopo posted:This is some really interesting stuff on wave 6 Good god, what have they done to their website?
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Feb 19, 2015 23:20
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Tekopo posted:This is some really interesting stuff on wave 6 Kavil with VI plus the Blaster Turret and the R4 Agromech as well. Spend focus to fire turret, get a lock on the target, roll 4 dice at range 1-2. Not as agile since you lack the Unhinged, but you also don't get stressed as easily and move late so arc dodgers don't have such an easy time doing their thing.
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Feb 19, 2015 23:49
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jivjov posted:Good god, what have they done to their website? Yeah, that's...worse than the old site. Which is sayin' something.
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CroatianAlzheimers posted:Yeah, that's...worse than the old site. Which is sayin' something. At least you can turn the dark gray color scheme back on in the forum section.
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Feb 20, 2015 03:27
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Welp, guess I'm going to the Aldershot regional championship in May. 
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Feb 20, 2015 14:12
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Lemon Curdistan posted:Welp, guess I'm going to the Aldershot regional championship in May.
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Feb 20, 2015 14:14
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Tekopo posted:same Don't "same" me, it's your loving fault!  Let's hope S&V fucks the meta up enough that Phantom + Decimator is no longer the must-fly list for Imps.
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Feb 20, 2015 14:21
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If any of you are on the fence regarding attending tourneys or not, I would strongly suggest you try attending at least one. The two I've gone to so far have been a lot of fun and I've really enjoyed them. Anyone else attending regionals this year? Our national is fully booked so it seems unlikely I'll be able to attend it (unless I do exceptionally well at the regional).
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Feb 20, 2015 14:28
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Tekopo posted:
My current tournament record is 1-2, 0-1, and 2-2. So, positive trend line :P ! Have Regionals been posted yet? I'm sure there'll be one in Seattle, but haven't heard the date yet.
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Feb 20, 2015 17:31
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susan posted:My current tournament record is 1-2, 0-1, and 2-2. So, positive trend line :P ! My current tournament record is 2-3, 4-2. I was definitely happy to see the improvement and in the second tourney I was very close to make the cut of 8.
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Feb 20, 2015 17:33
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My first tournament was 0-5 with 3 players rules lawyering me to the extent that I just gave up wanting to play the game at all. :/
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Feb 20, 2015 17:39
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How do you even rules lawyer in this game? The rules are pretty tight, and there's not all that many of them really.
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Feb 20, 2015 18:33
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Nerds find a way, I'm sure. My one and only experience with miniatures tournaments was five years ago at a Star Wars Miniatures tourney, being hassled by a guy who insisted on using his AT-AT against my buddy and I. After the store owner allowed it and he stomped us in a grueling game that made me want to sell everything I had, he accused us of stealing his Boba Fett, Bounty Hunter and tried to have the store owner call the cops. I haven't set foot in a dedicated game store since.
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Feb 20, 2015 18:36
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Phrosphor posted:My first tournament was 0-5 with 3 players rules lawyering me to the extent that I just gave up wanting to play the game at all. :/ Care to elaborate? If they were just holding you to the rules of the game and preventing you from doing things that technically aren't allowed, that's just how tournaments play. Even nice players don't want to loser because someone is gaining an advantage, intentional or not, from playing incorrectly.
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Feb 20, 2015 19:14
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Lunatic Pathos posted:Care to elaborate? If they were just holding you to the rules of the game and preventing you from doing things that technically aren't allowed, that's just how tournaments play. Even nice players don't want to loser because someone is gaining an advantage, intentional or not, from playing incorrectly. This. Explaining the rules of the game to a new player isn't Rules Lawyering.
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Feb 20, 2015 20:08
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Rules? But I just want to fly my little space ships around at a tournament while I make engine sounds and go pew pew pew! gently caress this game.
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Feb 20, 2015 22:20
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I just found like everything in stock at a B&N in Vegas and got an awing for $13.
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Feb 20, 2015 23:13
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Amazon just shipped my Most Wanted, and I promptly dropped another $80 on getting one of each of the other Scum releases. 
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Can anyone confirm if there is only a single Hot Shot Blaster in the Most Wanted pack? I mean, the IG-2000 also appears to have it, but it's still a lot to spend if you want to deck out your guys with HSBs.
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Lunatic Pathos posted:Care to elaborate? If they were just holding you to the rules of the game and preventing you from doing things that technically aren't allowed, that's just how tournaments play. Even nice players don't want to loser because someone is gaining an advantage, intentional or not, from playing incorrectly. There were a couple of opponents who wouldn't speak to me except to point out when I did something against the rules or to say what they were doing after I prompted them. I was in the tournament as a sub as several people couldn't make it and I had been convinced to play as it would be fun. Obviously that £20 gift voucher and tie bomber alt art card meant the losers bracket was super serious business that we can't have fun at. I forgot an A-Wing Test Pilot card and nobody would lend me one, so I had to run my list without it, and the other Elite title it gave. The whole thing just left a sour taste in my mouth.
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I'm trying to strip a Lambda and a Slave 1. Simple Green soaking for 3 days with a toothbrush scrub did nothing on Slave 1 and removed only some of the wash on the lambda. Since this is the only method I've ever used, what do you guys recommend?
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Phrosphor posted:There were a couple of opponents who wouldn't speak to me except to point out when I did something against the rules or to say what they were doing after I prompted them. I was in the tournament as a sub as several people couldn't make it and I had been convinced to play as it would be fun. Obviously that £20 gift voucher and tie bomber alt art card meant the losers bracket was super serious business that we can't have fun at. I forgot an A-Wing Test Pilot card and nobody would lend me one, so I had to run my list without it, and the other Elite title it gave. The whole thing just left a sour taste in my mouth. Sounds less like 'Rules Lawyers'** and more like 'Dicks'. Or, at least, 'Wet Blankets'. Can't dodge 'em all, but in my experience the Warm Fluffy Blankets in the tournament scenes outnumber the Wet ones by a factor of 6:1 at least, usually much much higher. **Sorry for being pedantic, but as a person who both plays in tournaments and understands rules of the games I play, I do get annoyed at this phrase. And yes, I get the phrase originated in the GW-style games where rules are legit unclear and interpretation and argumentation were and are a part of the tournament scene, and in this respect the 'Lawyering' of games gets a bad rap. But those games ain't this game. These rules are clear and understandable, and a rule is a rule when you're at a tournament, and players should be expected to adhere to them.
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Feb 21, 2015 09:00
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My Most Wanted just arrived. 
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Feb 21, 2015 11:39
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Lemon Curdistan posted:My Most Wanted just arrived. How many of the cards are Scum-only?
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So I was missing a single peg for a small ship, and I contacted FFG about trying to buy a new one. Instead, they sent me 4 small ship pegs and 2 large ship pegs for free
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