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  4. Anybody still playing?

    in Infinity

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    What part of town are you in? I’m south / near woodburn. I work near Glimpses In Sherwood. (Maybe 10 minutes). I’ve been over to Geeks and Games in Oregon City at the start of Covid to play around with Code One Infinity as well. 
    Unfortunately, getting down to ORDO has been hard to do.. especially after work on a weeknight.   

  5. Anybody still playing?

    in Infinity

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    I asked about this over the summer - and the local warcor was working on a tourney that happened last month I think. I am interested in re-launching myself into playing as well - fully vaxed. The infinity scene used to be fairly active before covid - but it hasn't seemed to be picking back up yet.

    -d

  7. 3d Printer User's Group

    in Artificier's Forge

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    Bro G - Resin printing isn't that hard - just use gloves ... and dispose of waste properly. it has a learning curve but there is tons of online help, tutorials and etc. on YouTube. As well as user groups on many of the social media venues.

    I have a resin printer (any cubic photon S) and a Filament printer. Both methods have advantages, disadvantages and a learning curve. But the 3d printing hobby is very rewarding - and mind expanding. I recently jumped onto the Photon Ultra kickstarter... but yesterday I dropped out of it. Mostly because I am unsure as to the real quality differences from the current 4k standard stuff and the new DLP they are doing. And the actual size of the build plates for what I am looking to do as prints.

    I dropped out mostly because I won't be saving that much if do the kickstarter vs. waiting 6 months or till next summer to make a choice. I have the smaller older resin printer - and it works for me now - although I do want a larger print area at some point.

    one suggestion - if you unsure about the resin printer as a whole... drop from the kickstarter - and pick up one of the cheaper smaller resin printers - just to get a basic fell for resin and the hobby as a whole. for less than 300$ you can get a decent starter resin printer for figures. Later after your comfortable with the resin process - then jump into a bigger printer.  The prices (like many things in tech) are constantly dropping... in a year everything will be different.

    -d

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  12. Take re-rolls out of 40K

    in Warhammer 40,000

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    yeah - I would rather see GW go with alternating activations before I would worry about re-rolls.

    But back to the OP -  a lot more games exist than 40k... so many - and many IMO better. - maybe 40k just isn't fun for you anymore... because 40k just isn't that fun to begin with? Beyond the Fluff (which changes / gets re-imagined or re-tooled every few years) - that fluff is awesome - the minis are really really nice. But the game system has never been its strong suit lol.

     

     

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  13. Casual Play (need help)

    in Warhammer 40,000

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    4 hours ago, Jay said:

    I ended up quitting Infinity over this same issue. I come to game night to play very casually and socialize. It is leisure time for me and I don’t like when it becomes work. The Local Infinity group got too interested in tournament play and spending hours optimizing lists and exploiting rules interactions. And I could keep up so it wasn’t fun. 

    I will be honest Lyraeus. My first time playing 40k since 5th was against you and it made my mind up for a long time that I wasn’t cut out for the game. This new league has me considering trying again. 

    Sad Jay - this totally sucks. I know how you feel though. It’s one of the things that worries me about playing infinity on a regular basis. 
     

    -d

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  14. Casual Play (need help)

    in Warhammer 40,000

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    15 minutes ago, Brother Glacius said:

    I find it hard not to play to win. That is not to say that I bring competitive lists or the current meta. Regardless of my attitude before hitting the table, once I hit the table, I play with the hopes of winning. Now, that does not mean I won't have fun if I lose. I go up when things go well and I can go down when things don't. I wish I could be one of those guys that just has a smile on his face regardless. That isn't me. Once I'm playing, then I do try to figure out how I can win the game and will play to my best ability. Being that these games are won or loss by die rolls at times...I'm hoping that I've gotten better and being less frustrated when things go south. I find I can typically still enjoy a game if there was at least some chance that I could have won. And that is where playing competitive is no longer for me. There are ppl out there that squeeze every ounce of power out of the meta and you can tell by the end of turn 1 that I had no chance. At that point, I don't see a reason to play the game.

    So for me, casual play is a game where either side has a reasonable chance to win. I can enjoy those games regardless of outcome. Its weird, don't ask me to explain it. I think many casual players feel the same way. They want to know that there was a chance. If they had just done A, or if the dice had rolled B, then the game would have been theirs.

    If I get stomped and see that there was zero chance of me winning, then I don't see the point of that game and it really feels like a complete waste of time. I don't see how you have fun in that scenario. And the chance of that happening goes way up in competitive games. So why not just learn to play better? because honestly, the latest editions require too much time and effort. I wish I had the bandwidth for that...but I don't anymore.

     

    100% exactly - 

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  15. Casual Play (need help)

    in Warhammer 40,000

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    I find this to be an interesting (if not annual topic).  I play to have a fun game with whom I hope is a friend or will be a friend.  The game is secondary to all of my hobby enjoyment. I like to paint, plan, create terrain, meet new folks and to catch up with long time friends. ... oh... and to play a game and roll some dice.  Tactics?  whatever... I'm not that invested LOL.  I don't go out to loose games by not thinking - I think as the game is set up and as it unfolds about my tactical decisions - based on my opponent, the opponents list, terrain and whatever other random things that happen or with the game. Tactics are in my mind when I make a list - just about how I COULD do things and why I need to paint or build this or that for the army. But to "win games" isn't on the radar - its a game - with dice and sometimes thoughtful decision making.

    Casual games that I play - are nearly all of the thoughtful replies already posted here. I share my idea of my list when planning to play a game ahead of time.  OR I spend extra time talking though my list before the game if it is a random game in the last minute schedule (or tourney). But it is casual - so it is not really about the game or the meta or what I can or cannot take. (I take whatever I want lol - rule of cool). In a casual game I expect my opponent to be playing for fun and enjoyment of just hanging out rolling dice. Of course we are playing to win - but for the fun is why we are playing.

    As far as someone explaining tactics to me after I loose?  no thank you - if I wanted a class or some instruction I would ask for it (IMO).  I painted and build my own army - I can learn from my mistakes (either my army build, my strategies, or my choice of a "fun" opponent ). If my opponents or the local meta was win at all costs ... I wouldn't be playing 40k at all. Luckily, WACC and Casual play never seems to dominate for too long - after 30 some years ... I can remember lots of things changing with GW ... 40k, the rules and the fluff. But one thing that hasn't really changed is this exact discussion lol.

    -d

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  21. 40k Opponent Finder

    in Warhammer 40,000

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    I should probably update my info on this thread ...

    (I have had my COVID vaccinations - and its has been past 2-3 weeks since the 2nd shot)

    Name: Don

    Game: Warhammer 40k, Apoc, Epic, Dark-Age, Infinity, Armada, BFG - others to learn (GasLands, Saga, StarGrave...)

    Armies - 40k: 2000+ pts of Ad Mech, 2000+ pts Drukhari, 10,000+ Eldar/Craftworlds/Harlequins / Epic: Marines & IG ready to go - Eldar, Orks, Nids, Squats, Necron (all needs work). / Dark-Age: Most All factions - CORE, OutCast, Drgyri-Shadow, Brood - all painted. - rest of factions in progress. / Infinity: Pano & US Ariadna Painted, Nomads working on (collecting Combined, O-12) 

    Location: Hubbard, OR

    Availability: I work in Tualatin / Sherwood - so M-F after 6pm - weekends flexible.

    Preferred Location to play: I can host - in my workshop - I have a table and lots of terrain for variety.

    Contact:  PM

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