tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114501951311538787.post6663145898928983757..comments2023-04-15T06:28:18.309-07:00Comments on lone pilgrim: OPINION: Dividing my hobby timelone pilgrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16391959348647957943noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114501951311538787.post-814754096474404152009-06-28T13:29:20.188-07:002009-06-28T13:29:20.188-07:00I feel your pain, Pilgrim,I've often found the...I feel your pain, Pilgrim,<br><br>I've often found the GW stores rather stifling and usually full of either spoilt kids or grown men with apparently profound socio-hygeine issues, and I've never been tempted to play in competitions.<br><br>Whilst I lived in Norwich I was wary of joining a club, and now I live in the middle of nowhere in Devon (likewise without a car) I've suddenly embraced my geekiness a little more and am willing to join clubs that are way too far away.<br><br>And my sprawling army takes a lot of transporting.<br><br>What gaming I do these days is mostly on Vassal - to test things out - and I'm thinking of trying a campaign on there. Sad? - Or a necessary evil? - I don't know, but until some more old mates visit in the summer holidays I'm unlikely to get another real game in!Admiral Draxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07476823273954165890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114501951311538787.post-9982622630818939992009-06-28T14:47:49.006-07:002009-06-28T14:47:49.006-07:00Gaming and camararderie must make up 80% of my enj...Gaming and camararderie must make up 80% of my enjoyment. I've almost stopped collecting now (except for new Nautican type miniatures) and I've almost given up trying to motivate myself to paint :(Sigmarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642441201859816835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114501951311538787.post-91831833507430985472009-06-28T17:05:41.176-07:002009-06-28T17:05:41.176-07:00I get it. Some days, the staff are the only peopl...I get it. Some days, the staff are the only people in my local GW I like, although rarely. I find most forums aren't as friendly as they ideally would be, which makes for an inferior experience...although Heresy isn't my most frequent haunt through coincidence. My biggest problem with Vassal is that TLOS is impossible - playing Eldar, I take full advantage of trees etc to hide entirely, and Vassal doesn't facilitate this...The_King_Elessarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04981821487098781957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114501951311538787.post-85904829256746327502009-06-29T10:28:28.288-07:002009-06-29T10:28:28.288-07:00How funny! I don't get White Dwarf, but I have...How funny! I don't get White Dwarf, but I have recently been thinking of doing my own hobby pie chart. Mine was going to show the different kinds of projects I work on, rather than motivational factors.Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08759810100407996847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1114501951311538787.post-48084335742646159962009-06-29T13:02:08.820-07:002009-06-29T13:02:08.820-07:00Well Drax, I don't think Vassal is sad I just ...Well Drax, I don't think Vassal is sad I just don't think it's for me! It wouldn't allow me to savour the aesthetics of two well painted armies playing on great terrain and as you've seen this is a big part of the hobby for me.<br><br>@Sigmar - That's the beauty of this type of thinking; there is no right or wrong answer. I still think yopu should paint your models though ;)<br><br>Mmmm, pie...lone pilgrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16391959348647957943noreply@blogger.com