scottshoemaker

Check out the copyright dates on the sprues.

Rivets!

Your question is extremely valid.  I think the first and most important thing is to reiterate what Aventine said, communication.  Any good player who's in this collaborative hobby will accept a new player with a limited collection.  The point is to have fun after all.  This is a perfect situation to play a different type of game, maybe something more mission focused more akin to a big Kill Team game.

That being said this is now a really expensive hobby to get into.  You more or less have to rely on the kindness of others purging their collections to gain a foot hold. 

The good news is that there has been a quiet movement here at Ordo to address just this problem.  The idea of collecting "cast offs" and making them available for new players at a reasonable cost has been kicked around.  With OFCC coming up maybe this would be a good time to reintroduce the idea.

So where does leave our new players?  It's up to those that know to help guide the learning.  Most of the time it's as simple as offering advise, allowing takebacks, etc.  Other times it's appropriate to play a lopsided battle, giving the new player more points or taking less.  Post it notes on proxy models go a long way.

We need to remember that we all have choices for our leisure time, and many people are choosing video games over wargaming simply due to cost.  This hobby's strength is the social aspect.  So it's up to the established players to reinforce that.

My first visit was when they were on Broadway. I bought a blister of Wingfolk.

Progress!

I'd be interested in the Ork "leftovers"

Bryan, I have 3 Kans if you're interested.

BigTals 3rd battlewagon is coming along, slowly though.

The problem with the Dredmob update is the lack of clarification to units not in the dred mob, such as the battlewagon (supakannon), grot bomb launcha, Gunwagons, etc.

I'd like to take Guntrukks in my normal (new) Ork Codex list.  Do these unit entries in the IA:8 book still go as normal?

Nope, this league is at Ordo (WOW)

Eternal War Mission: Purge the Alien

or

Maelstrom of War Mission: Contact Lost

I won't be there.  Report your results in this thread.

I think it's fine.

Free choice mission. Post your results.

you know I want a pair.

They're in your wife's purse.

I love my communerdity, so here's my offer:

A set of 5 & 6 is $3, plus $2 shipping if you unable to meet me in Vancouver

or

Post up pics of your Painted Markers here and the markers are FREE!  + $2 shipping if you unable to meet me in Vancouver.

Shipping will be waved if you want to pick them up at OFCC.

The caveat is that with summer time here my time with family takes priority, so I can only guarantee shipping sometime before September. 

You guys think way to much about da boyz.

This math works best:

1. Go go go!

2.Waaagh!

3. Krump!

4. Profit

@Rcnjack, when you are ready to rage quit let me know. I'll gladly clear your shelf space.

Whoa...

Thank you thank you thank you....

Maybe just these for expansion...

I can think of one conversion site...

Seriously it's nice to see more people picking up orks. They really represent to me what the hobby means.

Yeah, I heard they sold out already though. :(

 

Either way, I'll probably go GG if I don't hear about any discounts.

 

edit: Although I am super lazy and a hermit, so it would be nice if they would just take my money over the computer. Basically, I want the convenience of online stores but want to support LGS. lol

I put money down with Roy at DAG yesterday for the book and cards.  Paid retail, but I don't mind that from time to time.

Any local stores doing discounts on the new ork stuff? need to pre-order a codex.

Better preorder the ork cards too.  I hear it's a splash release.