"Top Five Signs You Might Be a GW Fanboy" Topic

What are the five top clues that you might be a Games Workshop fanboy?

The same as for the Apocalypse …

You are offended by this topic.

You are incandescent with rage when someone tries to use Old Glory Ghost orcs.

You strongly considered getting an Ultramarines tattoo on your left shoulder and even had it polled here at TMP.

You've met others with GW tattoos.

You wake up each morning with a devotion to the Emperor.

You remind others that it is better to die for the Emperor than live for yourself.

Before a game you break open your Uplifting Primer for Imperial Infantrymen and recant a prayer to the Emperor.

You quit playing the games but still buy the minis and use the background for other rule books.

you look at my 800+ mini MS force that cost only $500.00 USD and wish you got your minis before they went corporate too.:)

you get mad at me for only using 2nd ed rules to play with them.

you get really mad at me because I'm planning on repainting them in camo.

You refer to your ex-wives as codexes and their jewelry as war gear.

1. You are price-insensitive for GW minis

2. You can name the Elector-States in the Empire

3. You're not sure who the President of the US is, but you still feel bad that Bryan Ansell left GW for Wargames Foundry

4. You think that Black comes in shades (starting with Chaos)

5. You are sure the main event of this decade will be the release of WH 40K 6th edition

You think that Perry War of the Roses figures are OK, but need skullz and purity seals.

You complain about the the cost of rulebooks but won't blink an eye to buy the latest rules or codexes for WFB or 40k.

You complain about the high cost of metal miniatures but won't blink an eye to buy another Finecast Miniature.

You compare every non-GW Miniature to a GW miniature.

You've never even heard of Flames of War, Warmachine, Malefaux, Urban War, Rezolution, Warzone, etc.

Your GW miniatures are assembed using GW glue, painted with GW paints using a GW paintbrush, and flocked with GW static grass. Any miniature finished with another product is simply "inferior".

"You wake up each morning with a devotion to the Emperor.

You remind others that it is better to die for the Emperor than live for yourself.

Before a game you break open your Uplifting Primer for Imperial Infantrymen and recant a prayer to the Emperor.

You quit playing the games but still buy the minis and use the background for other rule books."

I disagree. I do 1 and 2 in Jest, I don't do 3 because I have half the prayers memorized. (Along with loads of WWII poetry by the soldiers, various limericks and other short, easy to recall things.) and the 4th one there, well…. honestly, if you end up with 40k figures and don't know yet that the rules suck and are overly complicated for a battle game, wouldn't you just use them with another rule set?

I used them with the Starship Troopers/Battlefield Evo hybrid that was fan made and the 40K mod is based mostly off fluff. Which makes the basic marine tough as nails, single model is his own unit and he costs 100 points, but used improperly, or just a lucky enemy roll and bam, he's chomped in half by a warrior bug. :)

Everything must have spiky bits.

Quote – "You strongly considered getting an Ultramarines tattoo on your left shoulder and even had it polled here at TMP."

Nah, a true fanboy would know this would be in breach of GW's IP:

"This also means that we cannot allow tattoos as an acceptable use of our IP as a third party necessarily has to perform the 'service'."

1. GW sand is the ONLY sand you will ever use to base your minis.

2. Rouge Trader? That's not GW standards.

3. Any dissenters will be immediately subject to the Inquisition Boyz at Nottingham.

4. GW rules are constantly improving and making for a better/realistic game.

5. Space Marine armies are the best… EVA!

You hear that GW is considering licensing official Chapter Approved™ tattoo parlors. You start watching Breaking Bad for financial advice so you can afford an Ultrmarine™ tattoo on the appropriate bicep. And shoulder blade. And hip. And cheek. And butt cheek. And…

You are a .

1. When you 'grow up' you want to be a Space Marine and shout, "Space Marines… ATTACK!" as you slay demons and heretics by the dozens.

2. You think you'd like to hang-out with Garviel Loken, Tarik Torgaddon, Saul Tarivtz, Nathanial Garro, Uriel Ventris and Sgt. Priad.

3. You really really really want to kill Erebus in the worst way.

…Errr… not that I have thought of these before personally but… a friend told me. Yeah… that's it. :)

Don

You continue to come up with desperate excuses for why the Dark Eldar wyches minis look like fugly shemales.

You continue to insist that GW minis are a 'great bargain' and that they are the pinnacle of sculpting.

You continue to seethe in anger at 2000AD for 'ripping off' so much of GW's IP.

All of your clothes have GW logos on them. Including your shoes, socks and underwear.

And you use GW logo jewelry in all of your piercings.

Too easy, folks. I can see babies with candy are not safe around you!

Top 1 sign:

You call it "the games workshop hobby" and have never played any other games.

Every wall in your basement has shelves filled to the ceiling full of GW products. In fact you have more product than a well stocked hobby store. You have every miniature variant possible for ALL of the codexs. You also have every Forge World over priced monstrosity ever made. Many of your miniatures have a 1/4 inch of dust on them because there isn't enough time in a year for all of them to be used in a game.

You repeat often:

"Why aren't we killing yet?"

"Do you hear the voices too?"

"We'll do it your way this time… worm!"

"Please… no kicking."

"Death to the false Emperor!"

Your doting Heart surgeon Father finally complains about how much of his money you're wasting on the Evil Empire.

You swear that 3 squads of World Eaters would eliminate the Taliban and Al Qaeda in less than 3 weeks from the planet. You would then shout, "Blood for the blood god!" They could do it faster if they didn't have to travel so far to kill all of them. That's annoying. Hmmm…. perhaps a few orbital bombardments would help?

