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    • s.hacklemanS
      s.hackleman @Mr. Cthulhu
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      @Mr.-Cthulhu said in Warhammer 40k:

      @s.hackleman said in Warhammer 40k:

      @coliver said in Warhammer 40k:

      @s.hackleman said in Warhammer 40k:

      Why is everyone making a big deal about cost. $300-500 startup with $50-80 on going for a hobby isn't bad at all. That is almost exactly the same as a PS4, and way cheeper than PC gaming.

      If you don't need to buy every new game immediately PC gaming is far, far cheaper.

      It isn't $300-500 to start with $50-80 ongoing. It is $300-500 to start with $100-150 every time you want to add a unit to your army. You need a specific sized army to be competitive. The costs of the books and the new releases adds up too.

      Ahh, competitive, that is the difference. I thought we were talking about building a small army and playing some small games at the hobby shop. I used to play MTG with a group of friends all though high school, but it slowly ended up being a battle of the pocket book, and less about casual gaming so I eventually just quit.

      Battle of the pocket book, one of the biggest reasons I stopped playing Magic. Back in my day, without that darn interwebs telling us the price of them cardboard cards, we used to just hand cards we weren't using to friends. Now these darn kids crack out TI-83s to make sure their trades aren't losing them cash.

      The initial startup is about the same as a console startup, you're right. But the thing that draws most people away from wargaming is the added time cost. When you buy a console, you plug it in and start playing. Instant gratification (hello Magic players!). When you buy wargames, you spend hours building and painting. That's some people's thing (I love building, could do without painting), but not everyone's.

      Also, a friend of mine has about 3-4 fully painted armies, and is starting a new one this year. I have about half of the force I'd like to have in one army in order to play him on a point level that we'd both be happy with, so I feel pressured to buy buy buy. If you and your mates are all starting small together, this isn't as big an issue however.

      There are other wargames out there that cost far less money and time (looking at you X-Wing and Warmachine/Hordes). Again, whatever your preference is, play that.

      This is why I have moved to contained board games. 1 time Cost, no barrier to get friends to join in and play, and no on going cost other than expansions.

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      • coliverC
        coliver @s.hackleman
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        @s.hackleman said in Warhammer 40k:

        @Mr.-Cthulhu said in Warhammer 40k:

        @s.hackleman said in Warhammer 40k:

        @coliver said in Warhammer 40k:

        @s.hackleman said in Warhammer 40k:

        Why is everyone making a big deal about cost. $300-500 startup with $50-80 on going for a hobby isn't bad at all. That is almost exactly the same as a PS4, and way cheeper than PC gaming.

        If you don't need to buy every new game immediately PC gaming is far, far cheaper.

        It isn't $300-500 to start with $50-80 ongoing. It is $300-500 to start with $100-150 every time you want to add a unit to your army. You need a specific sized army to be competitive. The costs of the books and the new releases adds up too.

        Ahh, competitive, that is the difference. I thought we were talking about building a small army and playing some small games at the hobby shop. I used to play MTG with a group of friends all though high school, but it slowly ended up being a battle of the pocket book, and less about casual gaming so I eventually just quit.

        Battle of the pocket book, one of the biggest reasons I stopped playing Magic. Back in my day, without that darn interwebs telling us the price of them cardboard cards, we used to just hand cards we weren't using to friends. Now these darn kids crack out TI-83s to make sure their trades aren't losing them cash.

        The initial startup is about the same as a console startup, you're right. But the thing that draws most people away from wargaming is the added time cost. When you buy a console, you plug it in and start playing. Instant gratification (hello Magic players!). When you buy wargames, you spend hours building and painting. That's some people's thing (I love building, could do without painting), but not everyone's.

        Also, a friend of mine has about 3-4 fully painted armies, and is starting a new one this year. I have about half of the force I'd like to have in one army in order to play him on a point level that we'd both be happy with, so I feel pressured to buy buy buy. If you and your mates are all starting small together, this isn't as big an issue however.

        There are other wargames out there that cost far less money and time (looking at you X-Wing and Warmachine/Hordes). Again, whatever your preference is, play that.

        This is why I have moved to contained board games. 1 time Cost, no barrier to get friends to join in and play, and no on going cost other than expansions.

        I am a board game addict. It's a real problem, this is also one of the things I love about board games. The other is the variety.

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        • hobbit666H
          hobbit666
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          Used to play a lot when in High School and Early years of college, spend "alot" of cash on it too, but loved painting all the stuff.

