Re: [Epic] The Hobby

From: Scott Shupe <shupes_at_...>
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 09:04:37 -0400

Ken Taborek wrote:
>
> > It's a *GAME*. That's all, nothing less. And to those who would
> > never play me
> > because I haven't painted my army, I say fine. I bet that there are
> > more people
> > out there with unpainted armies that completely painted, and I'll be
> > more than
> > willing to watch as their unprimered hordes attack mine. Because
> > while, yes,
> > painting the miniatures adds volumes to the game, it is not required
> > to have a
> > good time while playing.
>
> I can't agree with you.
> I have one "main" Ork opponent. He is the guy who I got into this
> game
> with, along with another buddy. We each bought a box, and swapped our
> unwanted minis and built some huge armies that way.
> He began painting his orks after I had begun my Marines. He quickly
> built
> a rather impressive hoard, and one I consider to be painted better
> than my
> Marines. He easily has more stuff painted than me. His look alot
> like
> yours sound, three main colors.
> He would paint one hoard a night, since they would all use the same
> color
> scheme. In around a months time, he was done. And his total time
> invested? Around five evenings. Not a huge investment of time.

        This really depends on what kind of painter you are.
Some of us (myself included) are painfully slow, and made even
slower by frequent mistakes that need to be corrected. I find
the whole thing pretty grueling, and now that I have no regular
opponents I can hardly ever work up the enthusiasm to paint.

        If you are capable of painting up an army in a week,
that's great, but you should also recognise that not everyone
is similarly gifted.

> One last thing. I don't judge anyone "unfit" to play, regardless of
> the
> state of their figs. I just choose not to play against an unpainted
> army

        Even a partially unpainted one? What about substitutes?
(painted or not)

> because I enjoy the game much less. It's a game, and the only reason
> to
> play is to have fun.

        Exactly. But I still have a hard time seeing how
unpainted minis make it less "fun". Less visually appealing,
sure, but isn't the fun what goes on in the game? (both on
the table and between the actual players) Not in how the
game looks. Oh well. YMMV.

Scott
shupes_at_...
Received on Tue Aug 19 1997 - 13:04:37 UTC