Proniakin, you are missing the boat here. You tell your doting Heart surgeon Father that he'd be out of a job if everyone had a second heart like all Space Marines. There you go. ;)

Don

You enjoy going into their shops to be greeted like the salesmans long lost brother who just has to know your first name!

You have a Direct Debit for all new releases and know in advance when Forgeworld are releasing the next big thing

You think Finecast are worth the money

You buy the bits to play with not keep 6 months and sell at a profit (inc eBay fees / PayPal costs and hand delivery by nubile wenches)

Your figures come from the GW shop – not the charity shop next door

You only have their books on the selves and in the Kindle

You tell your doting Heart surgeon Father that he'd be out of a job if everyone had a second heart like all Space Marines. There you go. ;)

They do? Gosh, I didn't know that.
Does that mean I'm out?

John,

Sorry. You can not be a Space Marine. They don't want old farts like you. Me, on the other hand, they WILL take because they know I have the 'right stuff' to be a Space Marine. Besides, being in my 'early' 50's is very very young. At least that's what I say to all the hot young chicks.

Don

"You enjoy going into their shops to be greeted like the salesmans long lost brother who just has to know your first name!"

Owners of a half decent LGS that you visit even once a month will do this too though.

"You think Finecast are worth the money"
Finecast aren't worth it, but I love how all the GW haters have chosen not to pick up on the fact the newer Finecast batches aren't all broken, pockmarked or otherwise unusable as gaming minis. This however does not change the fact that it'll be a cold day in hell before I buy any. So long as a metal version exists and it's a figure I want, I'll seek it out first.

You smile as you put on your uniform and head to work at one of Games Workshop's finest Hobby Centers.

You think Nurgle is a great name for a baby girl.

The GW hatered only makes you stronger and you are willing to endure.

You quit playing the games but still buy the minis and use the background for other rule books.

Only way to play!

When you get tired of the same cast of haters posting stupid poll ideas on why they don't like GW.

You teach your toddlers to scream "WAAAAARGGGGH ORK!!!!" and also to chant "gorkamorka"…..yes, I did. ;)

You think 24" is a good range for an assault rifle in table top games (well, I am guilty of this one…)
You feel that a 2oz.plastic model worth 300 points in a game should cost more money than a 24oz.metal model worth 10 points in the same game.
You insist that only GW models can be used in GW games, ETC…
You think that skulls and pointed arches make stuff daaaark and kewl.
You think that 'Rogue Trader' is a roleplaying game published by FFG.

1) When you start telling people about your armies, they become speechless and find reasons to walk away from you. They're either envious or jealous. Either way, you still got it, baby!

2) You paid as much for a resin tank as you did for your actual vehicle.

3) Some frat boy yelled at you to not be a waste of flesh and get a Golfag. You realized he was right and rushed out to buy a unit of ogres.

4) You understand that plastic is more expensive than metal, despite all of the arguments put forth by people who just don't understand reality.

5) Every few years, in order to keep the game strong, the rules must be changed and army compositions altered. This isn't a moneygrab by GW, no matter what the haters might think. GW loves you and would never want to hurt you. Those yearly price increases are also vital to making sure that WFB and WH40K are financially stable for another four years.

Top 1 sign:

You call it "the games workshop hobby" and have never played any other games.

It's funny because it is true.

I was invited to a guy's place for a game. He was about my age, and I'd been wargaming for 30 years. He was playing WHF. He'd never heard of other types of wargaming, and was totally uninterested in discussing it. He'd invited me because I'd told him I was a "wargamer". To him, GW _was_ wargaming.

Cheers,
JohnG

If this is the first message board post you jumped to, you might be a fanboy…

You moan constantly about the prices but keep on buying anyways.

5) Every few years, in order to keep the game strong, the rules must be changed and army compositions altered. This isn't a moneygrab by GW, no matter what the haters might think. GW loves you and would never want to hurt you. Those yearly price increases are also vital to making sure that WFB and WH40K are financially stable for another four years.

Yeah, subscribing to this tripe automatically makes you a fanboy.

Based on personal experience at local clubs and the GW shops.

You are puzzled by the revelation that other companies also make gaming figures.
You get very confused when somebody mentions 'historical' gaming.
You reckon it's normal to play with loads of unpainted figures.
You believe and that spraying figures counst as painting them.
You won't use last year's army as it isn't powerful enough.

5) Every few years, in order to keep the game strong, the rules must be changed and army compositions altered. This isn't a moneygrab by GW, no matter what the haters might think. GW loves you and would never want to hurt you. Those yearly price increases are also vital to making sure that WFB and WH40K are financially stable for another four years.

Yeah, subscribing to this tripe automatically makes you a fanboy.

You must remember that GW is a listed company that needs to make a decent RoE and so maintain its yield and P/E ratio. In order to do so it carries out its business model. I won't knock them for that (just the other stuff!).

Being called a 'cheater' in a 'friendly pick up game'….
TMP link
It kinda ruined 40k for me.
Every time I play now, I have a bad taste in my mouth.

You buy and read their fiction.

The but Finecast!

I have read this whole thread, understood none of it but never the less I am scared!

newer Finecast batches aren't all broken

Not lasts weeks delivery!

I would add:

You buy the figures, paints, flock, snow, bases, paint brushes, books and only use them in store – oh sorry that's the staff member I met last week who still wanted to know my name before selling me a pot of paint!

The number one reason why you are a GW fanboy.

You see nothing wrong with them going to Finecast Resin.

The number two reason why you are a GW fanboy.

You really think that the White Dwarf mag is the best thing going.

Ur willing to sell everything you have to buy the all new finecast model of a replica of bugmans bar ! And think its great value at a grand and half