          Then i found the wonderful world of Pubs and the female species lmao!

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          • C
            Carnival Boy @s.hackleman
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            @s.hackleman said in Warhammer 40k:

            and way cheeper than PC gaming.

            His main hobby is PC gaming. He has an old laptop that he mostly plays Terraria with. It was about $5 and has so far kept him entertained for about 2 years, 7 days a week. Unbelievable value for money. Probably the best investment I've ever made!

            He also does a bit of Minecraft and World of Tanks, both cheap/free.

            But I appreciate that in the next year or two he going to want to play games that require a proper computer, which is then going to get expensive.

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            • DashrenderD
              Dashrender @s.hackleman
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              @s.hackleman said in Warhammer 40k:

              @coliver said in Warhammer 40k:

              @s.hackleman said in Warhammer 40k:

              Why is everyone making a big deal about cost. $300-500 startup with $50-80 on going for a hobby isn't bad at all. That is almost exactly the same as a PS4, and way cheeper than PC gaming.

              If you don't need to buy every new game immediately PC gaming is far, far cheaper.

              It isn't $300-500 to start with $50-80 ongoing. It is $300-500 to start with $100-150 every time you want to add a unit to your army. You need a specific sized army to be competitive. The costs of the books and the new releases adds up too.

              Ahh, competitive, that is the difference. I thought we were talking about building a small army and playing some small games at the hobby shop. I used to play MTG with a group of friends all though high school, but it slowly ended up being a battle of the pocket book, and less about casual gaming so I eventually just quit.

              Rarely does this not end up being the situation though - unless the group is mostly closed (little to no outsiders) and the group agrees to a strict spending limit.

              While not always, often the best armies do require the best pocket book.

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              • coliverC
                coliver @Dashrender
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                @Dashrender said in Warhammer 40k:

                @s.hackleman said in Warhammer 40k:

                @coliver said in Warhammer 40k:

                @s.hackleman said in Warhammer 40k:

                Why is everyone making a big deal about cost. $300-500 startup with $50-80 on going for a hobby isn't bad at all. That is almost exactly the same as a PS4, and way cheeper than PC gaming.

                If you don't need to buy every new game immediately PC gaming is far, far cheaper.

                It isn't $300-500 to start with $50-80 ongoing. It is $300-500 to start with $100-150 every time you want to add a unit to your army. You need a specific sized army to be competitive. The costs of the books and the new releases adds up too.

                Ahh, competitive, that is the difference. I thought we were talking about building a small army and playing some small games at the hobby shop. I used to play MTG with a group of friends all though high school, but it slowly ended up being a battle of the pocket book, and less about casual gaming so I eventually just quit.

                Rarely does this not end up being the situation though - unless the group is mostly closed (little to no outsiders) and the group agrees to a strict spending limit.

                While not always, often the best armies do require the best pocket book.

                Pretty much. There is some skill involved but often to match point wise everyone is going to be spending a lot of money.

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                • DashrenderD
                  Dashrender
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                  There was a Warmhammer40K Customizable Card Game that I played ages ago (the original one). I normally purchased 6 boxes on minor sets and at least a case on major sets.. damn talk about expensive. I think it was $300+ every 2-3 months...

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                  • wirestyle22W
                    wirestyle22
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                    I'm playing a deathwatch campaign right now. I love the 40k universe. I wish the new Total War were 40k instead of Warhammer fantasy.

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                    • coliverC
                      coliver @wirestyle22
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                      @wirestyle22 said in Warhammer 40k:

                      I'm playing a deathwatch campaign right now. I love the 40k universe.

                      I've ran a couple of Dark Heresy games. Love the setting and fluff.

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                      • wirestyle22W
                        wirestyle22 @coliver
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                        @coliver said in Warhammer 40k:

                        @wirestyle22 said in Warhammer 40k:

                        I'm playing a deathwatch campaign right now. I love the 40k universe.

                        I've ran a couple of Dark Heresy games. Love the setting and fluff.

                        I played a lot of Top Secret when I was around 6 or 7 years old. It was either similar to D&D or actually a D&D ruleset. I'm not entirely sure it was a really long time ago.

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                        • DashrenderD
                          Dashrender
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                          There was a squad based game I played several years ago - the game itself was ancient! The typical squad had like 8 figures, so the costs were very reasonable. The idea was campaigns.

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                          • Mr. CthulhuM
                            Mr. Cthulhu @wirestyle22
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                            @wirestyle22 I wish our group had the numbers to run a deathwatch campaign, although we are looking at a co-op X-Wing campaign. Hopefully someone will get the ball rolling...

                            Fantasy was my first baby, and it killed me when they killed it with AoS. I'm loving everything I see about Total War Warhammer.

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                            • wirestyle22W
                              wirestyle22 @Mr. Cthulhu
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                              @Mr.-Cthulhu said in Warhammer 40k:

                              @wirestyle22 I wish our group had the numbers to run a deathwatch campaign, although we are looking at a co-op X-Wing campaign. Hopefully someone will get the ball rolling...

                              Fantasy was my first baby, and it killed me when they killed it with AoS. I'm loving everything I see about Total War Warhammer.

                              We actually have people trying to get in and we just don't have the room. Past 6 people becomes unmanageable imo

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                              • Mr. CthulhuM
                                Mr. Cthulhu @wirestyle22
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                                @wirestyle22 What I would give for 3 people incl myself...

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                                • wirestyle22W
                                  wirestyle22 @Mr. Cthulhu
                                  last edited by wirestyle22

                                  @Mr.-Cthulhu said in Warhammer 40k:

                                  @wirestyle22 I wish our group had the numbers to run a deathwatch campaign, although we are looking at a co-op X-Wing campaign. Hopefully someone will get the ball rolling...

                                  Fantasy was my first baby, and it killed me when they killed it with AoS. I'm loving everything I see about Total War Warhammer.

                                  I saw X-Wing at PAX. It seemed pretty cool. @coliver was there as well maybe he will chime in. I found this really awesome indie game called Pixel Glory that I bought. I think it's a great game for people that don't want to play a really complicated long game but still want to have fun.

                                  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/660196782/pixel-glory-a-deck-building-game

                                  It's amazing that these two young kids made it. I met them there. Very impressed.

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                                  • Mr. CthulhuM
                                    Mr. Cthulhu @wirestyle22
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                                    @wirestyle22 said in Warhammer 40k:

                                    @Mr.-Cthulhu said in Warhammer 40k:

                                    @wirestyle22 I wish our group had the numbers to run a deathwatch campaign, although we are looking at a co-op X-Wing campaign. Hopefully someone will get the ball rolling...

                                    Fantasy was my first baby, and it killed me when they killed it with AoS. I'm loving everything I see about Total War Warhammer.

                                    I saw X-Wing at PAX. It seemed pretty cool. @coliver was there as well maybe he will chime in. I found this really awesome indie game called Pixel Glory that I bought. I think it's a great game for people that don't want to play a really complicated long game but still want to have fun.

                                    This was my first year at PAX! I saw Pixel Glory, didn't try it. Sounds like I should've.

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                                    • wirestyle22W
                                      wirestyle22 @Mr. Cthulhu
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                                      @Mr.-Cthulhu said in Warhammer 40k:

                                      @wirestyle22 said in Warhammer 40k:

                                      @Mr.-Cthulhu said in Warhammer 40k:

                                      @wirestyle22 I wish our group had the numbers to run a deathwatch campaign, although we are looking at a co-op X-Wing campaign. Hopefully someone will get the ball rolling...

                                      Fantasy was my first baby, and it killed me when they killed it with AoS. I'm loving everything I see about Total War Warhammer.

                                      I saw X-Wing at PAX. It seemed pretty cool. @coliver was there as well maybe he will chime in. I found this really awesome indie game called Pixel Glory that I bought. I think it's a great game for people that don't want to play a really complicated long game but still want to have fun.

                                      This was my first year at PAX! I saw Pixel Glory, didn't try it. Sounds like I should've.

                                      Yeah. It's awesome. I also played this game called Ladies and Gentlemen with a group of 8. It's team based (so 4 teams). The men make money on the stock market and the women spend it to buy things for their wardrobe. You win if you're the prettiest girl at the ball. All of the men played the wives and the women played the husbands. The RP was absolutely hysterical.

                                      Side note: I regret not meeting some of the people on here but I had such a big group I literally didn't have time to do anything else.

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                                      • coliverC
                                        coliver @wirestyle22
                                        last edited by

                                        @wirestyle22 said in Warhammer 40k:

                                        @Mr.-Cthulhu said in Warhammer 40k:

                                        @wirestyle22 said in Warhammer 40k:

                                        @Mr.-Cthulhu said in Warhammer 40k:

                                        @wirestyle22 I wish our group had the numbers to run a deathwatch campaign, although we are looking at a co-op X-Wing campaign. Hopefully someone will get the ball rolling...

                                        Fantasy was my first baby, and it killed me when they killed it with AoS. I'm loving everything I see about Total War Warhammer.

                                        I saw X-Wing at PAX. It seemed pretty cool. @coliver was there as well maybe he will chime in. I found this really awesome indie game called Pixel Glory that I bought. I think it's a great game for people that don't want to play a really complicated long game but still want to have fun.

                                        This was my first year at PAX! I saw Pixel Glory, didn't try it. Sounds like I should've.

                                        Yeah. It's awesome. I also played this game called Ladies and Gentlemen with a group of 8. It's team based (so 4 teams). The men make money on the stock market and the women spend it to buy things for their wardrobe. You win if you're the prettiest girl at the ball. All of the men played the wives and the women played the husbands. The RP was absolutely hysterical.

                                        Side note: I regret not meeting some of the people on here but I had such a big group I literally didn't have time to do anything else.

                                        Ladies and Gentlemen is an awesome game.

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                                        • wirestyle22W
                                          wirestyle22 @coliver
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                                          @coliver said in Warhammer 40k:

                                          @wirestyle22 said in Warhammer 40k:

                                          @Mr.-Cthulhu said in Warhammer 40k:

                                          @wirestyle22 said in Warhammer 40k:

                                          @Mr.-Cthulhu said in Warhammer 40k:

                                          @wirestyle22 I wish our group had the numbers to run a deathwatch campaign, although we are looking at a co-op X-Wing campaign. Hopefully someone will get the ball rolling...

                                          Fantasy was my first baby, and it killed me when they killed it with AoS. I'm loving everything I see about Total War Warhammer.

                                          I saw X-Wing at PAX. It seemed pretty cool. @coliver was there as well maybe he will chime in. I found this really awesome indie game called Pixel Glory that I bought. I think it's a great game for people that don't want to play a really complicated long game but still want to have fun.

                                          This was my first year at PAX! I saw Pixel Glory, didn't try it. Sounds like I should've.

                                          Yeah. It's awesome. I also played this game called Ladies and Gentlemen with a group of 8. It's team based (so 4 teams). The men make money on the stock market and the women spend it to buy things for their wardrobe. You win if you're the prettiest girl at the ball. All of the men played the wives and the women played the husbands. The RP was absolutely hysterical.

                                          Side note: I regret not meeting some of the people on here but I had such a big group I literally didn't have time to do anything else.

                                          Ladies and Gentlemen is an awesome game.

                                          Especially when you play it with a lot of funny people. I had such a blast at PAX this year.

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                                          • coliverC
                                            coliver @wirestyle22
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                                            @wirestyle22 said in Warhammer 40k:

                                            @coliver said in Warhammer 40k:

                                            @wirestyle22 said in Warhammer 40k:

                                            @Mr.-Cthulhu said in Warhammer 40k:

                                            @wirestyle22 said in Warhammer 40k:

                                            @Mr.-Cthulhu said in Warhammer 40k:

                                            @wirestyle22 I wish our group had the numbers to run a deathwatch campaign, although we are looking at a co-op X-Wing campaign. Hopefully someone will get the ball rolling...

                                            Fantasy was my first baby, and it killed me when they killed it with AoS. I'm loving everything I see about Total War Warhammer.

                                            I saw X-Wing at PAX. It seemed pretty cool. @coliver was there as well maybe he will chime in. I found this really awesome indie game called Pixel Glory that I bought. I think it's a great game for people that don't want to play a really complicated long game but still want to have fun.

                                            This was my first year at PAX! I saw Pixel Glory, didn't try it. Sounds like I should've.

                                            Yeah. It's awesome. I also played this game called Ladies and Gentlemen with a group of 8. It's team based (so 4 teams). The men make money on the stock market and the women spend it to buy things for their wardrobe. You win if you're the prettiest girl at the ball. All of the men played the wives and the women played the husbands. The RP was absolutely hysterical.

                                            Side note: I regret not meeting some of the people on here but I had such a big group I literally didn't have time to do anything else.

                                            Ladies and Gentlemen is an awesome game.

                                            Especially when you play it with a lot of funny people. I had such a blast at PAX this year.

                                            We played a ton of games this year. Red Dragon Inn was a quick, fun game not sure I'd pick it up but overall not bad.

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